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FAQS * FOR ONLINE STUDENTS
*Frequently Asked Questions
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MOST SUCCESSFUL ONLINE
STUDENTS ARE:• Self-motivated and self-
starters • Have good organizational
skills
• Have good time-management skills
• Are familiar with computers and the Internet
• Are resourceful and actively
seek answers and solutions to questions and problems.
DO YOU KNOW ONLINE ETIQUETTE?
• Identify yourself by name in each email or postings.
• Be supportive and constructive in your comments to each other.
• Everyone will benefit from a positive online learning environment.
• Read information on Online Etiquette (use the back button to come back and finish the presentation).
BE SURE TO GET THE FOLLOWING COURSE INFORMATION FOR YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
• Course objectives
• Course expectations
• Assignments How to submit
assignments How to label files
• How to address your e-
mails to the instructor
• Grading Policies
• Other course issues
ACADEMIC HONESTY:
You must not:
• Take others’ thoughts or words without appropriate acknowledgment.
• Submit work that has been written or revised in part or in whole by another person.
• Submit work that you have submitted for another class.
It is a violation of college policy to plagiarize or to recycle work.
• Most online classes are NOT self-paced.
• Usually homework, other activities, and online class participation must be completed by deadline.
• Many Instructors set the deadline for midnight on Saturday to assist those who work Monday-Friday.
• Use a calendar for deadlines.
• Set aside time each week to login.
Answer: NO
QUESTION: IS AN ONLINE CLASS THE SAME AS A SELF-PACED CLASS?
QUESTION: HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE TO SPEND ONLINE?
Answer: That it is up to you.
• You should plan to spend at least the same amount of time you would spend on a face-to-face class.
• For a one unit class - you'll spend a
minimum of one hour a week looking at some of the class resources, checking on assignments, contributing to discussions, and posting homework.
• You’ll probably spend another 3
hours on reading, practice activities and homework.
QUESTION: DO YOU HAVE TO LOG ON AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME?
Answer: Usually not
• You will have deadlines by which to submit your homework, but WHEN you complete that work is usually up to you.
• Your instructor MAY require chat sessions or other real time activities.
• It’s important NOT to leave it to the last minute to do your work or to submit it.
• If you have trouble connecting to your
ISP or the course website, then your assignments will be late.
QUESTION: WHERE DO WE MEET FOR CLASS?
• Other than the orientation meeting, most online courses don't really "meet" in a physical face to face sense.
• We'll interact regularly through the Internet.
• We'll be using some software called Desire2Learn and using the Los Rios eLearning web server.
• Course materials are available on the course web pages, the bulletin boards, announcements and email.
Answer: Online, not in a classroom.
QUESTION: HOW WILL WE COMMUNICATE?
Answer: In many ways.
• We'll communicate with each other using web-based bulletin boards, chat rooms and email.
• The instructor is available to you through email, voicemail and virtual office hours.
• On-campus office hours are also available by appointment.
• These same tools will be used for student-to-student communication also.
QUESTION: IS TAKING AN ONLINE CLASS EASIER THAN A “REGULAR” CLASS?
Answer: No
• Some students think an online class is even more demanding than a face-to-face class.
• You have to stay motivated and stay on top of your work for the class.
• The workload in an online class is usually identical to an on-site class on the same topic.
QUESTION: DO I HAVE TO HAVE A COMPUTER AT HOME?
Answer: No
• Access to a computer at home makes it easier, but you do NOT have to own a computer for an online class.
• Students can access computers on the campus in several locations (the Learning Resource Center, and the Business Computer lab, for example) or at other district colleges.
• Some students complete online classes from work (with permission from their employer, of course).
QUESTION: WHAT INTERNET SKILLS WOULD BE HELPFUL IN AN ONLINE CLASS?
Answer:
• Know how to use a web browser.
• Know how to use an email program.
• Know how to make and organize bookmarks in your browser software.
• Some familiarity with web-based interactions bulletin boards, chat and mailing lists will also be useful.
• Some familiarity with word processing.
• Experience in successful Internet searches using a variety of search engines.
QUESTION: WHAT IS EXPECTED OF STUDENTS?
Answer:• As in a regular face-to-face class, your
instructor expects that you will adhere to standards of:
CourtesyProfessionalismAcademic honesty
• Participate with appropriate consideration for each other and for the instructor.
• Your emails and web postings should:On the topic at handBe appropriate
Should reflect a professional demeanor
GETTING STARTED ONLINE
• Online links Student Support for Online Classes
http://www.gcccd.edu/online/student/default.html
Login to Blackboard at GCCCD https://gcccd.blackboard.com
Contact your instructor if you have any other questions.