Online Learning Resources for Students
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To log in to Canvas, select the Canvas icon at the upper right of this webpage. Then log in with your Columbia email address and password. There are many tools and resources offered for your online learning experience, both instructional and student services. You can search for Online Classes on the Columbia College Schedule.
Learn to Navigate Canvas and Zoom!
Canvas orientations will be hosted throughout the summer to help you learn how to use Canvas and Zoom for your online courses. Join our live orientations on Zoom during any of the following dates and times:
- May 8, 3 - 4pm
- May 9, 10 - 11am
- May 14, 10 - 11am
- May 15, 3 - 4pm
- May 16, 8 - 9am
- May 21, 10 - 11am
- June 4, 10 - 11am
- June 5, 3 - 4pm
- June 6, 8 - 9am
- July 1, 9 - 10am
- July 2, 10 - 11am
- July 3, 3 - 4pm
If you are unable to attend any of these sessions, resources are available to you through:
- Our playlist of Canvas Navigation Videos.
- The Canvas Orientation Companion Document lists what is covered during Orientations and includes links to more Canvas and Online Learning resources.
- Canvas Student Guides cover topics such as getting started in Canvas, submitting assignments, and participating in discussions.
Logging into Canvas
Canvas is single-sign-on, which means you'll use your @my.yosemite.edu email address and password to sign in. The directions to access your email should have been sent to your student YCCD email for login information. Here are the single sign-on instructions for getting set up. For further assistance contact the IT Service Desk at 209-588-5385.
Access Canvas from a Web Browser by selecting the Canvas Login button at the upper right of this website, or going to gocolumbia.instructure.com. Sign in using your @my.yosemite.edu email address and password.
- The Canvas Student App is available for iOS and Android devices
- Canvas Student App - iOS (written tutorial)
- Canvas Student App - Android (written tutorial)
Canvas Support
- Columbia College Instructure Canvas Chat Support
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Online Learning Service Desk - 209-588-5385
- Fall & Spring Hours - M-F 8a-5p (Local)
- Summer Hours M-Th 7:00a-5:00p
- Instructional Technology Center
- Canvas Student Guides
Zoom Resources
Your instructor may use ConferZoom, or called ConferNow in Canvas, for lectures. To prepare for this, download the Zoom app. Students do not need to create a Zoom account to attend Zoom class sessions.
Online Learning Readiness
- Laptops, hotspots, calculators, and textbooks are available for students to borrow from the Columbia College Library.
- Check out these Online Readiness Tutorials! These are interactive tutorials from online learning success to financial planning.
- The Computer Readiness Test will test your current browser for plugins and versions to help you better navigate our site.
- This is a great way for you to see if you are Tech Ready as an Online Student.
- Saving Files in Different File Formats (video tutorial)
Be sure to check your student email regularly for communication from your instructors and for vital campus information. Forward your student email to your personal email for easier checking.
Additional Resources
- Online Support Resources
- Distance Learning at Columbia College
- Online Student Handbook
- CVC Exchange - Finish Faster
