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Distance learning at Trinity Valley Community College offers opportunities for
students to further their educational goals when employment, family
responsibilities or other scheduling problems prohibit regular (in-person)
attendance on one of the College’s campuses. This style of course delivery might also
appeal to those students who desire a more non-traditional alternative when
pursuing a college education.
TVCC’s distance learning program utilizes the following technologies:
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Synchronous, two-way live instructional television (ITV) to provide
instruction to students apart from the instructional site.
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Asynchronous online instruction, referred to as e-Courses, that utilizes the
Canvas Learning Management System online platform.
TVCC offers two options for asynchronous instruction:
1.
Fully online courses are those in which all instruction and evaluation
methods are delivered online using the TVCC e-Course system. Prior to
enrolling in an online course, it is strongly recommended that the student
reviews the course syllabus to determine the methods of evaluation in the
course. Some online courses require proctored exams in a proctored
environment, thus necessitating travel to an approved testing site. It is the
student’s responsibility to abide by the requirements outlined in the
course syllabus. Hybrid courses combine the best elements of traditional,
face-to-face instruction and online instruction. Distance learning hybrid
(HYD) courses are those in which the majority (51% +) is delivered online
while there is some classroom and/or laboratory meeting times.
Classroom hybrid (HYC) courses are those in which the majority (51% +)
is delivered in the classroom with some online component. Prior to
enrolling in hybrid courses, it is strongly recommended that the student
reviews the course syllabus to determine the required dates of class/lab
attendance. It is the student’s responsibility to abide by the attendance
requirements outlined in the course syllabus.
2.
Any student enrolled in an asynchronous course with TVCC (fully online or
hybrid) will be provided an institutional assigned secure log in to access
the e-Course system. The user name will be uniquely assigned to the TVCC
student who is registered for the online course. The unique user log in
information is to be used by the online student enrolled only and is subject
to the institution’s technology resource and acceptable use policy.
Furthermore, sharing or loaning log in information with other individuals
is strictly prohibited and will be subject to the consequences outlined in
the institution’s technology use policy.
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