Waiting List Students --
* I must add in the order of the waiting
list. I do not give permission numbers to add the class until
just before the course begins.
If you
are on the waiting list and want to add the class:
Wait until the week before the course begins - many times
students drop or get "auto-dropped" for not paying fees, etc.
the week before the course begins. If you are in the top 5 of
the waiting list, you may just get bumped up to the enrolled
list right before the course begins.
If you are on the waiting list the week before the
course starts....
In Class Sections:
If it is an "in class" section, be there the first day and
arrive a few minutes early. Check in with me and let me
know you are on the waitlist. I usually wait about a half
hour to count no-shows, if there is room, I start adding in
order of the waitlist. Many people have schedule changes
and do not show up the first day so your best chance of getting
in the course is just to show up first day.
Online Sections:
Check your student email account (or any other email account
you have associated with Los Rios and/or D2L) to see if I have
given you instructions to add the class. Many times I will give
the top 10 students on the waitlist the opportunity to add
before I have processed the "drops." This does not mean that you
have been added to the course yet -- you still need to contact
me by email to get a permission number.
If you are on the waitlist and did not get instructions to
take the orientation quiz it is because (a) maybe instructions
sent to wrong email account or (b) I cannot add you to begin
with but there is still hope if there are lots of "no
shows".....
I will start to
add once I drop all students that do not take the orientation
quiz. I will add in order of the waiting list --
ONLY the students that make contact by email letting me know
they are still interested in adding the class. (Do this the week
before the course starts - many time students email me weeks and
weeks in advance and with the hundreds of emails that I get
daily....it just gets lost in the shuffle) |
Professor HAYES -- Orientation Information
Enrolled Students --
MUST log onto Canvas ( http://canvas.losrios.edu ) and take orientation quiz during the first week of the course.
If you log into Canvas and do not see the course -- it may not be available yet. It will be available a couple of days before the official start of the course.
CANVAS is the online "class" platform that American River College - Los Rios Colleges use for their online courses. It is wise to get familiar in advance with Canvas if you plan on taking online courses from LosRios. You may be used to another online course platform such as D2L, Blackboard, or Moodle. Do not worry about the different platforms -- just get yourself logged on and start to click on everything to see how it works. If you anticipate having problems taking an online course with Canvas, you should plan on coming to ARC campus and working in the CIS lab Room until you are comfortable on your own.
Need help?
- Canvas Getting Started: Getting Started as A Student -
- https://community.canvaslms.com/community/answers/guides/canvas-guide/getting-started/pages/student
Video Tours
- https://resources.instructure.com/courses/32/pages/canvas-student-tour-videos
The course and the orientation will show up on your Canvas site usually the Weds. before the official start date of the course. Once the course is up and running AND admin has enrolled my students - I open the course. Sometimes this is sooner then later but I attempt to email everyone when it becomes available. The course will only show up in your account if you are enrolled in it.
The orientation quiz will be announced to students via ARC gmail accounts and available a few days before the course begins. Be sure to check your student gmail account.
All enrolled students that have not taken the orientation quiz before the start date of the course will be dropped from the course to accommodate the waiting list.
Waiting List Students --
* I must add in the order of the waiting list. I do not give permission numbers to add the class until just before the course begins.
If you are on the waiting list and want to add the class:
Wait until the week before the course begins - many times students drop or get "auto-dropped" for not paying fees, etc. the week before the course begins. If you are in the top 5 of the waiting list, you may just get bumped up to the enrolled list right before the course begins.
If you are on the waiting list the week before the course starts....
In Class Sections:
If it is an "in class" section, be there the first day and arrive a few minutes early. Check in with me and let me know you are on the waitlist. I usually wait about a half hour to count no-shows, if there is room, I start adding in order of the waitlist. Many people have schedule changes and do not show up the first day so your best chance of getting in the course is just to show up first day.
Online Sections:
Check your student email account (or any other email account you have associated with Los Rios and/or D2L) to see if I have given you instructions to add the class. Many times I will give the top 10 students on the waitlist the opportunity to add before I have processed the "drops." This does not mean that you have been added to the course yet -- you still need to contact me by email to get a permission number.
If you are on the waitlist and did not get instructions to take the orientation quiz it is because (a) maybe instructions sent to wrong email account or (b) I cannot add you to begin with but there is still hope if there are lots of "no shows".....
I will start to add once I drop all students that do not take the orientation quiz. I will add in order of the waiting list -- ONLY the students that make contact by email letting me know they are still interested in adding the class. (Do this the week before the course starts - many time students email me weeks and weeks in advance and with the hundreds of emails that I get daily....it just gets lost in the shuffle)
Students trying to add the class that are not on the waitlist --
I don't offer a lot of hope but occasionally I get a couple of spots open during the first week of class that are unexpected and can let a few more in.
Email me hayesr@arc.losrios.edu the week before the course starts. In the subject line place the course name and number and the words
Not on waitlist but still want to add (ex: CISW 350 Not on waitlist but still want to add class)
In the message of the email please include your full name, the course name and number and your student ID number.
Before the course starts I usually will say something like:
I cannot add you at this time but check again with me when the course starts next week.
Email again the first week of the course:
I will answer with one of these -
I will start to add once I drop all students that do not take the orientation quiz. I will add in order of the waiting list -- ONLY the students that make contact by email letting me know they are still interested in adding the class. (Do this the week before the course starts - many time students email me weeks and weeks in advance and with the hundreds of emails that I get daily....it just gets lost in the shuffle)......THEN I will add in order of the non-waiting list students that contact me and the date of contact.