When
users first enter a course, the first page that appears is the course homepage.
The course homepage is full of resources for instructors and students to be
successful; therefore it is important to know what is available on the course
homepage. This tutorial will demonstrate how to navigate a course homepage in
MyFIRE.
1. Access
your course through the course selector (grid/waffle icon) at the top of
the screen.
a. A drop-down menu will
appear. Select your course from the list of available courses.
2. When
the page refreshes, the course homepage will appear. At the top of the course
homepage, the navigation bar will be expanded to include additional options.
The navbar will include the Content & Assessments, Course Tools, Grades,
Need Help, and Instructor Tools tabs.
a. Content &
Assessments- This page will include all the course content, such as the syllabus,
instructor contact information, reading materials, powerpoints, video
resources, learning activities, assessments (such as assignments, discussions,
quizzes, surveys, self assessments, and checklists) and much more. The type of
content and assessments that are available in your course will depend on the
type of course you are teaching and the course writer’s discretion.
b. Course Tools - This tab will include
quick links to various tools and features available in your course. The options
include: Attendance, Calendar, Classlist, Class Progress, Groups, Surveys,
MyFIRE LIVE (Zoom), Virtual Classroom, ePortfolio, and Turnitin Feedback.
i. Attendance- If desiring to
utilize the MyFIRE attendance tool, manage and view student attendance records
under this tab.
ii. Calendar- This tool will allow
you to view the required events and manage additional events that you would
like to add to the calendar.
iii. Classlist- This area will allow
you to view and contact the students in your course.
iv. Class Progress- This tool will allow
you to get a quick in-depth look at a summary of your students’ actions, class
records, coursework, and progress within the course.
v. Groups- If your course
utilizes group work, you will be able to view and manage assigned groups from
this page.
vi. Surveys- This page will allow
you to view and access all of the required surveys that are available in the
course and manage any additional surveys that you would like to add to the
course. At minimum, courses will include the Student Acknowledgement and Attendance
Confirmation survey and the Course Evaluation survey that are added
administratively by ID&T. Some courses will also include the Essential
Information survey as well.
vii. MyFIRE LIVE- This tool will allow
you to view and manage Zoom meetings. Note: Scheduled meetings can also be
accessed through the Calendar tool and schedule on the Content page. Recordings
of past meetings will need to be uploaded to an announcement.
viii. Virtual Classroom- This tool will allow you to view and manage
virtual classroom meetings.
ix. ePortfolio- This tool will allow
you and your students to store, organize, reflect on, and share items that
demonstrate their learning experience.
x. Turnitin Feedback- This tool allows
students to quickly locate and review feedback you have provided on assignment
submissions. Note: Only the feedback left in Turnitin will be viewable on
this page. To view additional feedback, ID&T recommends students view the
gradebook and their class progress page.
c. Grades- This area will allow
you to enter and track your students’ progress on individual assessments, as
well as their total collective grade for the course.
d. Need Help?- This area will allow
you to run a system check, reach out for MyFIRE support, and access multiple
academic resources, including the Pulse app.
i. System Check- This page will allow
you to complete a system check for your browser compatibility with MyFIRE. If
you are experiencing issues, visit the system check page to see if your browser
passes the system check. If it does pass, a checkmark will appear next to each
item checked and will state “All checks passed” at the top of the
page.
ii. MyFIRE Support - Visit this page if
you need additional MyFIRE technical assistance and support. This page will
include contact information to our 24/7 support center.
iii. Smarthinking Tutoring - This page will
provide a tutorial on how to locate and access the free online tutoring that is
available for all students through Smarthinking. Students can schedule a
session in advance, start a session immediately, or submit a paper for
review.
iv. Technical Requirements - This page
highlights SEU’s technical requirements that are vital to have an optimal user
experience within MyFIRE.
v. Pulse App- This page will
direct you to the mobile app that is available to students to view content and
stay up-to-date with courses on the go.
