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Welcome to
College of the Rockies Online Student Help Manual
On this page you will find How-to's to help you navigate the website and complete your course assignments.
If you can't find the help you need here, please contact the COTR Online Help Desk for assistance - see footer at the bottom of the page for contact information and hours.
To see an example of what a course looks like, view our Sample Course.
If you already have a COTROnline account, log into www.cotronline.ca, and search Sample Course, or click on the link above and use the enrollment key, welcome, to access the course.
If you would like access as a guest, login to www.cotronline.ca using the credentials below, and click on the link to the sample course above. Note that guest access has limited functionality.:
- Username: sguest
- Password: welcome
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Instructions: Clicking on the section name will show / hide the section.
Getting Started
Here you will find:
- Directions for logging into www.COTROnline.ca
- Directions for finding your course(s)
- Directions for changing your profile, adding a photo, etc.
- Responses to Frequently Asked Questions
- Tips for succeeding at online learning
Find out how to update your network password and access your course pages.
Communications - Messages, Teams, & Email
Grade Book
Discussion Forums / Online Text Assignments
Note: some of the information provided here also applies to Online Text Assignments.
IMPORTANT: Adding Kaltura files - if you get bumped out of COTROnline when uploading a video file to Kaltura, try a different browser.Assignments: Online Text, File Upload, & Video Upload
IMPORTANT: Adding Kaltura files - if you get bumped out of COTROnline when uploading a video file to Kaltura, try a different browser.
Assignments may require you to:
Upload a file
Respond directly using an online text box
Due Dates are shown; the colour indicates whether the due date is up-coming or past:
Quizzes & Exams
Wikis
Wikis allow you to work with classmates and create mini-websites with single or multiple pages - think Wikipedia
Other Technology
This section provides help for:
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Troubleshooting Library Database Issues
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MS Office
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MS Office - Installing & Using MS Word & MS PowerPoint