Distance Learning
Types of Classes
Gateway offers different kinds of on-line classes supported by the Blackboard Course Management System:
Blackboard Web Local or Gateway Online Course
This course is web-based and is delivered on-line by a Gateway instructor; students will NOT meet face-to-face in class and are not required to come on campus, with the exception of possibly being required to attend one or two Gateway campus sessions. Communication with fellow classmates and with the instructor will be conducted through the online discussion board, email, and could include live chat or the interactive live classroom. Instruction for course assignments and tests will be posted online as well. You will see the note, Gateway Online Course, when reading this course in Gateway’s schedule of classes.
Blackboard Web World or KCTCS Online Classes
Students will NOT meet face-to-face in class and are not required to come on campus. All class work will be conducted independently or in groups, and on the Internet course website. Communication with fellow classmates and with the instructor will be conducted through the online discussion board, email, and could include live chat or the interactive live classroom. Instruction for course assignments and tests will be posted online as well. This class section number is designated with a “Z”. Your instructor, who could be affiliated with another KCTCS college, may require you to take proctored exams at an approved testing location or KCTCS proctored test site. These classes will follow the KCTCS online course calendar that can be found at http://www.kctcs.edu/distancelearning/Calendar.htm. You will see the note, KCTCS Online Course, when reading this course in Gateway’s schedule of classes.
Hybrid
This course is a hybrid course; 50% of the meetings and proctored exams will take place in the classroom, and 50% of meetings and instruction will take place on-line. It will be necessary for students to use the website to complete homework assignments, take practice quizzes, and communicate with the instructor and fellow class members. Students will need to follow the course schedule (syllabus) to see what days are scheduled for required on-campus class sessions. You will see the note, Hybrid Course (50% in person/50% online) when reading this course in Gateway’s schedule of classes.
Web-Enhanced
Students must physically attend all scheduled classes on a Gateway campus, but additional components will be posted on the course website for students to access outside of class time. The instructor “enhances” the class by having students go on-line for various parts of the class such as discussion, quizzes, lecture notes, etc. Your instructor will state in the course syllabus, his/her policy for using web-enhancement in his/her class. ALL GATEWAY classes listed in the schedule are technology capable of being Web-Enhanced. It is the instructor’s preference as to how they choose to teach any particular class.
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