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Contents 1 For Students 1.1 Supported Browsers for CLEW 1.2 Logging In: 1.3 Finding Your Course Website: 1.3.1 Method #1 (General): 1.3.2 Method #2 (through the Student Portal): 1.3.3 Method #3 (through Class Notes): 1.3.4 Method #4 (Course specific): 1.4 Can’t Find Your Course Website? 1.5 Avoiding Formatting / Copy / Paste Problems 2 Copyright Status Selection - New for Fall 2011 2.1 Course Outline or Syllabus: 2.2 Accessing Material Posted on the Course Site: 2.2.1 Resources or Content Viewer: 2.2.2 Lessons: 2.3 Email Your Instructor:

For Students

Supported Browsers for CLEW

If your professor is giving you this document, he/she has set up a course website in the CLEW environment to assist you in your learning of the course material.

CLEW stands for Collaboration and Learning Environment Windsor, the place where learning resources are posted and online collaboration takes place for your course.

It is completely Web based. You will need internet access and a Web browser. Some Web browsers work better with CLEW than others. See the inset at the right side of the page to help you determine the best browser for you.

Logging In:

You will need your UWin ID and password to access your CLEW course site.

Your UWin ID is the first part of your University of Windsor email address, the part before “@uwindsor.ca”. Your password is usually the same one you use to access your Webmail.

If you wish to login to CLEW, you can use this link: http://clew.uwindsor.ca

If you have difficulty logging in:

1. Verify that you are only using your UWin ID, not your entire email address. (The UWin ID is the part before the @uwindsor.ca)
2. Test your UWin ID login at this website: http://www.uwindsor.ca/verifypassword. If your password is incorrect, follow the link to reset it.
3. If you continue to have difficulty logging in, contact the HelpDesk at ext. 4440 or helpdesk@uwindsor.ca.

Finding Your Course Website:

There are a number of ways you can find your CLEW course website.

Method #1 (General):

1. In your web browser, enter http://clew.uwindsor.ca (You can bookmark this Web page for easy future reference.) This will take you to the Gateway or the main log-in page.
2. Type your UWin ID and password into the appropriate boxes and click Log In. This will bring you to the My Workspace page.
3. You will see tabs along the top of the page. On the left you’ll see the My Workspace tab. On the right you’ll see a My Active Sites tab. In between these two tabs you may see up to three tabs for your course / project sites. If your course appears on one of these tabs, click on the tab. If your course is not on one of these tabs, click the My Active Sites tab. You will see a list of courses in which you are registered and possibly project sites. Click the course title of the site you want to open. This brings you to the home page of the course website.

Method #2 (through the Student Portal):

1. Once you have logged into your portal, you will see the link to CLEW near the top of the left-hand menu. Click on the link to CLEW. You will not need to log in again. You will be brought to your My Workspace page.
2. You will see tabs along the top of the page. On the left you’ll see the My Workspace tab. On the right you’ll see a My Active Sites tab. In between these two tabs you may see up to three tabs for your course / project sites. If your course appears on one of these tabs, click on that tab. If your course is not on one of these tabs, click the My Active Sites tab. You will see a list of courses in which you are registered. Click the course number of the course you want to open. This brings you to the home page of the course website.

Method #3 (through Class Notes):

1. On the Class Notes website (www.uwindsor.ca/courses), find the course you want and click on its link.
2. Click on Course Website.
3. Type your UWin ID and password into the appropriate boxes and click Login. This will brings you to the home page of the course website.

Method #4 (Course specific):

1. If your instructor provides you with the URL of the course site, you can enter that address into the address text box in your web browser.
2. You will be asked for your UWin ID and password. Enter them in the appropriate boxes and click Login. This will bring you to your course website home page. (You can bookmark this web page for easy future reference.)

Can’t Find Your Course Website?

• If you see Course website not available in "Class Notes" your professor either is not using a website for this course or has not yet made his/her course website available to students.
• If you don’t see a tab with the course number in CLEW's "My Workspace", or if you do not see the course listed when you click on My Active Sites tab, check that you are registered for the course. You can verify your registration through the SIS site.
• If you have confirmed registration and you still don’t see your course listed in "My Active Sites", your professor either is not using a website for this course or has not yet made his/her course website available to students.

Avoiding Formatting / Copy / Paste Problems

CLEW uses a text editor that provides several formatting options. The text editor is available to students within several tools such as Assignments, Forums, Discussions, Calendar (My Workspace) and some other locations. Students commonly have problems when pasting content into the editor, creating links or when trying to upload an image. To avoid these problems, please review the article on using the Text Editor.

Copyright Status Selection - New for Fall 2011

Course Outline or Syllabus:

Usually, instructors will post their Course Outline or Syllabus using the "Syllabus" tool. To access it, click Syllabus in the left-hand menu. You should see the course outline. If there is an attachment, click on the name of the attachment to open it.

Instructors may choose to post their Course Outline or Syllabus in a place other than the "Syllabus" tool. For example, you may find the Course Outline in "Announcements", "Resources", "Content Viewer", or "Lessons".

Accessing Material Posted on the Course Site:

To access the material your instructor has posted for you, click on the appropriate tool in the left-hand menu.

The most commonly used tools your professors will use to post course material are "Resources", "Content Viewer", and "Lessons". If you do not see the tool in the left-hand menu, your professor is not using it.

Resources or Content Viewer:

This is where most instructors put lecture notes, handouts, and various other materials to help in your studies.

1. Click on Resources or Content Viewer in the left-hand menu. You may see material organized into folders or several files.
2. To view what is in a folder, click on the folder’s name.
3. To open any of the documents posted in "Resources" or "Content Viewer", click on the name of the document.

Lessons:

You may find lecture notes, handouts, and various other materials within "Lessons" instead of "Resources" or in addition to "Resources".

1. Click on Lessons in the left-hand menu. You will see material organized into modules or lessons.
2. To view the contents of a module or lesson, click on a module title.
3. Then click on the name of each content section to view it.
4. To proceed to the next content section, click Next. To return to the list of modules or lessons, click Table of Contents.

Email Your Instructor:

If you see "Email Instructor" in the left-hand menu, you may use this tool to email your professor through CLEW. See the Email Instructors article for more information.

1. Click Email Instructor in the left-hand menu.
2. Place a check mark beside the professor’s name by clicking in the box.
3. Enter a subject in the Subject text box.
4. Enter your email body in the Message text box.
5. If you want to include attachments, click browse, locate the file on your computer and double click on the file’s name. The maximum upload file size is 10 MB.
6. Click Send when you are ready to send the email. A copy is automatically sent to your UWin account as well.