What is a distance course at e-TC3 like?
Probably the best way to see what a course is like is to go to the SUNY Learning Network (SLN). You will find a sample online course that will give you a rough idea of what a course looks like. The sample course that is shown demonstrates only discussions within the course content section. Most courses use many more features here, including “mini-lectures”, “written assignments”, “self tests” and more. These courses are asynchronous, meaning there is no chat or other requirement to be online or anywhere else at a particular time. However, they are not self-paced, as they begin and end with the semester, and they have specific due dates for assignments, readings, etc. Individual documents may be printed from your browser. Online discussion takes place on a series of message board type pages, organized along with content and assignments, by the professor.
