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Online LearningSUNY Orange currently offers several coursesonline through the internet each year. In addition,students may take courses which are "web-enhanced,""hybrid," or “online” in nature. Students may accessthese courses from home, on campus, or whereverthey can obtain internet access.Web-enhancedA web-enhanced course makes use of webtechnology and services to support distribution ofcourse materials and student access to resources onthe web. These courses still meet for the required timeon campus. Some courses may require participation inthe web-enhanced portion of the course indetermining the final grade. Mandatory webenhancedcourses will be clearly marked in all courselistings.HybridA hybrid course makes significant use of internettechnology to facilitate access to class materials andsupport communication between faculty andstudents, among students, and between students andresources. These courses will only meet for one-half ofthe required class time on campus and will requireparticipation in the online portion of the course indetermining the final grade.OnlineA full online course is one that can be accessedanywhere and anytime, via the internet, with a webbrowser. It supports all the other services mentionedpreviously, as well as builds a learning communitywith the course taking place completely on-line,including live chats, bulletin board discussions andadvising. An additional fee of $50 is required for eachonline course.To participate in online learning, students musthave access to the World Wide Web (a broadbandconnection is recommended) and must use InternetExplorer 7 or higher or Firefox 3.0 or higher as theirweb browser (JavaScript and Cookies must beenabled, and pop-up blockers must be disabled). Inaddition, students will need a word processingprogram such as Microsoft Word (other wordprocessing software can be used, but documents mustbe saved in the .rtf format) and Adobe AcrobatReader. Students are required to use SUNY Orangeissuedemail accounts. There are various work stationsaround campus that students may use to access onlinecourses.In the home, an Internet Service Provider(ISP) will provide access for a monthly fee. Thestudent’s ISP will specify the computer requirementsfor its service.For more information about online learning atSUNY Orange including courses being offered,FAQs, etc., please visit www.sunyorange.edu/dl.162 www.sunyorange.edu Spring 2011