English
301 Online
FAQ's
Welcome, Interested Students!
What To Expect:
Students who enroll in an online class for the first time
often are unclear about what to expect from that online experience. Below, please find
some questions and answers about English 301 Online:
Question: Is English
301 Online the same as a
self-paced class?
Answer: No. English 301 Online is not a self-paced class. The due dates for documents
and class participation reflect those of a "regular" online class. Documents,
class participation, and drafts all must be completed by preset dates and times.
Sometimes, all your work will be due at the end of the week; at other times, you'll have
several checkpoints during that week by which to complete smaller projects.
Question: Where do we meet for class?
Answer: You don't really "meet" in a physical face-to-face sense. Instead,
you'll interact regularly through the Internet. You'll communicate with each other using
several web-based bulletin boards and email; your instructor will distribute information
about assignments and so forth using webpages and a class email list to which you'll
subscribe.
Your faculty member will be easily available to you
through email and voicemail.
Question: Is English
301 Online easier than a
"regular" class?
Answer: No. Some may think it's even more demanding than a regular face-to-face
class in that you have to stay motivated and stay on top of your work for the class. The
workload that you face in these online English 301 classes remains identical to that of a
regular English 301 class.
We have found that the most successful online students
tend to share the following characteristics:
- self-motivation/self-starter
- good organization and time-management skills
- somewhat familiar with computers and the Internet
- resourceful--they actively seek answers and solutions to
questions and problems
Question: Do I have to have a computer to enroll in
English
301 Online?
Answer: While having easy access to a computer remains an essential part of success
in an online class, that easy access does not have to be at your house. Students can
access computers on the Sierra College campus in several locations (the LRC, for example).
Please note that all students will be held
to the same standards whether they access from home, from campus, or from a
relative's or friend's house. It is wise to have a back up computer as
well. Think of it this way: if your method of transportation to
on-campus classes becomes unavailable, you find an alternate method to get
to campus or you drop your classes--your electronic access to this course is
like transportation; therefore, you should have a ready backup plan if your
"transportation" fails.
Question: What Internet skills would be helpful in
English
301 Online?
Answer: The most successful students in English 301 Online have had the following
Internet skills:
- Experience in successful Internet database searches using
a variety of search engines
- Knowledge in copying, pasting, and cutting documents from
email to Word Processors and back again
- Know how to make and organize bookmarks in your browser
software.
- Familiar with their word processor
- Some familiarity with web-based interactions--bulletin
boards, newsgroups, listservs, email, and newsgroups will also be useful.
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