NCC Distance Education Spring 2020 Brochure | Page 3

HOW IS AN ONLINE COURSE CONDUCTED? An email will be sent to all registered online students to their NCC email account about a week before the class is scheduled to begin. At that time students will be informed about how to log into their online course. Blackboard provides the instructor with a wide variety of features to create an online course including discussion boards, chatrooms, web links, and assignment and assessment tools. ARE ONLINE COURSES FOR ME? To be successful in an online course, students should be: þ Comfortable using a computer þ Understand how to navigate web sites þ Able to communicate well in writing þ Self-motivated and self-disciplined þ Able to commit from 9 to 12 hours per week per course þ Willing to participate in online classroom discussions ➠ You may visit our website ncc.edu/online and click on "Student Orientation" link to get a general feel of the features used in an online course. HOW CAN I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SPECIFIC ONLINE COURSES? Additional information about course content and requirements is available from individual academic departments. The best time to call is between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. See page 18 for Department locations and phone numbers. Registration for Distance Education courses begins on Thursday, November 14, 2019. Distance Education courses begin on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. FOR MORE INFORMATION Please visit us on the web at ncc.edu/online Email the Office of Distance Education at [email protected] or call 516.572.7883 2