Student Online Readiness Tool

How much technology experience do you need to take an online course? Computer access and skill levels are important factors in students' attitudes toward online learning. For participating in an online course, you must have some familiarity and comfort with using a computer for personal or work-related activities, but you don't have to be a "techie."

Complete the following questionnaire on Technology Experience to assess your level of computer, email, and Internet skills.


#	Questions	Confident	Somewhat Confident	Not Confident
1	How confident do you feel about using a keyboard and mouse?
2	How confident do you feel about working with files: creating, saving, and printing documents?
3	How confident do you feel about logging on to your Internet service provider (ISP) and navigating to different URLs (web addresses)?
4	How confident do you feel about using the tools in a web browser, such as navigating to the next or previous web page, printing a web page, or bookmarking a web page?
5	How confident do you feel about the advanced Internet skills, such as using a search engine, identifying and downloading appropriate files, and installing or updating software?
6	How confident do you feel about resolving common error messages while surfing the Internet, such as 'Connection timed out' and 'Page Not Found'?
7	How confident do you feel about your electronic mail (email) skills, such as logging in and out of your account, sending and receiving mail, and attaching and downloading files?
8	How confident do you feel about your basic computer maintenance skills, such as installing software, changing printer ink cartridges, and handling simple configuration issues?
9	How confident do you feel about your basic troubleshooting skills, such as rebooting the computer in case of a "crash" and resolving printer errors?