Interactive Video classes are classroom-based and involve classrooms from different locations being connected. So, it is not possible to take this kind of class from home.

Students participate in live sessions via the Maryland Interactive Video Network which connects up to four sites. The instructor may be on-site or at a remote site depending on where the class originates. Connect to the future by taking an interactive distance learning class in our state-of-the-art classrooms in Accokeek Hall, Room 302, and Chesapeake Hall, Room 115.

Beyond department approval it is necessary to enroll your distant students and make certain that both the local and distant sites are available during the hours /days of your proposed class.

After you have registered for a video course, you should attend the orientation session in order to receive the syllabus for each video course you are taking. The syllabus will provide you with information concerning the text book(s), tests, and other assignments as well as contact information for the instructor or required class meetings. These syllabi are available only from the Instructor.

A video course is instruction delivered via a collection of video programs which can be viewed in several different formats including VideoCD, DVD and Video Streaming online. SCC video courses earn the same credits as classroom courses. The difference is in the delivery method and the student's role in distance learning coursework. Communication with your instructor will be through phone, mail or office hours. It is possible that contact with classmates may not occur at all.

The instructor of these courses may be physically located at one site, while video and audio links enable the instructors and students to see, hear, and speak with each other at other sites. For example, students can earn credits from the Eastern New Mexico University while watching internet-linked classes here at Mesalands Community College.

While you might be able to use streaming for interactive video, there is typically a 5-10 second delay when streaming, which would hamper communication. You would be better served by conferencing software such as iChat AV, AOL Instant Messenger, or NetMeeting.

Upon completion of a video message, there is an optional interactive opportunity during which the advertiser can collect valuable, customized information from users, which cannot be collected through pure video delivery. Upon receipt of the user's input, a targeted incentive or additional message can be delivered to reinforce the original message. Additionally, users can be directed to a particular site dependent, or not, on the user's input.

First, we improved the performance and quality of full-screen mode through the use of hardware scaling. This lowers the system resource requirements when playing back content in full-screen, freeing up the CPU to allow for greater fidelity and additional post-processing of video. There is a new API to allow developers to specify a rectangular portion of the stage, or an offscreen region, to be scaled up to full screen resolution.

For the first two assignments, it’s probably easiest to just do them in the McConnell cluster, even if you have your own computer. These assignments involve access to file servers that you cannot access from home, and they require access to Windows, Macintosh, and Unix computers. (All of which are available in the McConnell cluster.) If you have a computer at home or work, you may be able to do a significant part of the remaining course work from there.

Taking a video course without a VCR is very difficult. The GSCC Libraries have a limited number of viewing stations. They are available on a first come, first served basis during library hours.

A video/campus course combines video course delivery (approximately 75 percent of the course is on video) with on-campus class time for face-to-face instruction, discussion and testing (approximately 25 percent on-campus). The components and requirements for a video/campus course are the same as those for video courses, with the understanding that you will also meet on campus for a reduced number of scheduled class meetings.

Self-paced courses are usually available at anytime. The course work is arranged in learning units that you complete at your own pace. You have 4 months to complete all the course work. Interactive courses have specific start and end dates and registration deadlines. You are grouped with other students with whom you will interact online. Courses last 8 to 16 weeks and have specific deadlines for course work to be turned in.

Once it is ascertained that a person is a qualified individual with a disability, the District and Colleges have an obligation to engage in a timely and interactive process with the employee to determine if the employee can perform the essential functions of his or her job with or without reasonable accommodations. Employees should inform HR or their supervisors of their need for reasonable accommodations.

Interactive training is a computer-based training method in which the participant interacts with the course using a standard keyboard and mouse. The information is presented using animation, digital video, titling, and professional narration. During the course, the participant is asked questions which they must answer correctly before they can proceed. If a question is answered incorrectly, the information pertaining to that question is repeated until the information is retained.

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with all distance learning classes, good time management skills, motivation and self-discipline are required for video course studies. To take a video course, you must have access to a television and a VCR or DVD player, or computer capable of viewing DVDs, VideoCDs and/or broadband Internet access for Video Streaming. See the Video Course Information page for more detail on obtaining video materials.

Yes. Video courses are no longer delivered via cable broadcast. You can take a video course by (1) viewing the videos at an SCC campus library or (2) renting or purchasing the video programs direct from the publisher and/or distributor in VideoCD, DVD or Video Streaming format. See the Video Course Information page for more detail on obtaining video materials.

You do NOT need to have your own computer to take a computer course. Computer labs are available at the Glen Ellyn campus. The main computer lab is the Academic Computing Lab on the third floor of the Student Resource Center.

I in the course section number denotes an online course, for example: ACC 121-I1. All instruction is delivered online with a minimum of two proctored activities. H in the course section number denotes a hybrid course, for example: ACC 122-H81. A hybrid course is generally a combination of campus lecture and online instruction. V in the section number denotes an interactive video course, for example: ACC 200-V01.

Interactive Video classes occur at a scheduled time and they do take place in a classroom. The instructor is present in one classroom, but is also connected to other, remote classrooms through two-way video and audio technology. If you are in an Interactive Video class, you may be in the same room with the instructor, or you may be at another site, communicating with the instructor and other remote classmates through TV monitors and microphones.

Often referred to as “Polycom” in recognition of a major provider of IVC equipment, IP-based Interactive Video Conferencing (IVC) consists of two-way video and audio communication supported by a computer network or digital phone line that facilitates interaction between people in two (point-to-point) or more (multipoint) locations, creating a virtual classroom or meeting room.

Video courses are not easier or more difficult than classes on campus, but they do require a special kind of dedication. Take stock of yourself before you decide. See our Self Assessment link for tools to help you evaluate your learning preferences.

There will be tests and a final exam, as well as other possible assignments that you will either mail or come to campus to complete. Textbooks and other class materials may be purchased at the SCC Bookstore. Web-enhanced video courses (or Video/Web courses) may also include online quizzing or activities using ANGEL.

You can see an example lesson from each level from the courses page. When you buy a course with us, we offer a money-back guarantee if you cancel in the first week of your course.

Students may elect to take their exams with their instructor or at one of the alternate testing sites coordinated by the Distance Learning Office (not to be confused with the College assessment and testing centers). To assure a test will be at the appropriate location, students must notify the instructor of the testing site in advance by submitting the Test Location Form that is found in the course outline. Please note: Some instructors do not allow students to tests at alternate sites.

The registration process is the same as those for campus-based and online courses. There is an additional $10 fee for each video-based course. Class schedules and registration information is available at: http://www.fccj.edu/schedules/ Yes. English, mathematics and humanities require entry-level placement tests. More information about Assessment and Certification is available at http://www.fccj.org/assessment/.