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eCampus Tutorial

Student Version

Live Tutorials can be found under the Campus and

Student Center tabs on your eCampus Dashboard

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eCampus Student Tutorial

Welcome to eCampus, the one-stop portal for networking with theWalden online community and connecting to the latest universitynews. To

enhance your Walden experience, recent updates have been made toeCampus to make the portal more intuitive and robust than ever.

As a student, you can now take advantage of these enhancedfeatures:

Live chat with faculty, staff, and students so you can networkin real-time. Blogs and dynamic message boards for you to post yourideas and stay up-to-date on current news and events. Access tosupport services including theWriting Center, Walden Library,Career Services. Secure file sharing which allows you to exchangegroup projects and assignments. Student communities that bringtogether others who share your program, career, or researchinterests.

Discover how these eCampus features can help you enrich yourWalden learning experience. Begin the tutorial by clicking thesections below:

Table of Contents:

Page 1 How to Access eCampus

Page 2 My Dashboard Tab

Pages 3-4 Campus Life Tab

Page 5 Student Center and Academics Tabs

Page 6 Campus Tab

Pages 7-8 Requesting and Hosting an eCampus Community

Pages 9-11 Customizing a Community Page

Pages 12-13 eCampus Community Features and User Tools andMessage Board Discussion

Pages 14-15 E-mail MembersPage 16 Chat Room

Page 17 Community Calendar and Address Book

Page 18 Shared Files

Pages 19 Bookmarks

Pages 20-26 Survey Tools (Community Hosts Only)

Pages 27-28 Edit Announcements (Community Hosts Only)

Pages 29-30 Blog Manager (Community Hosts Only)

Pages 31-33 Member Manager (Community Hosts Only)

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How to Access eCampus: From your myWalden Student Portal, youcan access eCampus from two (2) locations:

Log In to your myWalden Student Portal, click the Student Lifetab, and then click Go to eCampus

Log In to your myWalden Student Portal, click Inbox under yourMessage Corner

and it will reroute you to your mailbox in eCampus

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My Dashboard Tab: This overview page provides a broad,at-a-glance view of eCampus, including campus news andannouncements,

community membership, community updates, your daily schedule,and e-mails.

The Dashboard is completely customizable by hovering over thegray header bars and dragging and dropping channels where you wantthemto appear.

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Campus Life Tab: This tab features My Communities, which liststhe communities you are currently an active member of, and All

Communities, a list of campus-level communities that you mayrequest to join.

When you first click on the Campus Life tab, you will see MyCommunities.

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By clicking All Communities in your left menu bar, you will seea full list of all public communities within eCampus.

The All Communities list is organized according to category.These include:- Academics- Arts, Performance, and Media- CommunityService- Computers, Internet, and Technology- Political

- Professional- Recreation and Sports- Religious and Spiritual-Sorority- Student Service

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Student Center Tab: Eliminating the need for multiple Web sites,the eCampus Student Center tab offers quick access points to allWalden

offices; academic, financial, and support services; and socialchange initiatives, including the Walden Service Network, theGlobal Day of Service,

and the annual Social Change Conference. It also offers quicklinks to the Walden bookstore and the WaldenGear shop. It alsooffers direct links to

user tutorials and the Walden University Video Library. .

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Campus Tab: This tab offers quick access to all academicinformation, including links to the following:

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- College of Undergraduate Studies- The Richard W. Riley Collegeof

Education and Leadership

- College of Health Sciences- College of Management and

Technology- College of Social and Behavioral

Sciences

- Walden Academic Calendar

- Walden University Services- Degree Programs - Masters- DegreePrograms - Doctoral- Degree Programs - Bachelors- Tuition and Fees-Financial Aid- About Walden University- Education SpecialistProgram- M.S. in Mental Health Counseling

- Doctor of Business Administration- Certificate Programs- Ph.D.in Psychology- Master of Business Administration- Master of Sciencein Nursing- Support Services- The Walden Difference- WaldenColleges and Schools- Walden Service Network

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Requesting and Hosting an eCampus Community: Under MyCommunities on your Campus Life tab, click the New Community

Request button to begin the registration process.

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Requesting a New Community: To host a community, complete thisform and submit it to be reviewed and approved. Upon approval,the

community host may begin setting up and designing the page andrecruiting members to the community.

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Customizing a Community Page: To customize your landing page,click the Customize button on the top right

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Then select your Layout from the Choose Layout dropdown menuAlways use the 2-column with header layout: two columns arethe samewidth.

