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Step 1:

Carefully read the Welcome letter that has been sent to you by the College when your registration was accepted.

This contains the information needed for you to gain access to the Selkirk College student email, computer labs and Moodle sites (online learning platform).

Step 2: 

Follow those instructions step by step in the order provided. Make note of the passwords that you have created.  Your username and password are synchronized, you only have to remember one set of passwords to access the sites mentioned in Step 1.

Password Criteria:

Passwords must meet the following criteria:

• Passwords cannot contain the user’s account name or parts of the user’s (your) full name that exceed two consecutive characters.
• Passwords must be at least eight characters in length.
• Passwords must contain characters from three of the following four categories:

1. 1. English uppercase characters (A through Z).
   2. English lowercase characters (a through z).
   3. Base 10 digits (0 through 9).
   4. Non-alphabetic characters (for example, !, $, #, %).

Step 3:

If your course uses Moodle to deliver content:

• Go to the Moodle site that has been provided to you in your Welcome email from the College.  Selkirk uses more than on site to deliver content.  Ensure you are entering the correct url in your browser.
  • https://arts.selkirk.ca/   - Digital Arts and Music courses
  • https://online.selkirk.ca/ - Fully Online Programs: Nursing Unit Clerk, Golf Club Operations, Pharmacy Technician Program, Office Administration and Technology Programs
  • https://moodle.selkirk.ca/ - All other courses and programs, such as:  University Arts & Science, Business Administration,  Nursing, Health Care Assistant, Rural Pre Medicine, Gerontology Programs, Social Service Worker, Education Assistant & Community Support, Law & Justice, International Education, Integrated Environmental Planning, Forestry, Recreational Fish and Wildlife, Environment & Geomatics, Cook Training, Hospitality & Tourism.
  • https://trades.selkirk.ca/  - Electrical, Fine Woodworking, Plant Operator, Millwright/Machinist Programs

Logging in to Moodle:

If this is a fully online course you will have received an email from your instructor providing you with:

• The url of the course which will take you to the correct learning space
• The name of the course
• The enrollment key if one is used.
• Have this information handy when you are ready to access your courses.
• Courses are typically available 3 - 7 days prior to official course start date

If this is a face to face class, your instructor may provide you with the course name and enrollment key at your first class. (More on the enrollment key further down).

Once you are on the correct Moodle site "Log In".  Click on the Log in link at the top right of the page to Log in.

• Enter your username in the first field
• Enter you password in the second filed
• Press Log in

Step 4:  Finding your course(s)

Once you are logged in, use on of the three methods listed on the main log in page to find your course.  If this is your first time in Moodle, use the Search Field.  Entering the complete name of the course is not necessary, you can enter a portion of the course name.

For example:  If you course is Engl 111 W20XXXXX

You can enter Engl 111 and all the courses that start with that name will show. 

Now, look at the titles and select the one that has matches the information you were sent/given by your instructor.

Click on that title.

Note:  Your course may not be ready for student access until just before the course start date.  Your instructor may provide you with an course availability date in the letter.  If it is not available yet, you will not see it in the list of courses.  Don't panic.  Check the letter from your instructor to see if there is an availability date.  If the available date has passed, send an email to your instructor to notify them.

Step 5:  Enrollment key

Most courses will require an enrollment key.  The enrollment key is only needed the first time you access the course.   After the initial enrollment, for each course, they (it) will appear in your Dashboard.  More on the dashboard later.

Enter the enrollment that was provided.  Each course will have a different enrollment key.

Click the red button 'Enrol me'.

To enroll in more courses:

Return to the main page (Home) and repeat steps 4 & 5.