How can I learn the computer programs I need for my course?

Use our online Computer QuickGuides. If you plan to do your work at sites and University College Centers, step-by-step instructions are available and staff are glad to assist you.

If you’re not yet an experienced computer user, we suggest you take an adult education course at your local high school or a workshop at a University College Center near you.

Depending on which course you take, the computer applications you will need to learn may include the following :

• Web browser (Firefox 3 or above or Internet Explorer 6 or above)
• Blackboard (a Web-based program for delivering content and for on-line communication)
• WebCT (a Web-based program for delivering course content and for on-line communication, used mostly by University of Maine faculty)
• E-mail program
• First Class (a computer conferencing and e-mail program at the University of Maine)
• listserv (an electronic “mailing list”)Listed below are practice activities to get you started learning some of these tools.
• BlackBoard CourseInfo practice course (login to Blackboard and choose the Courses tab at the top of the page, click the Blackboard Practice Site in the Course Catalog column)
• FirstClass (login as ‘fcdemo’, password ‘fcdemo’)