- ABOUT ILLINOIS IDEA
- ALLIANCE PROGRAMS
- ALLIANCE UNIVERSITIES
- CATALOG
- NEWS & EVENTS
- RESOURCE CLEARINGHOUSE
Online Course Readiness Tools
Taking an online course does require that you are prepared. The following resources can be used to make sure you are ready to begin.
The Online Student Readiness Survey presents a series of questions that focus on your technical ability, study habits, learning styles, and communcation skills.
The Computer Checklist page gives detailed lists of the computer hardware and software minimum requirements needed
to successfully take courses online for both PC and Mac platforms.
This Browser Test checks to make sure you are currently set up with the best browsers and updated media plugins required for using popular online course delivery systems like Blackboard and WebCT.
If your browser test shows that you need to make changes to your current browser settings, you may find this Configure Your Browser page useful.
If you have never taken an online course before, you might find this Online Course Demo informative.