INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM - Jefferson College
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM - Jefferson College
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM - Jefferson College
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ONLINE COURSE MEMO<br />
JEFFERSON COLLEGE<br />
TO:<br />
FROM:<br />
SUBJECT:<br />
Summer 2011 Online Students<br />
Allan Wamsley, Director of JC Online<br />
and Instructional Technology<br />
636-797-3000 x342 awamsley@jeffco.edu<br />
Online Courses<br />
DATE: May 16, 2011<br />
Welcome to your online course offered through <strong>Jefferson</strong> <strong>College</strong>.<br />
Information on the Web. For your convenience, we have posted much of the information you<br />
will need to prepare for your course on our web page. I strongly encourage you to take time to<br />
review this information prior to the start of your course. To access this information, complete the<br />
following steps:<br />
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Go to www.jeffco.edu.<br />
In the column on the left side of the screen, click on JC-Online.<br />
On the Online Courses page, click on Summer 2011 Online Student Information.<br />
This will take you to a page linking you to information such as the orientation<br />
schedule, library, bookstore, and Testing Center hours, online services outage<br />
information, and much more.<br />
How to Get Started. Some of the online courses will have an on-campus orientation session. All<br />
the information you need to get started will be provided at that meeting. The dates and times are<br />
listed on the orientation schedule posted on our website. Please be sure to check the orientation<br />
schedule frequently for updates on orientation dates, times, and locations.<br />
Other courses will not have an on-campus orientation but will have that information available on<br />
the Web. Orientation information and course content will be available online by the date the<br />
course is scheduled to begin.<br />
A high-speed Internet connection is strongly recommended. If you need assistance logging in<br />
to or accessing Blackboard, please contact the Instructional Support Center at 636-797-3000<br />
x234, Option 2, or toll-free 1-866-522-1472 (from 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Monday -Thursday,<br />
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Saturday).<br />
Beat the Rush! If your course includes videotapes, DVD’s or CD’s, you may want to beat the<br />
rush and check them out prior to attending your orientation session or beginning the course.<br />
These videotapes, DVD’s, and CD’s will be available for checkout in the Library at the Hillsboro
campus and in the Library/Information Commons at <strong>Jefferson</strong> <strong>College</strong> Arnold. Students may<br />
also request that materials be checked out to them and sent to the office at <strong>Jefferson</strong> <strong>College</strong> –<br />
Northwest for pick up. Please refer to the orientation schedule posted on our web page. Titles of<br />
courses which have items to be checked out from the Library are in bold.<br />
<strong>Jefferson</strong> <strong>College</strong> students will need to have a student photo I.D. to use various <strong>College</strong> services,<br />
including checking out Library materials. If you do not already have your I.D., go to Student<br />
Services or to the Library at the Hillsboro campus during regular business hours to have your<br />
photo I.D. printed and to have a validation sticker for summer 2011 attached. Photo I.D.’s are<br />
also available at the Arnold and Northwest sites. You will need a Missouri driver’s license or<br />
state ID for proof of identity. Please note that if you already have your I.D. card, you will only<br />
need to get a summer validation sticker.<br />
Successful Online Students. Because we want you to be successful, we thought it would be<br />
helpful to know a little more about the nature of online courses.<br />
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Past students who have been successful in this delivery format were usually highly motivated,<br />
independent, active learners with good organizational and time management skills.<br />
A mistake made by some students is to think that this type of course is easier than its oncampus<br />
counterpart. Past students agree, however, that this is not the case. Online courses<br />
require that students invest sufficient time to complete assigned work.<br />
Assignments, lectures and discussions are most often in writing. It is important to have good<br />
reading and writing skills to be successful.<br />
Please take a moment to evaluate your skills and learning preferences to make sure this type of<br />
delivery format is for you. We anticipate that you will want to continue with the online course<br />
and will successfully complete it. However, if you decide that you would prefer to take this<br />
course in a classroom, please contact your advisor to discuss your options.<br />
If you have any questions about your online course, please don’t hesitate to contact me.<br />
Allan Wamsley