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Channel Selection and Page Setup: From the Available Channelsdropdown menu, select the following channels for each column:Backto Table of Contents

- Header: HTML Notepad- Column 1: Announcements, CommunityMessage Board- Column 2: Community Schedule, Mini Calendar,Community Bookmarks

(You may customize your community however works best for yourmembers but we recommend always including the channels listedabove)

Once you have completed your customization, click Save and goback to your community welcome page.

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eCampus Community Features and User Tools: As the communityhost, you will have access to Member Areas, Survey Tools, and AdminTools.

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Features controlled through Member Areas include:- MessageBoard- E-mail Members - Chat Room- Address Book - Shared Files-Bookmarks

Features controlled through Survey Tools include:- Designer-Publisher- Survey Manager

Features controlled from Admin Tools include:- Announcements-Blogs Manager- Member Manager

Message Board Discussion: Explore this discussion board wheremembers can engage in conversation on various topics related to thecommunity.Members can post new topics, comment on posts, andinteract with their peers.

To create a new forum, click Message Board from MemberAreas.

In order for the forum to appear in the channel on yourcommunity home page, you have to create a topic.

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Create a new topic.

Click the Settings tab from the top and schedule when you wantthe topic to post to your message board by clickingAvailability.(Everything else should stay as it is alreadyset.)

Once you have selected a date and time for the topic to post,click Submit, and it will be scheduled to post to your communitymessageboard.

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E-mail Members: E-mail all of your community members at once toupdate them on new announcements, message board discussions, orupcomingevents.

Click the E-mail Members tab from Member Areas on the left.

Click E-mail All Members from the top right.

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Compose your e-mail and click Send when complete.

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Chat Room: Chat through instant messaging with other logged-inmembers of the community.

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Click Chat Room from Member Areas and then select Click Here toOpen Chat Window.Note: If it doesnt open on the first click, usetheReconnect button in the top right and it will open.

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Community Calendar: Add upcoming meetings and events, and thatinformation will be fed in text form directly into the Schedulechannel on

each members home page.

Address Book: Find member contact information by using thecommunity address book, which lists quick e-mail links for eachmember.

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Shared Files: Share files with your group or use this area tostore program documents and information.

Select Shared Files from the Member Areas list and then clickUpload.

Select the file you want to add and click Upload.

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Bookmarks: Place Web sites, quick links, or other resourcesuseful to your community here.

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Add the subject, URL, and a brief description and clickSave.Survey Tools: Create surveys to engage your members, learnmore about what they hope to gain from the community, and ask fortheir feedback on

a recent event or discussion.

To create a new survey, select Publisher from the Survey Toolsarea.

Click New Survey to get started; complete each section of thisform and click Save.20

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Start designing your survey by clicking Write Content.

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Select the format for each question from the Format list. Enteryour question and click Save Content.

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To add more questions, click Add Content Here. You can addquestions above or below your last entry.Back to Table ofContents

To publish your survey, return to the Publisher tab under SurveyTools on the left and select the survey you want to publish (e.g,TestSurvey).

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Click Choose Participants.Back to Table of Contents

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Click Choose User Roles. (Recommended: Select All LoginUsers.)Back to Table of Contents

Click Done and then Save.

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To launch, click Publisher from Survey Tools, select yoursurvey, and click Publish.Back to Table of Contents

Edit Announcements: Post the latest news, events,accomplishments, etc., in this space for all community members toview.

Select Edit Announcements from the Admin Tools area. To post anew announcement, click New Announcement.

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Compose your announcement, select the dates, priority, andrecipients, and then click Post Announcement.Back to Table ofContents

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Blog Manager: Create your own community blog, post new articles,and solicit responses.

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Select Blog Manager from your Admin Tools area.

To create a new blog, click New Blog, complete all requiredfields, select your theme (color scheme), and then click Save.

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From the Blog Manager main page, select Entries from the bluemenu bar and click New Entry to start a new post.Back to Table ofContents

Create your blog post and click Publish to post to your blogpage.

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Member Manager: For a full list of your community members andtheir e-mail/contact information, select Member Manager underAdmin

Tools.

Membership approval: If you are hosting a public community,individuals can join it at any time. As the community host, you canapprovethese membership requests within the Member Manager tool.Select the Membership Approval tab and click MembershipRequests.

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To accept a request to join the community, click the button andthen click Submit.Back to Table of Contents

To add a new member, click Member Manager and then Add NewMember. Search for individuals by first or last name. Click theboxnext to each name you want and then click Add SelectedMembers.

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To finalize adding them to the community, click Add.Back toTable of Contents

To add your new members to the community address book, click thebox next to each persons name and then click Add Checked. Theywillautomatically be added.

For any questions regarding eCampus, please contact the StudentSupport Team at [emailprotected].

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