vi. SEU Library- This page will
navigate directly to SEU’s Steelman Library.
e. Instructor Tools- This area allows
instructors access to the course admin page and quick eval tool.
i. Course Admin- The course admin
page houses the available tools in the course and allows instructors to
navigate to the desired tool(s).
ii. Quick Eval- The quick eval page
offers instructors a single location to view all learner submissions that are
awaiting evaluation and to prioritize the submissions through view, filter,
sort, and search options.
iii. Discussions- This link will
allow instructors to navigate directly to the discussion tool page for grading. Note: This link is only available for instructor access. If the link is
shared with students, it will not work and the students will be blocked from
accessing the page. Therefore, students should access the discussions through
the Content & Assessment page.
3. Next,
hover over the available flip tiles to view available reminders,
tutorials, and resources that are available to your students. The flip titles
could include a reminder about completing the Student Acknowledgement &
Attendance Confirmation survey, tutorials on how to contact your professor,
access the course syllabus, or how to view your class progress, and links to
SEU’s academic services. Encourage your students to fully read the back of the
flip tiles as they include important information for their success. Note:
The information provided in the flip tiles will be based on the type of course
that you are teaching. The flip tiles shown below are listed in online
courses.
4. After
the flip tiles, instructors are able to view and manage the course announcements.
These announcements will be from you. Encourage your students to read each
announcement and regularly check the announcements area for any new
announcements. Note: Students may also opt to receive additional
notifications via email or texts when announcements are posted in your course
by enabling instant notifications on their account. For further instructions,
refer to the how to manage notifications tutorial.
5. On
the right side of the page, instructors are able to quickly view if there are
submissions that need to be evaluated through the Quick Eval tool and
access the quick eval tool page if needed. Refer to the Assess through Quick
Eval tutorial for further instructions.
6. To
help students’ complete their coursework, access SEU’s Steelman Library will be
available by selecting the black picture. Note: Not all courses
will have the library listed on the course homepage. If your course does not
have the library listed, students can access the library from their user
homepage. Refer to the navigate the user homepage tutorial for further
instructions.
7. To
assist with MyFIRE how-to questions and training, the MyFIRE training courses
will be listed in the instructor training area.
a. Select your enrollment
type to view the available training courses.
i. The online
instructor training course is for instructors teaching courses that include ON and OL in the course code.
ii. The editing
instructor training course is for instructors instructors teaching courses
that include UG, GR, FX, NX, PX, DO, DR, SA, DF, DC, DP, CC, AC, and IN in the course code.
iii. Instructors are also
enrolled in the student training course to be able to view the MyFIRE
training videos and tutorials that are available to all SEU students. This will
give insight as to what information is available to our students and provide
you with a helpful resource if you have students who need assistance. Note:
ID&T enrolls all active students in the MyFIRE Student Resource course. If
a student states that they do not have access to the MyFIRE Student Resource
course, please have the student reach out to IDT Support team (idtsupport@seu.edu)
to request enrollment.
8. Additionally,
on the right side of the page, users are able to get a quick glance of upcoming
events by selecting the calendar title or event arrows. Refer to
the how to utilize the calendar tutorial if needing additional
directions.
9. Next
students are able to quickly access and purchase the required course materials,
such as textbooks, from the SEU Bookstore by selecting the bookshelf picture. Note:
Not all courses will have the bookstore listed on the course homepage. If your
course does not have the bookstore listed, access the bookstore from your user
homepage. Refer to the navigate the user homepage tutorial for further
instructions.
10. If
you or your students are needing technical assistance with MyFIRE, select “Find
Answers Here” to access support via Chat or phone by calling
1-888-889-6599. SEU’s Support Center is available 24/7, including holidays and
weekends. It is recommended to utilize the Chat feature to contact the support
center for international students.
11. Connect
and check your SEU emails directly in MyFIRE by selectng link to your Google
Workspace account. If needing assistance, refer to the how to link your SEU
email account to MyFIRE tutorial.
