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DISTANCE EDUCATION

Glendale Community College offers a variety of Distance A Welcome Letter:
Education courses to meet your needs including Online • Helps students unfamiliar with the distance education
courses and Hybrid courses. Distance Education courses shall environment understand course expectations,
utilize features of the Learning Management System (LMS), • Tells students how and where to login,
Canvas, such as Course Documents, Discussion Boards, Virtual • Lets students know where to go for technical help and
Classrooms, Groups, Assignments, External Links, Digital Drop support,
Boxes and Grade Books, Asynchronous and/or Synchronous* • Establishes rapport and promotes regular and effective
learning, etc. Internet and other technologies are used in contact with students early on,
learning exercises every week to ensure regular and effective • Assigns a Check-In Assignment. Faculty will design a course
contact between instructor and student and between student Check-In Assignment (see description below). The Check-
and student. Distance Education courses are equivalent to an In Assignment will be administered during Week 1.
in-person course. Courses are taught by the same qualified
instructors and follow the same curriculum and standards Check-In Assignment
as an in-person based course. Distance Education courses The course Check-In Assignment is a mandatory requirement
provide flexibility in scheduling and are especially helpful for all distance education courses. If a student does not
for self-directed learners. It is recommended that students be complete the course Check-In Assignment by Thursday night
comfortable with computers, particularly the Internet, before of a 4-8 week course or by Sunday night of a 10-16 week
taking an online or hybrid course. Make sure to read the course course to establish attendance, the instructor may drop
Ticket Note before choosing to enroll. *Synchronous refers to the student. Directions on completing the course Check-In
a learning environment in which everyone takes part at the Assignment will be in the Welcome Letter sent via GCC email
same time. Asynchronous refers to a learning environment in by the instructor 2-5 days before the term begins (see above).
which everyone does not take part at the same time. Students are responsible to retrieve and read the Welcome
Letter sent to their GCC email before the term begins.
For more information on GCC Distance Education, go to
http://glendale.edu/online and click on GET STARTED. Student Authenticity
Effective Regular Authentic Contact establishing and
Distance Education offers three types of courses: maintaining regular effective contact is an important aspect
Online Courses of delivering an online and hybrid course. It is not only a Title
An Online course is offered fully online. Students cannot be 5 requirement, but is also a practice that encourages and
required to meet face-to-face for office hours, orientations, facilitates student-centered instruction and increases student-
homework, exams, distribution of resource materials, or any learning outcomes. Therefore, Distance Education courses are
other course component. All course instructions, materials, NOT offered in a self-paced format.
assignments, and discussions are posted and completed
online through Canvas. Distance Education includes regular effective contact between
instructor and students, and between students and students.
Hybrid Courses Effective regular and authentic contact in the distance
A Hybrid course is offered partly online with online content education classroom takes place in four ways every week
and/or activities and partly face-to-face with in-person there is online instruction: 1. Instructor-Student 2. Student-
meetings. The instructor will give an in-person orientation Student 3. Student-Content 4. Student-Interface.
and in-class exams as stated in his/her syllabus.
Any portion of a course provided through distance education
Proctored Online Courses (POC): Assignments and must be consistent with guidelines issued by the Chancellor’s
examinations in a Proctored Online Course will be submitted Office, pursuant to section 409 of the Procedures and Standing
in an asynchronous manner, but students will be required to Orders of the Board of Governors.
take tests at a proctoring facility. Your instructor will provide
proctoring accommodations at GCC. Off-site proctoring Attendance & Participation Policy
services could be available at the discretion of the instructor. All distance education courses currently follow the GCC
Attendance and Drop Policy.
Once enrolled in a Distance Education course, students must
retrieve and read the Welcome Letter emailed to their GCC
student email account 2-5 days prior to the beginning of
the term. This Welcome Letter will explain the policies and
procedures of the course and how to complete the Check-In
Assignment by Thursday night of a 4-8 week course or by
Sunday night of a 10-16 week course to establish attendance
and not be dropped.

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