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Online Student Orientation Tutorial (OLSOT)
The Online Learning Student Orientation Tutorial (OLSOT) is a self-paced, fully online tutorial that prepares first-time online students for the online learning environment. It provides important information and policies regarding online courses, exercises with experimental online activities, and tips for building soft skills that are important for success in an online course.
The OLSOT is required for all students taking an online course at MSMC for the first time. After completion, students are not required to participate in the OLSOT again.
The “OL Tutorial” Hold
Upon registering for an online course for the first time, students will have the “OL Tutorial” hold placed on their student account. The OL Tutorial hold will prevent future course registrations. Students who have not completed the OLSOT will continue to have a hold on their account, and will not be able to register for courses.
Accessing the Tutorial
Upon placement of the OL Tutorial hold, an automated email will be sent from digitallearning@msmc.edu to one’s MSMC email address. The email is titled, “NOTICE: ONLINE TUTORIAL HOLD – PARTICIPATION REQUIRED.” This email will provide instructions for accessing the tutorial. Please read the email details in full.
Questions?
If you have questions regarding the requirements of this tutorial, or the “Online Tutorial” hold, please read the FAQs below. If you don’t see an answer to your question, please email digitallearning@msmc.edu and include your student ID number in your message.
FAQs
The Online Learning Student Orientation Tutorial (OLSOT) contains important information and policies regarding online courses, exercises with experimental online activities, and tips for building soft skills that are important for success in an online course.
Students should expect to spend approximately 1 hour completing the tutorial.
No. Once you complete the tutorial with success, you will not be required to take it again.
Upon successful completion, students will receive an automated confirmation of completion email from digitallearning@msmc.edu titled “Confirmation of Completion: Online Student Orientation Tutorial (OLSOT).”
Students are advised to keep this email for their records, as they may be asked to provide evidence of completion by an instructor.
In order to lift the hold, students must complete all five modules of tutorial content and pass the final assessment. In order to pass, students must answer 12 out of 15 questions correctly (80%). Students may take the assessment as many times as necessary to pass.
Please note: the tutorial is designed to require completion of all five modules of content before the final assessment will become available.
Students can expect the OL Tutorial hold to be removed from their account shortly after receiving the confirmation of completion email.