Starting an online course at MRCTC
All online courses are designed to start on the first class day of the semester.
Students are expected to log on to their online course as soon as the semester
begins. Students are encouraged to email their instructor prior to the beginning
of the semester. This will allow the instructor to have an email contact
with each student as the course begins. Faculty email addresses can be found
on the online
webpage of the Mesabi Range website
Access to online courses at MRCTC
MnSCU has contacted with Desire To Learn (D2L) to supply the online course structure for all MnSCU institutions. To access your online course you will need to connect to the Mesabi Range homepage www.mr.mnscu.edu, and click on the D2L icon. To log on to your online course you will need to have a D2L ID and a password.
D2L ID
Your D2L ID is your MRCTC student ID. You must use all eight digits.
D2L Password
Your D2L password is set as your birth date starting with your year (yymmdd)
Ex. Birth date Oct. 16, 1961 = 611016. If this does not work please try the
last six digits of your social security number.
You can change your D2L password by clicking on the Password Settings link
on your D2L page.
System Requirements
| Software · Windows 98/NT/XP or Mac OS7 or better · Netscape 4 or better · MS-Explorer 4 or better · An e-mail account |
Hardware · Pentium or similar processor · 64 Megabytes or more RAM · 56 kps or faster modem |
Contacting your instructor
It is the responsibility of each student to contact their online instructor if any questions arise concerning course content/formatting. Contact your instructor immediately if you are experiencing any technical difficulties. If these problems are not addressed when they happen you may fall behind with the required coursework and be unsuccessful in completing the course.
Technical Support
Technical support is available at t.pratt@mr.mnscu.edu or by calling 218-780-4829.
Online Advising
Contact an MRCTC online advisor at onlineadvisor@mr.mnscu.edu.
Online Do’s and Don’ts
| Do: · Contact instructor immediately after registering for class · Log into your course(s) during the first week of the semester · Keep up with assignments · Contact instructor/technical support/academic advising when problems/questions arise · Give yourself adequate time to complete required work for online courses · Respond with appropriateness to instructor and fellow students |
Don’t: · Put off your work until the last minute · Assume your questions are not important or that you can pick up the slack if you fall behind · Forget to contact instructor if you are having difficulties with course work · Forget that your education is your responsibility |