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North Seattle Community College
(NSCC) and all Seattle Community College District
campuses offer both credit and non-credit courses
that require few (if any) in-person, on-campus meetings.
Fully Online (F)
Some distance learning courses are fully online on the Internet. These
classes do not require campus visits. These courses, however, may involve optional
in-person orientation meetings and/or mandatory exams (proctored in our testing center or
elsewhere). Classes require Internet access and involve online discussion and e-mail
submission and grading of student work. Some classes utilize computer CD ROM
tutorials as well. We share a few online courses with the other community colleges
around the state. These "Washington Online" courses
(denoted "WOL" in the quarterly schedule) often start earlier than other courses
and require students to purchase their books online a week in advance.
Primarily Online (P)
Primarily online classes are essentially on the Internet but are not completely
online. They require a limited number of campus meetings for orientation, testing
and/or review.
Hybrid
Classes (H)
("Fuel-Efficient") classes involve
significant on-campus work as well as online learning. Most classes
have at least one on-campus meeting per week along with online
communication and content elements. The amount of each may vary from
week to week.
Online Component
(OC)
Classes with an online component (also called "hybrid" classes)
require some coursework to be completed via the Internet and some coursework to be
accomplished on-campus. The number of campus visits and the amount of online work
may vary from week to week.
Videocassette/Videostream/Videomedia/Telecourse
(OV)
Distance learning classes that use video materials interweave less frequent campus
meetings with quality instruction via professionally designed, visually informative
videos. Some classes utilize videocassette or
videomedia series which may be viewed in the NSCC
library media center, rented for the quarter
or purchased in DVD format.
Other courses incorporate
visual lessons which may be videostreamed at any time over the Internet
with a broadband connection (an option called "Video
On Demand"). And other classes (also called "Teleweb"
courses) use telecourse video series that are broadcast on
SCCtv (Seattle Community
College Comcast cable channel 28,
Millennium cable channel 32 ). Some of these courses require several on-campus evening
sessions, others require no campus meetings and/or utilize online instruction. The
number of campus visits varies by course.
CD Computer Tutorials (CD)
Distance learning classes that utilize computer CD's or software programs as
computer tutorials.
Online/Video (F/V)
Online/Video classes utilize fully online instruction and video lessons which can
be videostreamed at any time over the Internet (called "Video On Demand")
or are available as videocassettes (or both). The videostreaming option requires the
student to have broadband access to the Internet (such as through DSL or cable
modem). Videotapes may be viewed in the NSCC library media center or rented for the
quarter.
Self-Paced
Modules (MOD)
All modular classes are self-paced and may be taken in any quarter.
Students may take any number of course modules as desired (plan with
advisor) and take longer than the usual one-year to complete the program if
needed. Students will have the option of studying theory elsewhere. Students
must practice the 'hands-on' procedures in the classroom with an instructor
and quizzes/exams and competency checkoffs must be performed at school
during designated times. Instructors, classrooms and equipment will be
available according to a scheduled time frame of hours/days including some
evening times.
Combined Technologies (F/CD,
V/CD)
A number of our classes combine more than one mode of distance learning such as the
Online/Video classes mentioned above . Some distance learning classes utilize
computer CD's with fully online instruction (F/CD); other classes combine videotaped
lessons with computer CD tutorials (V/CD).
ITV Classroom (ITV)
ITV (Interactive TV) classrooms utilize technical equipment to broadcast to
and from distant sites (located in-state or around the world) via two-way live
interactive teleconferencing. Students meet on-cammpus but, In this mode of
"distance learning", students from different campuses can see and interact with
one another and their shared instructor. Instructors may spend time visiting each
participating broadcast site. North Seattle Community College offers such courses
with other colleges from within the Seattle Community College District as well as with
neighboring community colleges.
Details on all classes can be found
in North Seattle Community College's quarterly class schedule (in print and online). Link to the specific schedule
of distance learning courses through Courses &
Schedules |
