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Online Learner Workshop

The Online Learner Workshop is an introduction to the Blackboard Learning Management System. Blackboard is where your online courses are hosted. By completing the Online Learner Workshop you will gain the skills necessary to succeed in your online course.

We have found over the past 3 years that students who complete the Online Learner Workshop have a 20% higher success rate in online classes than students who have not completed the workshop.

All students must successfully complete the Online Learner Workshop before you will be allowed to register for your first Internet or hybrid course.

Students who have already successfully completed the Workshop or have already received a grade of C or higher in an Internet (IN) or Hybrid (HY) section at College of the Mainland will not be stopped from registering for Internet and Hybrid sections.

The free workshop will familiarize you with navigating, viewing content and communicating in Blackboard. You will also be able to practice certain tasks, such as posting to a Discussion board, submitting an assignment, and taking a quiz.

How to register

You can register for the Online Learner Workshop online through WebAdvisor, or in person at the Registration office in the Admissions Building.

  • If you are a Credit student please register for a WBCT-1003 section.
  • If you are a Continuing Education student, please register for a WBCT-1005 section.

How to access the Online Learner Workshop

Workshops will begin on the 1st of each month. You will be given access to the Workshop on the 1st of the month or within 24 hours if you register after the Workshop has started. For example: If you register May 15th for a Workshop with a start date of June 1st your will be able to access the Workshop on June 1st. If you register on May 15th for a Workshop that started on May 1st you will be able to access the workshop in 24 hours after you register or on May 16th.

Logging into Blackboard

You will need your WebAdvisor User name and your seven digit COM ID to log in.

If you need to retrieve your WebAdvisor user name, click on the WebAdvisor link on College of the Mainland's home page, click on Account Information above the Log In link (do not log into WebAdvisor) and follow the instructions.

If you have forgotten your 7 digit COM ID number, you can find it in several locations. The number would have been sent to you in your initial Welcome letter when you applied for admittance to the college. It also appears on your COM photo ID card under your picture, and on your printed class schedule or receipt.

Click the Blackboard link at the top of this page to log into Blackboard or type de.com.edu into your web browser.

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