Example Email to Students

11 January 2005

Dear course name and number Student:

Happy New Year! In order to be prepared for our first class meeting on January 20, I ask that you do the following:

LOG IN TO WEBCT VISTA and make sure you are able to access the documents on the site. If you have not used Vista yet, please review the attached file “Getting Started with Vista.”. If you have difficulty setting up your PC or accessing Vista, or do not know your Flashline username and password, please contact the Kent State Help Desk (helpdesk@kent.edu, 330-672-HELP) for assistance.

UNDERSTAND HOW TO ACCESS THE OHIOLINK ELECTRONIC JOURNAL CENTER. From the Kent State University Libraries and Media Services web site (http://www.library.kent.edu/page/10000), click on Articles in journals, then on OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center. Adobe Acrobat reader is required to view the articles.

PURCHASE THE FOLLOWING TEXTS:

PREPARE FOR THE FIRST CLASS BY REVIEWING THE INTRODUCTORY AND WEEK 1 LEARNING MODULE INSIDE YOUR WEBCT VISTA COURSE

INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE CLASS in the discussion thread “My name is …” in WebCT Vista.

COMPLETE THE SHORT STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE at http://CTLSilhouette.wsu.edu/surveys (optional)

LOG ON TO ONE OF THE WEB SITES BELOW AND TAKE A SELF-ASSESSMENT OF YOUR LEARNING STYLE. After you complete an assessment, you will be given feedback on how you can optimize your learning experiences, both inside and outside the classroom. (optional)

Index of Learning Styles

http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html

How Do I Learn Best?

http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire

PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE BY SENDING ME AN E-MAIL (NAME@kent.edu) or through WebCT Vista.

Please note that all subsequent email correspondence must take place in WebCT Vista.

Sincerely,

Nam

Instructor