ALEKS Workshop #1
Setting up a course
www.aleks.com
Logging on to ALEKS
• You have been given a teacher login name and
a student login name.
• Use your teacher login name to log on to
ALEKS and begin setting up your course.
• You will use your student login name later on
in this workshop.
When you log on initially, you will end up on the home
screen. We are going to click on the “Create a new
class” link.
First you will be asked to name the class, I usually
name the class by the period and year. Choose the
topic, grade, and subscription type as well.
You will receive a class code, you will need this when
you have students register for your class. Next we will
customize the class.
First we will align the course with a textbook by
selecting the “Direct student learning” link.
Select your textbook from the drop down menu. Then
click next.
You can select dates for when your class will be
completing each chapter. If there is a chapter that your
class skips, leave the dates blank.
• Questions about aligning your
ALEKS course to a textbook?
We will now use the content editor to select specific
topics for your course to cover.
Check the boxes of topics that you want to remove
from the class. If you want to see an example of a
problem related to the topic, double click on the topic.
You can click on the other links to customize other
areas of your class. If you have questions about any of
the other options, let me know.
• When you have finished customizing
your class, log off of ALEKS.
• Log back on to ALEKS using your
student login name.
Student Login
• When you log on as a student, you will be
taken through a brief training on how to use
ALEKS.
• Once you complete the training, you will be
given an initial assessment.
• Take the initial assessment to ensure that you
have customized the class content the way
that you have desired.
When you finish the initial assessment, you will be
given a pie chart report. From here, you are able to
pick out topics that you would like to work on.
Questions?
• About customizing your course?
• About the initial assessment?
• About the pie report?
Next Workshop
• In Workshop #2, we will focus on holding
students accountable for their work on ALEKS.
• Until the next workshop, continue to log on to
ALEKS as a student and a teacher in order to
become more comfortable using ALEKS.
© 2012 by Heidi Heslinga.
Reprinted with permission.