Name: Steven Sanderson

Professor: Kevin McNamara

Class: Introduction to Business BA11 5040
Assignment: Reaction Report to Student Orientation of SLN website

Since I have never taken an online class I have found the Student Orientation part
of the SLN website to be very informative. Now that I have finished the orientation I
now, not only know how to navigate the site but also know how to use the site. Through
the orientation I learned how to do various things. For example I know how to ask
questions through the module, by “raising my hand” in the virtual classroom by clicking
on the “Ask a Question” button. I have a friend who has taken various courses online
through Suffolk and I now understand the terminology she used, such as what a Module
is.

Since going through the orientation I also understand what the symbols mean and
why they are there. I have learned that the Meet Your Classmates section of the site is the
way that we will be able to view blurbs about our fellow students as if we were in class
and speaking to each other via conventional means. The Student Orientation has also
been a good way for me to learn how to communicate with my professor. Along with
being able to communicate with my professor I also know how to participate in class
discussions. I now understand the way we communicate our assignments also, which of
course is one of the most important communication vehicles of the orientation in my
opinion.

To summarize, going through the student orientation has shown me invaluable

information. It has done this by not only telling me how online class works but most
importantly how to communicate and produce my assignments.