Guide to Online
International Student
Orientation (OISO)
Office of Global Education
Kent State University
Logging into Blackboard Learn
1. Log into Flashline (https://login.kent.edu)
2. Click the “Blackboard” button in the top right
corner of the screen:
3. Under “My Courses,” click Online International
Student Orientation:
How to begin OISO
1. Make sure that your internet browser does not
block pop-ups from Blackboard Learn
2. Under “Course Content,” click Online
International Student Orientation:
3. OISO will open in a new window
Navigating OISO
• You will see a screen that looks like this:
Navigating OISO
• Each slide has a button that will take you to the
next slide:
Navigating OISO
• Sometimes the button will not appear for a few
seconds, and sometimes the buttons look different
on different slides:
Navigating OISO
• Make sure that you click on each button on each
slide before clicking “Continue”
Navigating OISO
• You can click the links on the left menu to go back
to slides you’ve already seen:
Practice Questions
• Each section has some review questions at the end
to practice for the Final Test:
Completing OISO
• When you finish OISO, you will see this screen:
Final Test
• There is a Final Test on Blackboard that you must
complete and score at least 80%
• The Final Test will appear on Blackboard only after
you’ve completed OISO. This button will appear:
Completing OISO
• When you pass the Final Test, this link will appear:
• This is a link to an anonymous survey, where you
can provide us with some feedback! Please do it!
Completing OISO
You must complete OISO and pass the final test by
August 20th, 2016.
You can take the Final Test multiple times until you
score an 80%
If you do not get at least 80% on the Final Test by
August 20th, a registration hold will be placed on
your account. This will prevent you from
registering for classes in the future.
Questions & Problems
• If you have any questions or problems while
completing OISO, please email the course
instructor:
• Joe Peterson (jpeter29@kent.edu)