Online Learning Companion

online learning

RSITY AT MEMORIAL UNIVE

“I am a full-time Memorial student working two part-time jobs. Doing online courses along with on-campus courses let’s me get it all done. With online courses I can have the flexibility I need each semester to be able to work and go to school, and still have some time for myself. I have been doing online courses since my second year at Memorial, and I wish I had started them my first year.”

RELY MATIZA Business student

Online courses are designed specifically for instruction in a webbased environment, and are offered through D2L, Memorial’s online teaching and learning platform. D2L enables students to submit assignments, complete quizzes, participate in discussion forums and class chats, and connect with instructors. Courses incorporate a variety of resources such as video conferencing, interactive multimedia and other learning technologies to best present the course material in an effective and accessible way.

Many on-campus courses also use D2L course sites to incorporate these interactive resources and enhance the learning experience for students.

For a listing of Memorial’s online offerings for the current semester, please visit: OnlineCourses.mun.ca

WHAT’S NEEDED The main requirements for completing an online course are enthusiasm, dedication and drive. Students will need familiarity in using a personal computer (file management, word processing and printing), email programs and accessing the Internet.

Completing an online course requires access to a Pentium-class PC (or higher) or a G3-based Mac (or higher) that can connect directly to the Internet or the on-campus wireless network. Any additional hardware or software requirements will be included in our course listings.

ONLINE LEARNING

Memorial University is a Canadian leader in online learning, offering over 450 undergraduate and graduate courses in 30 subject areas. Each semester, nearly one quarter of on-campus students complete at least one online course, enabling greater flexibility to complement on-campus schedules and life responsibilities.

ONLINE LEARNING SUPPORT SERVICES For all students completing an online course, an array of supports, services and resources are available.

Support is offered seven days a week online, by telephone, or at The Commons in the QEII Library on Memorial’s St. John’s Campus.

When the St. John’s Campus is closed unexpectedly, for example due to inclement weather, normal online service hours remain in effect as staff are equipped to provide remote client support. Staff can assist with: • Using and accessing D2L; • Technical support for hardware/software configuration, embedded multimedia, and creating and editing course blogs; and, • Accessing online student resources, such as technical resources, the Writing Centre and the Libraries.

When it’s time for mid-term and final exams, registered on-campus students (on any of Memorial’s campuses) will be set-up to write the exam on their respective campus. For students not near a campus, Memorial University uses both face-to-face and online exam proctoring.

There is regular and scheduled contact with students throughout the online experience, including: • Contact phone calls to new online applicants; • Distributing information about online learning to new and returning online students prior to the start of the semester; and, • Offering general online orientations for new online students, and working with academic departments to facilitate orientations specific for their students.

CONTACT FOLLOW US facebook.com/memorialfutureu twitter.com/memorialfutureu instagram.com/memorialuniversity Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) 709 864 8700 | 1 866 435 1396 LearnOnline.mun.ca

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