Who we are
Sea ice is vital to life in the North as it connects communities and serves as a highway and hunting platform. But with sea ice becoming less predictable, ice travel risk has increased for northern communities.
SmartICE is a community-based Work Integrated Social Enterprise (WISE) offering climate change adaptation tools and services that integrate Inuit knowledge of sea ice with monitoring technology. Our information contributes to more informed decisions for safer sea ice travel and supports community economic development such as outfitting and fisheries. By augmenting local knowledge and supporting traditional sea ice use, SmartICE also promotes Inuit culture, intergenerational learning, and community wellbeing.
The SmartIce Learning Management System
The SmartIce Learning Management System is home to courses that are available for SmartIce Operators and staff.
Registration
If this is your first time visiting our site and you would like to enroll in our courses, please contact us directly. We need to manually register you as a student first to use the site. Once this has been completed, you will receive an email with information on how to log in to start taking courses.
Once you have been registered to use our site, please review all the information below to assist you on your learning journey. Click on each tab below to learn more.
Registered Students – The Basics
Once you have been registered you will receive an email with information and your confidential details:
- Site login link
- Your username and email address
- A link to set your password
You can reset your password in 2 areas on the site if you need to
- Display Name
- Nickname
- Title
- Password
Registered Students – Courses
- Enroll in a Course
- My Courses Page
- My Portfolio Page
- Resume a Course
- Your Certificates
- Course Chats
- Forums
Not logged into site
When you first visit our site and you are not logged in and you click on a Course to view the information, you will see a banner that says: “You are not yet enrolled in this course” Login to Enroll.
Logged into Site
If you are already logged in and you click on a Course to view the information, you will see a banner that says: “You are not yet enrolled in this course” Take This Course.
Private My Courses Page
You will only be able to view the My Courses page if you are logged in. This is your private page/account that no one else has access to. Once enrolled in any Course, you can visit the My Courses page at any time to view:
- Courses you are enrolled in
- Your progress in the course
- Any quizzes you have taken
- Your Certificates
- Your Earned Badges
- Menu Buttons to other private page areas
Each Course will have data you can review, you can use the drop down icon to expand the data for each course you are enrolled in. Your header will also show you some data for No. of Courses, Completed & Certificates.
Private My Portfolio Page
You will only be able to view the My Portfolio page if you are logged in. This is your private assignment & uploads area that no one else has access to.
Assignments
Once enrolled in any Course that requires you to submit an Assignment, you can visit the My Portfolio ( assignments section) Page at any time and you will be able to:
- See list of all your Courses
- Expand the course to view the assignment you attached to the course and it’s status (approved or pending)
- Comment on an Assignment
- View/Download your submitted Assignment
- ** Assignments can not be deleted from the system once graded **
Commenting on an Assignment
In the My Portfolio (assignments section) page you can click on the Comment Icon to add a Comment to it (a new page will open) – see steps below:
Viewing / Downloading an Assignment
In the My Portfolio (assignments section) page you can click on the Document Icon to view/download it (a new page will open) – see steps below:
Uploads
You will be able to view/use this section once you are logged in.
You must be Logged into the site to continue/resume any courses you were busy with. If you are busy with a course and you log out, your data is always saved.
The easiest way to resume a course you were busy with is to:
Once you have Completed a Course you will earn a Certificate. Your Certificate is generated in Pdf format and has a unique certificate number on it. You can only earn 1 Certificate per course.
There are 3 ways you can view your earned Certificates, either straight away or at a later date.
Instant – View Certificate
- As soon as you complete your Course and you click on the last Continue Button you will see a banner saying you have earned a Certificate.
- Instantly click on the button and your Certificate will open for you to Print or save
My Courses Page – View Certificate
- If you want to go back and view/print or download your Certificate at a later date:
- Visit the My Courses page
- Look for the Course you want to view your Certificate for and you will see a certificate icon
- Click on the icon and your Certificate will open
Any Course Page – View Certificate
- If you are logged into the site and visit any Course page. If you have completed the course and earned a certificate, you will see a banner at the top of the page with a button to view your certificate.
Private Course Chats
You will only be able to add Chats and view Chat if you are logged in. Once you are enrolled in any course and you are taking the course, there is a section at the top of each Course, Section or Topic for you to start a chat. You can also attach a file within the chat.
Very Important regarding chats
- You must be logged in to Chat
- Chats are NOT private, anyone else logged in and taking the same course will see all the chats
- You cannot delete a chat
- Chats are per course not for the entire site
Accessing Chat per Course
On each main course page you will see 2 tabs. One for Course and one for Chat. You can access chat anytime on a per course basis, by clicking on the chat button .
* Each chat is linked to the exact Course that you entered it on *
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