Getting Started in Distance Education
at El Camino College

Listed below are the steps to get you started as a distance education student @ ECC:  

1. Register Online for Distance Education Classes.

2. Check the schedule or the list of Online Student Orientations to find out if there is a MANDATORY orientation for your course.   

3. Download the current Distance Education Student Handbook and read it. 

4. Purchase any necessary textbooks and supplies at the ECC Online Bookstore.

5. Prepare your Computer for a Distance Education Class.

6. Drop by the Distance Education New Student Welcome Hour offered at the beginning of each semester.

7. Check your MyECC email by the first day of the semester for important messages from your Instructor.

8. Log into your course the first day and complete any required assignments. Your Instructor will provide you with log-in instructions for the system they will be using for their online course management system.

GETTING HELP

For technical assistance or for questions regarding Distance Education, please contact the Distance Education Office at DistanceEd@elcamino.eduor telephone at 310-660-6453. For assistance with your online course after the semester begins, please contact your Instructor.

ETUDES COURSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The ETUDES course management system is used by most distance education instructors at ECC to create and manage course content, evaluate performance and communicate with students. Within the course management system you will see announcements, the course syllabus, assignments and grades may also be posted. In addition, class discussions may also take place in the course management system. ETUDES stands for Easy To Use Distance Education Software. At El Camino College many of our online courses are delivered using the ETUDES Course Management System.

ETUDES LOGIN INSTRUCTIONS

On the first day of the semester in which you are officially enrolled in an ETUDES class, you can follow the steps below to access your online course.  Please Note: You will not have access to the online course until the first day of the semester unless the Instructor opens the course sooner.  Check your MyECC email for additional log-in instructions from your instructor.

STEP 1: Go to https://myetudes.org/  - When you log in for the first time, you will be required to enter two pieces of information: your User ID and your Password (see Steps 2 and 3 below)

STEP 2: Enter your User ID. Your User ID is: the same as your user id that you use to login to MyECC . EXAMPLE: Albert Einstein is enrolled in an online ETUDES class and has the following User ID: albert_einstein [all lower case] *Some ECC student ID numbers have been adjusted to accommodate multiple persons with the same name. If Step 2 does not work please visit this site to verify your id: https://secure.elcamino.edu/portal/logininfo/main.aspx?item=forgot

STEP 3: Enter your password. Your default Password for Etudes is the month and date of birth included in your ECC record. EXAMPLE: Albert Einstein’s birth date is March 25 so his Etudes Password is: 0325.

STEP 4: Click Login then click on the Tab to enter your course. You will have access to the course starting on the first day of the semester (and after waiting 24 hours after you registered for the class).

REMEMBER: WRITE DOWN YOUR USER ID AND PASSWORD AND STORE IT IN A SAFE PLACE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AND BOOKMARK THE ETUDES LOGIN PAGE TO QUICKLY ACCESS YOUR ONLINE CLASS.

ETUDES STUDENT USER GUIDE