Flexible Scheduling Option

This project is the development of alternate syllabi for students who can not attend regular class and want to receive credit for a particular course. The focus for the Fall 98 semester will be to provide a flexible scheduling option for students in any of these three courses: English 21 (Developmental Reading), English 102 (College Reading), and English 60 (Technical Report Writing). The syllabi will follow closely the activities outlined for the conventional classroom but will allow the students to complete most assignments outside of class and to take quizzes and tests at their convenience in the HawCC Main Campus Learning Center. 

Students, however, must be reminded that a course offered online is not  easier than taking the same  course in the conventional classroom manner.  The student who is successful  in ;such a course must , perhaps, be more responsible

• English 021
• initial contact with teacher in person for scope and rules of course and  training for utilizing WebCT and other online mechanisms for taking distance ed courses
• completion assignments outside of class with assistance via e-mail
• additional writing assignments to be posted to the English 021 web site for review by instruction and other online classmates.(This will  substitute for in-class discussions of short stories and other class readings.)
• completion of AIMS requirement at Main Campus Learning Center.
• requirement that students have relatively easy access to e-mail and World Wide Web

• English 060
• initial contact with teacher in person for scope and rules of course and  training for utilizing WebCT and other online mechanisms for taking distance ed courses
• attendance requirement waived with all assignments completed outside of class
• assistance from teacher via e-mail
• completion of quizzes and tests at Main Campus Learning Center
• requirement that students have relatively easy access to e-mail, the  World Wide Web, and a html editor for making simple web pages
• Ideally student should have access to an Internet provider who can give the student web page privileges.

• English 102
  • initial contact with teacher in person for scope and rules of course and  training for utilizing WebCT and other online mechanisms for taking distance ed courses.
  • decision to complete course online OR in class must be made the first day o;f instruction.  (No change of routine allowed once commitment is made.)
  • attendance requirement waived with all assignments completed outside of classtime   in accordance to deadlines set by instructor
  • periodic contact (at least twice weekly) with teacher via e-mail
  • completion of  reading lab requirements, quizzes and tests at Main Campus Learning Center
  • assistance with instruction via e-mail or tutor/teacher contact in Learning Center
  • completion of  textbook exercises and drills on own time (Corrections and feedback provided at the Learning Center.
  • additional  writing assignments to be posted at English 102 web site for review by    other online classmates.. (This is a substitution for in-class discussions of short stories and other class readings.)
  • requirement that students have relatively easy access to e-mail, the  World Wide Web, and an html editor for making simple web pages
  • Ideally student should have access to an Internet provider who can give the student web page privileges

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