PrintPenn State uses an online course management system called Canvas to deliver most of its online courses to registered students. Even though the course content for Earth 801 is open, registered students need a secure way to submit assignments, receive grades, and read copyrighted papers from the library. That's why I have to use a separate interface for the parts of the course to which only registered students have access.
How our course space in Canvas is organized
When you first logged in to our course space in Canvas, you landed on a home page that included a link to the main course content (here). When you want to turn something in or participate in a discussion, click the "Modules" link and you will be on a page in which all the deliverables for this course are organized by Lesson in same order that they are on this website. (I call them "Lessons" but Canvas calls them "Modules;" tomato, tomahto.)
You can continue to access the main course content by following the link from Canvas, or you can always get to the course content directly via this link (bookmark it!): EARTH 801: Computation and Visualization in the Earth Sciences
Other technical requirements
Access to a reliable Internet connection is required for this course. If you experience problems with your Internet connection while working on this course, it is your responsibility to find an alternative Internet access point, such as a public library or Wi-Fi ® hotspot.
In addition, because this course requires you to install some software, you should use a computer that you own personally, or at least one on which you are allowed to install software and have administrator privileges.