A Guide for Students

This document provides just enough information to get you started using the AlwaysOn Learning web site, powered by Moodle, an open source virtual learning environment. For more complete information, please refer to the documentation for Moodle at http://docs.moodle.org/en/Student_documentation .

The AlwaysOn Learning virtual learning environment can be accessed at http://moodle.alwayson.edu.au /.

Creating an Account

Before you can make use of AlwaysOn Learning , you need to create an account.

1. Visit http://moodle.alwayson.edu.au/login/ and click the “Create new account” button.

2. Fill in your details, and make a note of your user-name.

3. Check your e-mail for the sign-up message from “AlwaysOn Admin” and follow the confirmation link it contains. You now have a user account for AlwaysOn Learning .

Enrolling in a Course

1. Make sure you are logged in to AlwaysOn Learning .

2. Select the “Search courses” link in the “Course categories” box or go directly to http://moodle.alwayson.edu.au/course/ .

3. Click on the name of the course your teacher gave you where it appears in the list.

4. Your teacher should have given you an enrolment key -- a password to let you enrol in the course -- which AlwaysOn Learning will now ask you to enter. Type the enrolment key exactly as your teacher gave it to you and click on the “Enrol me in this course” button.

5. Congratulations, you are now enrolled in your new course at AlwaysOn Learning .

More Information

Your teacher will be able to help you as you learn to use AlwaysOn Learning , but there is lots more information about using AlwaysOn Learning available at the Moodle web site at http://docs.moodle.org/en/Student_documentation .