HOW TO LOGIN TO THE INSTRUCTOR’S (STAFF) DASHBOARD
Procedure:
These steps are for approved staff with staff IDs. Do not attempt it if you have no employment letter from the university.
A). From your employment letter, copy the last digits from Ref: –DFICU-UK/Staff/2023/201092. Here the last digit is 201092 which serves as your username. Your password is already included in your employment letter. However, you may refer to the Staff Identification Details of your letter.
Sample Section From Your Employment Letter
Staff Identification Details:
- Official Email: dora.gerto@dfuniversity.org
- Password: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
- Email Checking Website: www.xxxxxxxxxx.dfuniversity.org
- Staff ID No: DFICU-UK/Staff/2023/201092
- Instructors Website: www.dfuniversity.org
NB: Your Username is 201092, then type your password as stated in your employment letter. This password should be changed from your dashboard after successful login immediately.
B). Visit www.dfuniversity.org. Click on Login. Type your username (eg. 201092) and Password. Solve the simple mathematics (eg 7+10=). Click on sign in. CONGRATULATIONS! If you do not follow this procedure, you may encounter login challenge. If you encounter any difficulty, ensure that you follow the steps highlighted here or click on “Go back to Dovefrancaise” and repeat the procedure.
HOW TO NAVIGATE ON YOUR DASHBOARD
C) Now that you are already on your dashboard, there are five important sections to attend to:
- Dashboard
- Instructor
- Complete your profile
- Create new course
- Settings
- DASHBOARD: This section contains all you need to study any particular course of your choice (i.e. to be a student, even though you are a staff). It contains: my profile, enrolled courses, wishlist, reviews, my quiz attempt, order history, question and answer, calendar. The dashboard tells you the number of enrolled courses, active students assigned to you or running your course, completed courses, total earnings etc. Find time to navigate and explore around the items.
2. INSTRUCTOR: This is the main area where staff can check and interact with their students, assign courses, make withdrawal, schedule meetings, issue certificates, analyze etc. It contains:
My Courses- My Bundles
- Announcements
- Withdrawals
- Quiz Attempts
- Google Meet
- Assignments
- Certificate
- Analytics
My Courses: shows the available courses assigned to you or the number of courses you already created.
My Bundles: shows the bundle courses assigned to you or the ones you created and assigned to your students (clients)
Announcement: tells you any update from the school, whether a student has signup with you or any other relevant information.
Withdrawals: Here you can make withdrawal of your daily earnings direct to your bank account. There are only three ways you can withdraw: by paypal, check or bank deposit. Minimum withdrawal is $50 USD.
Quiz Attempts: shows you the attempted quiz of your students or the ones attempted by you.
Google Meet: You can schedule your lesson with your student using google meet directly from your dashboard. You can also use the BBB or zoom meeting.
Assignments: Here is where you can view all your students assignments and evaluate them with adequate score. If you do not evaluate (assign mark) this section, your student will be marked down. So, always attend to this to keep your students scores up-to-date.
Certificate: If you have your special course offering to your students, you may wish to issue them a certificate after course completion. Use this section. DON’T ISSUE CERTIFICATE ON ANY COURSE ASSIGNED TO YOU BY THE UNIVERSITY! The student portal generates certificate and statement of result for each successful completed courses authomatically.
Analytics: Here, you will be able to view activities happening in your dashboard analytically. To check what you will earn from each course, click on analytics, then, statement. To view your students and their assigned courses, click on student. To see what you have earned so far for withdrawal, click earnings. This section is very crucial to the instructor. Explore it.
3. COMPLETE YOUR PROFILE
The first thing to do when you login to your dash board is to complete your profile, set your profile photo, set your bio and set your withdrawal method.
4. CREATE A NEW COURSE:
This important section demands careful course design. Click on ‘create a new course’ from the top right corner of your dashboard. Study every tips therein, and start your course design. Any substandard course published shall lead to query and termination of any staff engagement with the university. You must follow the course outcomes and curriculum for each course assigned to you. If you must publish your own (personal) course, it must me reviewed by the admin before publishing to the public. Please contact admin for further instructions and directives before publishing at: admin@dfuniversity.org.
SETTINGS: This is where you set your profile picture, personal info, password, social media links, withdrawal system etc. Explore it!
START DESIGNING YOUR COURSES
List of courses can be requested from the Academic Staff Unit at: academic.staff@dfuniversity.org
Request a course from the list of available courses, and start developing them.
HOW TO BECOME A VIRTUAL LECTURER IN OUR UNIVERSITY
Do you have the prerequisite digital skills and qualities to lecture and instruct students online? Do you have a PhD? Or do you have a Master’s Degree with up-to ten years working experience? Can you work effectively on the internet using google meet, BBB, Zoom or Skype? Do you understand the cultural diversity and uniqueness of students while communicating with them? Are you willing to volunteer and earn very little while teaching online? If your answer is YES, then apply here. Someone will contact you and request your CV, profile photo and credentials. If you meet our standard, you will be offered employment and join our list of academic staff around the world. Best wishes!