Course Sections
This online environment will take a bit more exploring than does a face-to-face classroom the first time you walk into it. To get a sense of where you are in this web site, read the text at the top of the page to determine what section you are in. On the right side of each page, you will see a navigation bar listing the other course sections you can access as well as the various pages you can link to within a particular section.

To explore other sections or the pages within a particular section, just click on the button with the words of the section or page you wish to visit. You may also navigate to other sections and pages within the course by clicking on the links that are located at the bottom of each page.

This online, collaborative course is composed of three different sections: Intro (where you are reading this page), Guide, and the Outline. Below are the three sections of the course with a list of what you will find in each one.

Intro 
The Intro provides an overview of the course. It includes: (see menu on right)

• Welcome - print this out to have an overview of the course
• Earth's Spheres - for a description of each of the four spheres
• Earth System Science - for an overview of studying Earth as a system
• Participation - for a description of the individual and team activities during the course
• Assessment Overview
• Course Sections

Guide
The Guide provides you with helpful tips to help you adjust to this online environment. The various pages include:

• Where to Start
• Joining the Community
• Knowing Your Facilitator
• Creating Interdependence
• Sitting in the Front
• Showing What You Don't Know
• Helping Others
• Being an Active Learner
• Learning Cooperatively

Outline 
The Outline provides links to each of the weeks of the course. You will check this area each week to get the various assignments you need to complete.

[ Welcome ] [Earth's Spheres ] [ Earth System Science ] [ Participation ]
[ Assessment Overview ] [ Course Sections ]