Edison Community College :: Web Advisor at Edison

Edison Moving Toward Paperless Services
Please Note-WebAdvisor will be down June 4-8, 2007 for system upgrade.

Edison Students will receive their grades electronically, instead of the traditional way of having them mailed to them. "Students will be required to have an e-mail address upon registering for classes." states Sandra Brubaker, Associate VP for Student Development and Enrollment Services. "If students do not have one, staff will assist them with creating one at that time. Then a password and user name will then be issued to the students, which will allow them to electronically access WebAdvisor, where they can view their grades, register for classes, and utilize a multitude of support services at their convenience."

Brubaker added that this doesn't mean that students need to have a computer at home in order to attend college. "We have plenty of computers in the learning lab, library, internet cafe and various labs where students can access information or complete assignments."

Edison is just one of many colleges in the region who are moving toward utilizing technology to improve service and access to students.

Is your student information correct in the WebAdvisor system at Edison?
A valid e-mail address is required to use WebAdvisor.

Search for classes
Register online
Review student GPA
Review course schedule
Important, college wide email communications
Information about Financial Aid or Financial Aid awards
Grades
Class cancellation notices
Room change notices
Correct information/spelling on official transcripts, certificates or diplomas

If you are experiencing difficulty with your initial login or passwords, please ask for assistance at the Welcome Center located within Student Development or Darke County Campus Service Counter. Please report all errors to Student Development.

You MUST change your password on your first login to WebAdvisor. Your password MUST contain 6-9 characters, both numbers and letters and is case sensitive. Visit your WebAdvisor site often as it is your passport to Edison, both in communication and in personal information and grades.

To access WebAdvisor:
https://webadvisor.edisonohio.edu/datatel/openweb/index.html

Please Note-WebAdvisor will be down June 4-8, 2007 for system upgrade.

This is an image of the password screen:

Web Advisor Change Password Screen

Please note the instructions for your new password - it must be between 6 to 9 characters in length and include both letters and numbers.

For additional assistance with WebAdvisor, students will need to contact Nancy Larger in Student Development. All students are now required to have an e-mail address in order to use the WebAdvisor system. If you do not have an e-mail account, please visit the Welcome Center in Student Development for further assistance.

Blackboard Usernames and Passwords
Blackboard is course management software that students use to access information for their particular online, web-flex, and web-enhanced courses. When a student is enrolled in Blackboard, their username and password give the student access to all courses they are enrolled in that use Blackboard. The students need to get their username and password for Blackboard from their instructor. Instructors are provided with a list of usernames and passwords for their students at the beginning of the semester. The usernames and passwords may or may not match the username and password in the WebAdvisor system. Through data integration, students are enrolled in courses automatically. Please allow at a minimum 48 hours for enrollment changes in the Datatel system to migrate to Blackboard.

Blackboard/WebAdvisor
Currently, you will also need to verify your correct information in the Blackboard system. When you log into your course area, select �Personal Information� on the student tool bar, and then �Edit Personal Information�. Please verify that your current e-mail address is listed in Blackboard. The goal for the future semesters is to change the information in Datatel/WebAdvisor and it will be changed in the Blackboard system. For now, you will need to update and verify your e-mail address in both systems.