Is 在线学习 Right For Me?

• 避免拖延 - the downfall of many online students. 你必须 be responsible to meet assignment due dates without having instructors calling or e-mailing you or having a face-to-face conference.
• 管理时间 (i.e. schoolwork, family, and job) is important for online learning. The online learner is expected to be organized and perform multiple tasks to complete lessons.
• Online courses require you to 独立工作.
• 在线课程需求 至少同样多的时间 from you as on-campus courses do.
• Assignments are typically submitted through 黑板上.
• 你必须 积极参与 in the communication forums, such as the Discussion Board, and you must regularly check your email and respond to messages--most instructors expect you to check into class multiple times a week.
• The online student must be willing to seek out help when needed and ask well-thought-out questions. Instructors are generally available during their office hours for phone consultation and clarification, or you can email them within your course.
• Some online courses require 一些校内工作: orientations, face-to-face presentations, review sessions, exams, or labs. Check course descriptions or your syllabus for details.

Certain basic skills are needed to successfully take online classes. Each student should be able to:

• Use a desktop or laptop computer for basic tasks.
• Use a word processing and printing program.
• Connect to the Internet from a home, office, or college computer.
• 浏览互联网.
• Use email, including attaching a file to an email message.
• Download a program from the Internet and install it.
• Do a search on the web, locating and noting reference information.
• Use a multimedia program for streaming video/audio.
• Use an online discussion board forum and chatroom.

Greenville Technical College makes every effort to create a sense of an online community. Positive climate building and considerate behavior can reduce anxiety about communicating online and contribute to a positive collegial environment.

Positive climate building can be developed by

• Responding promptly to messages.
• Use of personalizing remarks.
• Avoiding hostile or curt comments. No objectionable, sexist, or racist language will be tolerated.
• Displaying humor with care. The use of humor can be very tricky; sometimes it is seen as sarcasm or derision rather than as funny. Symbols or parenthetic phrases (e.g.，:-)或者“哈”! ha!") can help to convey emotional tone and help to prevent misunderstandings.
• Promoting cooperation by offering assistance and support to other participants and by sharing ideas.

注意事项:

• Do not share your username and/or password with anyone.
• Do demonstrate fundamental courtesy online. (Absolutely no abusive or libelous comments will be permitted.)
• Do use only your real first and last name online.
• Confidentiality: Do not give anyone else access to any of the sessions (either viewing onscreen or in print) without the previous consent of all participants.
• 版权 & plagiarism: Do not use the words or text of others without proper acknowledgment of the source unless you first have the author's permission.