LOGIN TO THE VIRTUAL CAMPUS
Login to the Virtual campus by going to http://virtual.asburyseminary.edu . If you have not logged in before, please follow the instructions for setting a password.
ACCESS VIRTUAL CAMPUS COURSE
Find the "My Courses" box on the left side of the Virtual homepage, then click on the link for the course you want to enter.
COURSE LAYOUT
The online course is divided into three columns:
Left column:
- People - an area where you can view the class roster and contact classmates
- Activities - list of course Forums and Resources
- Search Fourms - find words or phrases used in forum posts or elsewhere in the online course
- My Courses - list of all courses you are taking
Center column:
- Course Related
- Course News & Announcements - important messages from your professor
- Syllabus - course information, description, objectives, required resources, etc.
- Course Questions - post questions about course procedures/assignments to the class
- Community Related
- Prayer Forum - post prayer concerns/praises to the class
- Open Forum - post topics/discussions the class
- Modules - courses are divided into modules or sections so materials and information will be available in this area
Right column:
- Calendar - scheduled events and due dates for this course
- Messages - communication system inside the Virtual Campus environment
- Recent Activity - recent posts or replies
POSTING A MESSAGE
- Click on a Forum. Forums can be accessed under the "Activities" box in your virtual campus course or in the center column.
- Click "Add a new topic."
- Fill in the subject line and the body of the message.
- Internet Explorer does not have a default spell-check installed (Mozilla Firefox does) so please proofread your message and click the "Spell-check" button on the message toolbar.
- If you want your message to be carbon copied to your seminary email account then chose that option from the "Subscription" menu.
- Click "Post to forum."
REPLY IN A THREAD
- Click on a Forum.
- Click on a Discussion link.
- Click on the "Reply" link in the lower right corner.
- Fill in the body of the message.
- Proofread and spell-check your message by clicking on the "Spell-check" button on the message toolbar.
- If you want your reply to be carbon copied to your seminary email account then chose that option from the "Subscription" menu.
- Click "Post to forum."
SEND AN ATTACHMENT
- Click on a Forum.
- Click "Add a new topic."
- Fill out the subject line and body of the message.
- In the "Attachment" area of the message, click on the "Browse" button.
- Select the file you want to attach and click "Open."
- Click "Post to forum" to send your message with attachment.