Resources

This page contains links and short descriptions of helpful resources for helpful resources for distance education students.

BLACKBOARD ORIENTATION (Login Required, See directions below)

Directions:

1. After clicking on the link above, click the "Login" button on the Blackboard entry page.
2. Enter distedbborient for the username AND password.
3. You will be taken to the "Bb Desktop" page. Click the link to the Distance Ed Blackboard Orientation Course.

About Blackboard:

Blackboard is the course management system used by most distance education programs.  This tutorial walks students new to Blackboard through the system and shows how the system can be used.

Please take some time to go through this orientation.  Familiarizing yourself with Blackboard will help guarantee your success in distance education at UNC.

ONLINE LIBRARY TUTORIAL

This tutorial is a series of web-based, self-paced modules designed to help you learn how to find, evaluate and manage information in an increasingly complex information environment.  the tutorial introduces you to some important search concepts and guides you in the use of the UNC-Chapel hill library system from a distance.

UNC ONLINE SKILLS TEST

This skills test allows you to compare your computer system, software, and plugins against the recommended requirements for online learning at UNC.  Also includes a section on using the Blackboard course management system.

UNC DISTANCE EDUCATION WEBSITE

This website serves as a center for information and resources about distance education at Carolina.