Who is eligible to take distance learning courses ?
What is different about taking a course online compared to a traditional on campus class?
What are the DL Attendance Requirements?
Are Distance Learning courses easier than taking classroom
courses?
How much time will I be spending online?
Do I get credit for taking a distance learning course?
Is financial assistance available?
How much time do I have to complete the course?
Do I need to be online at a specific time and day to participate
in my class?
Do I need to buy any textbooks or other course materials?
How do I contact my instructor if I have a question?
Who is eligible to take distance learning courses?
Students enrolled in Associate of
Arts, Associate of Science or Bachelor in Science programs.
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Generally, the online
courses are set up in weekly modules with the assignment from each module due
by the end of the week. It will help you to have a positive experience if you
do not let yourself get behind.
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Student participants could be required to post materials electronically. An online student has the responsibility for making the initial contact with the instructor, maintaining weekly correspondence, and/or submitting assigned work on a regular basis to be considered “Active.” Failure to submit work regularly results in a student’s being considered absent.
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No. You will spend as much time, if not more, on
your distance class as you would for the same course taught in a classroom.
Since you will not have a face-to-face relationship with your instructor, you
might have to do some additional reading.
The learning processes in a Distance Learning class are "learner
centered." There is no regular prompting by the instructor to read, study and complete assignments. You must be motivated
and disciplined to learn. It is helpful to set a daily study and work schedule
and stick to it. Distance Learning is not for everybody.
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It is recommended that
you do not spend any more time online than you need to. It is more important
that you visit your class OFTEN than it is to stay on for long periods of time.
Think of it as checking your e-mail. It is good to check daily to see if your
instructor has put up a new announcement or if there is anything new in the
discussion area. Everything is printable so it is recommended that you log on,
print out your weekly assignments and lectures to keep them in a notebook, and
then log off. Although you can type directly into the text boxes provided in
the activities, it is recommended that you work off-line in your own word
processing program, save your answers to your hard drive and THEN log back on
and copy and paste them into the text boxes provided. This will prevent you
from losing any information if you accidentally get disconnected.
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Yes. All distance
learning courses here are fully accredited and are taught by FNC faculty. They
are transferable and there is no difference on your transcript between a
distance learning course and a traditional classroom course.
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Financial assistance is available for all
Distance Learning courses, if you qualify. For more information on available
financial assistance contact the financial aid office.
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Distance Learning courses follow the same timelines as traditional on-campus courses. Your instructor will issue a syllabus with course assignments and deadlines. When the term ends, so does your distance course
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No, you don’t. At FNC online courses are asynchronous, which means that students can sign on and participate at times convenient to them.
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As an online learning student, your course may require you to purchase certain course materials, such as a textbook, course-related booklets, etc. The types of materials you will need are determined by the instructor and depend on the course. You may need to order only one type of item or a combination of two or three. Required course materials can be ordered online
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You can always post a message to your instructor within the virtual classroom. Your instructor will usually post an email address where they can be reached in case you need to contact them privately. If you are not sure which email to use to contact them, you can also contact the distance learning department.
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The methods used to submit homework assignments will vary from course to course. Generally, professors will require you to email assignments directly to a secure, online dropbox or to the professor's personal email address, and sometimes they will require you to participate in the course Discussion Forum.
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