1. Advantages of Online Education

   

   Advantages of Online Education - Courses at your Fingertips - Retaining your job while attending school - Save on commuting and child care costs - Complete courses before having to relocate - Increased student discussions - Flexibility to study in any location

   For Success with Online Courses

   - Get Organized
   - Polish your Computer Skills
   - Have Reliable Internet Access
   - Read Carefully
   - Log-In and Participate Regularly
   - Do Not Procrastinate

2. Types of Online Courses

   Types of Online Courses:

   • Internet Based Course: Online Courses are courses in which course instruction and information is available at a distance. It is one in which regularly scheduled classroom time is replaced by required activities completed at a distance and managed online. 
   • Blended Course:Blended courses are sometimes referred to as hybrid courses or sometimes mix-mode coursed. Currently, this refers to a course that is conducted partially online and partially through face-to-face (F2F) interactions, whether in the classroom or in another off-campus setting. There if reduced F2F time in a blended course as compared to the equivalent credit classroom course. 
   • Web-Enhanced: Web-Enhanced Courses are standard classroom courses that utilize online resources to supplement the classroom instruction. In a web-enhanced course, there is no reduced classroom seat time. In a blended course, there is. 

3. Mozilla Firefox

   

   Mozilla Firefox
   is the recommended
   internet browser for using Moodle.

   

4. Fall Online Course List

   Fall Online Course List
   Now Available.
   See if the course you want is offered online.

5. Moodle Demo Courses

   Need Help?
   Try these Moodle training courses available from the Help tab in the Moodle navigation.
   Training is available for Students, Faculty and Adjuncts.

   

   This self-paced online tutorial is designed to be completed in about 30 minutes.
   It will acquaint you with the general course layout in Moodle.

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Assistance with online education and learning resources please contact:
Chad Williams: 444-3813 chad.williams@umhelena.edu
Director of Online Learning

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