3 Flavors of
Online Courses
Web-Enhanced, Hybrid, and Fully Online
> Web-Enhanced Courses
build on the classroom experience through online
access to course materials, chat rooms, discussion boards, and audio/video
resources. Capital professors use WebCT Vista in a variety of ways:
-
Leona Pie digitizes
journal articles and printed materials used in her Nursing class. She
also places them on reserve in the College Library.
-
Hector Postigo uploads
the PowerPoint slide shows he creates for his Biology lectures.
Students review the materials after class and e-mail him any questions or
assignments prior to the hands-on laboratory sessions.
-
Instead of a traditional
textbook, Jennifer Thomassen and the Communication team created a
WebCT Vista course environment that draws on a variety of sources to engage
students to think about graphic design and visual communication.
>
Hybrid Courses are
a 50-50 blend of face-to-face
instruction and online activities.
Students come to campus half
the normal time and on their own time complete a variety of assignments
using the WebCT Vista
online classroom. Hybrid
courses are intended for students who are independent learners who appreciate
the advantages offered by
this mode of instruction.
> Distance Learning Courses
(also known as "Fully Online" Courses) use WebCT Vista as virtual
classrooms where the entire course is conducted electronically. They're
designed for students who like the DL environment, who cannot come to
campus, or whose schedules prevent them from taking the on-campus
version of a course. Check out the
Spring 2007 schedule of DL classes
at Capital, in the subject areas of Biology, Business Law, Computer
Science, English, History, Psychology, Sociology, and Spanish.
.
