Table of Contents
LOGGING IN FOR THE FIRST TIME
Creating an account
- https://educators.learn.utgearup.com
- Use your district email
- Fill in all the important information
- Go to your district email to verify your account.
VERIFYING YOUR EMAIL
- Activate your account by opening the confirmation email (check your spam and make sure you confirm the same day)
- Accept the terms and conditions
WAIT!?
- "I am trying to log in and it is giving me an inactive message"
- Confirm your account
- If confirmation expired, email your coordinator or outreach coach
- "It says I am in the wrong branch/ I do not have a branch"
- Email your coordinator or outreach coach
LOGGING IN FOR THE FIRST TIME
- Accept the Terms of Service
- Check important messages from the LMS
- The Course Catalog houses all the available courses
- Search for courses by category
- A series of courses may have prerequisites
- The course overview tells you how many credit hours you will receive and how long you have to complete it
pROGRESSING THROUGH A COURSE
- Videos, links, tabs, clickable, mix and match, multiple-choice, and
- Click continue
- If it does not let you continue, you missed an interactive component
- Check your status with the unit
- Completed: Respond to the assignment/ exam
resuming a course
submitting a written assignment
what happens when i submit an assignment
what happens at the end of a course
How to know when your course has been graded
What to do if you fail a course
getting your certificate after you pass a course
how to send a message to your instructor
replying to messages
My course Expired
- You will get an email 48 hours prior to your course expiring
- You can also see the expiration date on your homepage
- You can see the expiration date in your calendar
- Message the course instructor and ask for an extension
- Extensions are approved at the instructor's discretion. It is based on:
- Progress
- When you started the course
I am having trouble uploading my assignment
For scanning the UT GEAR UP LEARN Notetaking Guide and uploading it as a PDF to the LEARN LMS using your desktop computer, or Apple (iOS) and Android devices, follow these detailed instructions:
### For Desktop Users:
Google Docs
- #### Step 1: Open the Google Doc Notetaking Guide and make an editable copy, follow these quick steps:
- Open the Document: Click on the link provided to access the Google Doc.
- Open the File Menu: Once the document is open, click on "File" in the top left corner of the screen.
- Make a Copy: In the drop-down menu, select "Make a copy".
- Rename and Save: In the pop-up window, rename the document if you wish, choose the destination folder in your Google Drive, and click "OK". Your editable copy is now ready for use in your Google Drive.
- Go to the File Menu: Click on "File" in the top left corner of the screen.
- Download as PDF: Hover over "Download", then select "PDF Document (.pdf)" from the submenu.
- Save the File: Choose your desired save location and click "Save".
- Navigate to the **course or assignment** where you need to upload the document.
- Look for an option to **Upload or Submit Assignment** and select it.
- Choose **File Upload**, and you will be prompted to select a file. Navigate to your Google Drive or wherever you saved the PDF and select it.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the upload process. Ensure the PDF appears correctly in the course or assignment.
Microsoft Word
- #### Step 1: Download the Microsoft Word Notetaking Guide from the course, follow these quick steps:
- Complete the course using the Notetaking Guide in Microsoft Word.
- Go to the File Menu: Click on "File" in the top left corner of the screen.
- Save as PDF: Click “Save As” and select "PDF (.pdf)" from the submenu.
- Save the File: Choose your desired save location and click "Save".
- Navigate to the **course or assignment** where you need to upload the document.
- Look for an option to **Upload or Submit Assignment** and select it.
- Choose **File Upload**, and you will be prompted to select a file. Navigate to your Google Drive or wherever you saved the PDF and select it.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the upload process. Ensure the PDF appears correctly in the course or assignment.
### For Apple (iOS) Users:
#### Step 1: Scanning the Notetaking Guide
1. **Open the Notes app** on your iPhone or iPad.
2. **Create a new note** by tapping the **Compose** button (a square with a pencil), usually located at the bottom right.
3. Tap the **Camera** button within the new note and select **Scan Documents**.
4. **Place your notetaking guide** on a flat, well-lit surface.
5. **Position your device** so that the document fits within the viewfinder. The Notes app will automatically capture the page, or you can manually capture it by pressing the shutter button.
6. **Adjust the scan** if needed by dragging the corners, then tap **Keep Scan**.
7. **Add more scans** to the document if necessary, then tap **Save** when finished.
#### Step 2: Exporting as PDF
1. In the note with your scanned document, tap on the **scanned document** to view it.
2. Tap the **Share** button (a square with an arrow pointing out) and select **Create PDF**.
3. Once the PDF is created, tap the **Share button** again to bring up the sharing options.
#### Step 3: Uploading to the LEARN LMS on a desktop
1. From your “Files” app on your phones choose the scanned filed that was just shared as a PDF.
2. Tap the **Share** button (a square with an arrow pointing out) and select AirDrop or email depending on how you would like to deliver the document to yourself.
3. **Follow the prompts** to upload the PDF in the assignment in LEARN. I
4. Once uploaded, ensure the PDF appears correctly in the course or assignment.
#### Alternate Step 3: Uploading to LEARN LMS using the TalentLMS mobile app.
In the sharing options, scroll through the apps to find and select TalentLMS. If you haven't already, you may need to download the TalentLMS app from the App Store and log in with your LEARN credentials.
Choose the course or assignment where you need to upload the document.
Follow the prompts to upload the PDF. If you are prompted to choose a file type or destination, select Documents or the specific assignment.
Once uploaded, ensure the PDF appears correctly in the course or assignment.
### For Android Users:
#### Step 1: Scanning the Notetaking Guide
1. **Open the Google Drive app** on your Android device. If you don't have it, download it from the Google Play Store.
2. In the bottom right, tap the **"+" (Plus)** button, then select **Scan**.
3. **Place your notetaking guide** on a flat, well-lit surface.
4. **Position your device** so that the document fits within the frame. Tap the shutter button to capture the scan.
5. **Adjust the scan** if needed by cropping or rotating, then tap **OK**.
6. **Add more scans** to the document if necessary by tapping the **"+" (Plus)** button in the scan preview screen, then tap **Save** when finished.
7. **Name your file** and select **PDF** as the file type, then save it to your Google Drive.
#### Step 2: Emailing the file to yourself
Locate the PDF file in your file manager app (like Files by Google, My Files, or any other file manager your device uses).
Long press on the PDF file to select it.
Look for a Share icon or option; this might appear as three connected dots or an icon depicting two or three nodes connected by lines, then tap it.
A share menu will pop up, displaying various apps you can share the file through.
Select your email app (for example, Gmail) from the list of sharing options.
#### Alternate Step 2: Uploading to LEARN LMS through the TalentLMS app
1. Open the **TalentLMS app** on your Android device. If you haven't already, download it from the Google Play Store and log in.
2. Navigate to the **course or assignment** where you need to upload the document.
3. Look for an option to **Upload or Submit Assignment** and select it.
4. Choose **File Upload**, and you will be prompted to select a file. Navigate to your Google Drive or wherever you saved the PDF and select it.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the upload process. Ensure the PDF appears correctly in the course or assignment.
courses and calendars
Advanced features
Feel free to contact your educator outreach coach with any other questions or visit our website below.
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Melissa McClatchy
Megan Oberman
Kelli Taylor
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