Completing Succeeding Online

I can’t see the Lessons link in my class. It says I need to pass my orientation. What do I do?

Succeeding Online is Stark State College’s required online orientation class. This class differs from the College’s general orientation. The focus for Succeeding Online is to help student navigate Brightspace, the College’s Learning Management System (LMS). The majority of classes taught at Stark State College use Brightspace in some way. In addition to the orientation, the Brightspace link on this blog contains articles that will help you manage most tasks that you would complete in Brightspace.

Students taking a Web 2, 3, or 4 course MUST complete the orientation. You can find the orientation by going to ess.starkstate.edu.

Click this link for more information about completing Succeeding Online.


IMPORTANT NOTE: You MUST complete all 5 units of Succeeding Online to have full access to your online course. Full access means that you can submit assignments, participate in discussions, and take quizzes and tests.

After completing all 5 units of Succeeding Online, it can take up to 90 minutes for your Lessons link to appear on any current semester online courses you are enrolled in.


You will find Succeeding Online under the Student Development tab in the My Courses widget in Brightspace. See the image below.