Fall 2013 Academic Schedule - Wayne County Community College

DISTANCE LEARNING WORKS FOR YOU...• ONL (Online) • ITV (Interactive Television) • LIO (Live Interactive Online)ONLINE (SECTION B01 – B15)Online courses are delivered via the Internet. The Internet links faculty and students through the computer, whether they are in thesame city or on opposite sides of the world. Online courses offer you rigorous, high quality instruction and the flexibility of accessingthem anytime, anywhere. Of course, students must participate fully in online courses, and are required to complete assignments andmeet deadlines. The major advantage of an online course is its continuous format which allows students to work at the times that bestsuit them. You can access your course 24 hours a day, seven days a week.ONLINE PLATFORMThe online platform is the Blackboard distance education platform. Blackboard courses do not require any special software.You must have a Java-enabled browser, such as Internet Explorer.DISTANCE LEARNINGBLACKBOARD ORIENTATION (Choose from one of two options)Students taking their first online class must successfully complete a mandatory orientation either online or face-to-face.ONLINE ORIENTATION:Go to www.wcccd.edu, then click Distance Learning, click Blackboard, and click Begin Orientation. On the first day of the semester,you will be allowed to log on to Blackboard with your WCCCD ID and PIN.NOTE: Section numbers are the last 3 characters following the CRN.Can’t find the class you need? Try a different location. We have six locations and Distance Learning to serve you. 39