Is This for Me?

Welcome to ENG102 Online!

If you have registered for ENG102 Section 2104 (SMC), you have come to the correct place. This section of ENG102 is taught completely online, and we will be using Blackboard as the course management system. To participate in this class, you will need to successfully login to Blackboard and learn to use the system.

To get started, login to Blackboard following the instructions at https://memo2.maricopa.edu/spat.html

Class begins January 12th for the Spring ‘08 Semester. The Blackboad site will be available by January 1st. You must enter Blackboard and begin the class by: January 16th. If you haven’t done so by then, you will be dropped.

When you enter Blackboard, read the current Announcements and complete all the orientation activities. Click the START HERE button on the top of the left menu. (If you need help navigating around Blackboard, watch any of the first six orientation video clips: http://www.maricopa.edu/blackboard/help.html )

If you have any questions, call or email Dr. Cooper.

Distance Learning Facts

1. Distance Learning students sometimes can end up neglecting their course work because of personal or professional circumstances, unless they have compelling reasons for taking the course.

2. Some students prefer the independence of Distance Learning; others find it uncomfortable.

3. Distance Learning gives students greater freedom of scheduling, but it can require more self-discipline than on-campus classes.

4. Some people learn best by interacting with other students and instructors, but Distance Learning may not provide much opportunity for this interaction.

5. Distance Learning requires you to work from written directions without face-to-face instructions.

6. It may take as long as two or three days to get comments back by e-mail from your instructor (such as over a weekend or holiday).

7. Distance Learning requires at least as much time as on-campus courses and in many instances up to three times as much.

8. Distance Learning uses computers and other technology for teaching and communication.

9. Printed and/or online materials are the primary source of directions and information in Distance Learning.

10. Distance Learning classes often require written assignments and projects.

11. Students who have dropped a college class often don’t have the self-discipline or motivation to work independently and complete an online course.

Based on IS ELI FOR ME? by Bob Loser, Joan Trabandit, Barbara Hatheway, and Teresa Donell.

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