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Platforms

LWTech uses different platforms for students to engage with their learning environment.

  • LionsLink Powered by ctcLink
    • Overall enrollment management
  • LWTech Legend
    • Class-specific management. You can also connect with your advisor and faculty advisor.
  • Canvas
    • Learning system for a specific class; turn in assignments, email your professor.
  • Microsoft Outlook Email
    • Communicate with the college, faculty, and peers.

These platforms are part of your academic experience. They help you plan, organize, and maintain communication with your professors and peers.

LionsLink

  • LionsLink is a single, centralized system of online functions, providing modern online services—anytime, anywhere—to all faculty, staff and students of Washington’s community and technical colleges. 
  • LionsLink will provide a set of interconnected software modules to help us streamline and standardize many of the things we do at our college today. 
  • The software modules will cover core administrative processes such as registration and course management, financial aid, financial services, and human resources.

LionsLink - Things To Do

  • Address a hold on your account
  • Browse the course catalog (course descriptions)
  • Change personal information 
  • Check official grades
  • Confirm your program of study
  • Create preferred email contact
  • Download W2 tax forms
  • Drop classes
  • Enroll in a payment plan
  • Pay for classes
  • Print your student schedule 
  • Report time worked, if you’re a student employee
  • Review unofficial transcript
  • Search and enroll for class
  • Swap classes
  • View transfer credit
  • View waitlist information
  • View your enrollment date
  • View your placement results

LionsLink Information

  • Use the online LionsLink support page to create an account, and get training for various components of the system.
  • All students, except for specific tasks, will use the “Student View” system. 

Legend

Legend provides you with a central location to connect to the people and services at LWTech that are available to help you. You will find contact information as well as links and online appointment scheduling–all accessible from your Legend homepage. 

Log into Legend any time of the day for services you need.

Canvas

  • Canvas is an online learning platform.
  • For assistance with using Canvas, visit eLearning online.
  • This is a learning platform almost all students use every quarter to manage course assignments, student-to-professor communications, tests, and grades.
  • Although there are other platforms, all students will continue to use canvas. If you have issues accessing Canvas, contact ITS Helpdesk for assistance. Learn more from the eLearning webpage.

Student Email (Microsoft Outlook)

  • After being admitted to LWTech, a student will receive an LWTech email. 
  • LWTech communicates with all students through the student-assigned email.
  • That email is always set up as S-Firstname.Lastname@lwtech.edu. 
  • If a student shares the same name, there may be a number added to the last name. This makes sure everyone’s email is individually set.
  • Using LionsLink Student View, you may add a preferred email contact.
  • After graduation, students may hold onto their college email for up to two years. If a student does not want access to that email, they may request Information Technology to close the email. 

Resources for Platforms

All the platforms noted above, students use while taking LWTech classes.