Your College Experience Navigating eCollege Your guide for online and blended classes. START AT THE DEVRY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK HOME PAGE (HTTP://NY.DEVRY.EDU) OR AT HTTP://MY.DEVRY.EDU LOGGING IN: • The username is your DSI number • The password is your year and month of birth (YYYYMM) • If the password doesn’t work, there is an option on‐screen to have a new password sent via email. • After logging in, scroll down to “Your Course List” and click on the name of the class to enter the shell. NAVIGATING THE ECOLLEGE SHELL: • Navigate through the class using the bar on the left, broken down by weeks. Remember that you must keep up with the class – assignments, discussions, etc, can only be completed during the current week and cannot effectively be made up. Each week runs Sunday to Sunday. • If your course uses an e‐book, access it from the “Syllabus” link. • Click on the current week to bring up the readings, assignments, and discussions. • Read the description of the week in the frame on the right; then click on each content item and complete it (read the readings, complete assignments, participate in discussions, etc.) THREADED DISCUSSIONS: • Participating in threaded discussions is not optional! Pat of your grade is based on activity in these discussions. Check your syllabus for the grading guidelines. • The professor may post a question or topic, and you will be asked to provide your observations, opinions, or research. • You can click on the thread to read the full message, or click on “expand all” at the top to view all of the messages in full. • Under each message, you can click on “Respond” to reply. • Students can (and should) reply to each other, as well as the professor. • Remember to be professional, and respect the ideas of others. • Check in on the discussions multiple times per week, on a minimum of three non‐
consecutive days, such as Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. ASSIGNMENTS: • Assignments or quizzes will often be posted for the week – these assignments may be due during the in‐class meetings! • For Blended classes, there will almost always be an assignment due at the first in‐
person class meeting! • Some homework may need to be submitted to the Dropbox. You can access this by clicking on “Dropbox”, which appears at the top toolbar. • Some assignments or handouts may be available in the Doc Sharing folder, which can be access by the same toolbar as the Dropbox. VIEWING INTRO TO E COLLEGE: • Click on http://www.devryu.net • Go to the Practice Course Module (login: yolc; password: yolk) FIRST TIME LOGGING IN
• Use your D# and current password to log in • Change your password to meet the new security requirements. (Note: You will change your password every 90 days, thereafter.) • Select and complete at least three security questions. • Enter an email address you will check daily. REACHING THE HELP DESK
• 877‐784‐1997 • Login/password issues can be resolved by calling the eCollege Help Desk, available 24/7, at: 800‐
594‐2402 • Or the 24/7 chat room at http://247support.custhel
p.com/app/chat/chat_lau
nch/ or by email at http://247support.custhel
p.com/app/ask/session/ DROPBOX HELP
Dropbox located on the silver tab at the top of class page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read the provided Step‐
by‐Step Instructions or watch the Dropbox Tutorial