How to Register

Before you Register

• Make sure that you have viewed the prerequisites for the course(s) you are interested in. If you register for a course and then realize you do not have the proper pre-requisites, you will still be subject to the $100 non-refundable fee.

• For Additional Basic Qualification courses, you must submit an official transcript (Exception:  ABQ Primary Division, ABQ Junior Division, ABQ Health and Physical Education Intermediate, Religious Education Intermediate, Dramatic Arts Intermediate) to the AQ Manager for analysis to ensure you have the required undergraduate course credits. If you are a University of Windsor graduate, an official transcript is not necessary.  However, please provide us with your Student ID#.

Registering for a Course

1. Click on Log In/Register
2. A page will come up : Log In or New User
3. If you are registering for an AQ course for the first time with the Center for Executive and Professional Education (formerly the Faculty of Education), then you will need to complete the information as a New User. Click on New User and complete this information
4. Wait for an e-mail (about 30 seconds) which will ask you to confirm your e-mail address by clicking on the link within this e-mail. 
5. Then you will be brought back to the Log In page. This time, log in with the e-mail address you confirmed and password
6. Click on Course Offerings on the left side bar.
7. Select the semester course offerings.
8. Scroll to the course and click. 
9. This will bring you to the Course Information: description, requirements, course materials needed and for certain courses a link entitled ‘Confirmation of Teaching Experience’. 
10. Click on ‘Add to Cart’

After you have registered and been approved into the course, you will receive an email which will provide the following information: 

• Candidate responsibilities
• Software requirements
• Note on Textbook Purchase

On the course start date you willl also receive a Welcome Letter from your Instructor containing the following information: 

• How to access the Learning Management System called Desire2Learn
• What your user ID and password is to get into this system
• Information about the Navigation Bar within the course

Textbook Purchase

Course Materials and Textbooks that are required can be located on the Course Offering Link. For purchase, please contact the University bookstore:

University of Windsor Bookstore
519-973-7018
1-800-263-1242 (Canada Only)
bookstore@uwindsor.ca
www.uwindsor.ca/bookstore

Online System

The Centre for Executive and Professional Education (formerly the Faculty of Education) uses the Desire2Learn Management system for all AQ online courses. Three important features of this system are: Content, Discussions and the Course Toolkit.

Content
Once you are in the course, you can click on Content on the Navigation Bar and you will see the modules and the components for each module within the course. Usually each course starts out with an introduction and an overview of course assignments and outlines. Within the modules, you will often see what is referred to as ‘Put into Practice’ boxes which contain information and direction for students to complete assignments. You will also see other boxes entitled ‘Making Connections’ which provide additional information to assist students with furthering their learning.

Discussions
After you click on this feature, you will see the Forums that have been created for the course. Candidates are usually directed to this Discussion Board through the ‘Put into Practice’ information. Once there candidates will be able to post responses, respond to other candidates in the class or attach documents. Instructors will also be able to monitor time spent by candidates in this Discussion Board.

Course Toolkit
When you are in the 'Course Home' you can access the Course Toolkit which contains information such as:   course outline, course assignments, links to Ministry website, links to other sites, rubrics related to assignments.  

During the Course

Instructors will provide additional information at the start of the course regarding due dates for assignments and postings as well as time to spend on each module. You are asked to review all the modules at the start so that you can determine your time accordingly and not run the risk of being overwhelmed.

Instructors will also be in a position to give you feedback on postings or to provide advice on an ongoing basis. They will also be able to monitor your time spent on Discussions, so it is important for you to be on consistently in order to achieve a positive outcome.

At the End of the Course

Instructors will expect that all assignments are postings have been submitted. Failure to do so will result in poor grades or failure. Candidates will eventually be able to see their grades online. After Instructors submit their grades to the Centre for Executive and Professional Education (formerly the Faculty of Education), we will recommend candidates to the Ontario College of Teachers. Candidates should be able to see their recommendation (listing of the course) on their Certificate of Qualification.

We also ask candidates to evaluate their Instructor and this will be available soon online.