Welcome to the MSW Program e-Orientation for 2024 incoming Advanced Standing Students!

Congratulations on your acceptance into the MSW Program as an Advanced Standing MSW Student!

This canvas site facilitates e-orientation for students accepted into the Advanced Standing (2024) MSW Program on the IUFW campus. Please complete the E-Orientation no later than Monday April 29, 2024. If you have any difficulties with the E-Orientation site, please feel free to reach out to the MSW Program Director/IUFW Campus Director, Jan Nes, jnes@iu.edu.

It is important for you to know which program you have been accepted into, as some modules include information that is specific to on-campus or online students. Additionally, you will receive more specific program information at our face to face 2024 MSW New Advanced Standing Student Meet & Greet session on campus on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 4:30-6:00pm, Neff Hall, Room 146. You may park in Parking Garage 1. Before beginning the modules, review your admission offer letter and be sure you have followed instructions on that letter.

This e-orientation serves as the first touch point to help get you acclimated with your learning community and the tools and technologies that you can expect to use throughout the program. The second touch point takes place in our 2024 MSW New Advanced Standing Student Meet & Greet session noted above.

Lastly, Registration information and textbook information appears in Module 6. Once you have completed the E-Orientation, please register for the classes listed and order your textbooks from any vendor of your choice.

Meet your instructor for the E-Orientation

Jan Nes, MSW, ACSW, LCSW

Clinical Associate Professor

IUSSW/IUFW Campus Director and MSW Program Director

Email: jnes@iu.edu. (I will respond to your e-mails within 48 business hours. Please be clear in the subject line as to what the message is concerning.)

Phone: 260-257-6781 office; 260-414-1931 mobile

Office: Neff Hall 134A.

How you'll learn in this E-Orientation

The course is comprised of 6 modules, which you are required to work through sequentially.

Module 1: Getting Started
Module 2: Program Overview and Expectations
Module 3: MSW Field Education Overview
Module 4: Using the Library Efficiently and Engaging with the Literature
Module 5: Scholarship, Financial Aid, and Student Opportunities
Module 6: Registration and Textbook Information for Summer Classes

Netiquette

One thing to always keep in mind when taking any course, particularly if a portion of your course is online, is that the others with whom you interact throughout the semester are human beings. The first rule of netiquetteLinks to an external site. is to "remember the human" when you are communicating with me, other instructors, or with your peers. The second rule is to "adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life." It's not likely that you would yell at, mock, or belittle another student in a face to face class so please be mindful of others with whom you may interact online. Be sure to treat others with respect at all times whether you are in face to face classes or online.

Please take a few minutes and review all the Core Rules of NetiquetteLinks to an external site. and these considerations for when you may be attending class remotelyLinks to an external site..

Resources

Visit the Keep Learning websiteLinks to an external site. for information about learning in Canvas.
Enroll in the Keep Learning Canvas site Links to an external site.for information about the most widely-used technologies for Canvas courses at Indiana University. (Requires you to enroll in the Canvas site through Expand, the portal that IU uses for a variety of student and staff training resources.)
UITS Tech Support:Links to an external site. Open 24/7 to help with your technology questions.
Canvas Student Guide:Links to an external site. Detailed instructions for using Canvas as a student.
IU Knowledge Base:Links to an external site. Find answers to your detailed questions about technology at IU.

Get Started!

To get started on your orientation, click on Modules on the left side menu bar. Modules are organized sequentially, so you will need to complete them in order starting with Module #1. Enjoy!