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title: Welcome
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date: '2026-10-15'
description: 'To help orientate yourself to the course, explore the course syllabus. You may also want to view a brief tour of Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. Is this your first online course? If so, you might find these articles of help: 8 Strategies for Getting the Most Out of an Online Class What Makes a Succ…'
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# Welcome

On this page

- [Things To Do](#things-to-do)
- [Introductory Reading](#introductory-reading)

![Welcome sign](https://demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-open-course-hub/images/e/1/3/b/b/e13bb54807447998a19bcf833b69c6b4b3c3e260-belinda-fewings-6wagwpsxhe0-unsplash.jpg)

To help orientate yourself to the course, explore the [course syllabus](https://canvas-old.sfu.ca/courses/44038/assignments/syllabus). You may also want to view a brief tour of [Blackboard Collaborate Ultra](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W4sGpVmJaY).

Is this your first online course? If so, you might find these articles of help:

- [8 Strategies for Getting the Most Out of an Online Class](https://www.northeastern.edu/graduate/blog/tips-for-taking-online-classes/)
- [What Makes a Successful Online Learner?](https://careerwise.minnstate.edu/education/successonline.html)
- [Student toolkit to help tackle remote learning](https://socialmediaforlearning.com/2020/03/22/guest-post-a-student-toolkit-to-help-you-tackle-remote-learning-written-by-students-for-students/)

### Things To Do

1. Review the [Course Syllabus](https://demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-open-course-hub/syllabus) and note key dates.
2. Look at the first [Module](https://demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-open-course-hub/modules) before our first class.
3. Explore the weekly [Schedule](https://demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-open-course-hub/schedule) to see upcoming topics and readings.
4. Browse the [Topics](https://demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-open-course-hub/topics) page to see which week covers each topic.

### Introductory Reading

[Usability 101: Introduction to Usability](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/usability-101-introduction-to-usability/)

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## Navigation

- Parent: [Modules](https://demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-open-course-hub/modules.md)
- Next: [Module 1](https://demo.hibbittsdesign.org/grav-open-course-hub/modules/module-01.md)