Helpful Resources
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Counselors
Counselors can help you identify careers that match your strengths and interests, register for classes and plan for future semesters, find money to pay for college, and much more. Go see one!
Distance Education Student Support
This website provides online learning services, tutorials and other support links. The most relevant DE information for the start of class that each student should carefully consider is as follows:
A Basic Checklist
If you answered YES to all of these questions, you have the time and skills to take an online course.
A Successful Online Learner
Citation Guides
Use the following guides to cite your sources.
Counselors
Counselors can help you identify careers that match your strengths and interests, register for classes and plan for future semesters, find money to pay for college, and much more. Go see one!
Distance Education Student Support
This website provides online learning services, tutorials and other support links. The most relevant DE information for the start of class that each student should carefully consider is as follows:
A Basic Checklist
- Do you have consistent/easy access (12-15 hours per week per online class) to a reliable computer with the software required?
- Do you have access to a computer with high speed Internet access?
- Are you comfortable using the Internet to find information?
- When you read a textbook do you tend to understand and remember most of what you have read?
- Do you do a good job of meeting deadlines so your work is on time?
- Are you comfortable expressing your ideas in writing?
- Is it easy for you to read and follow directions?
- Do you require face-to-face interaction to understand something?
- Can you work independently (You do not need someone looking over your shoulder to motivate you.)?
- Do you have word processing skills such as creating, editing, or saving documents?
If you answered YES to all of these questions, you have the time and skills to take an online course.
A Successful Online Learner
- Is responsible for maintaining his/her own equipment and Internet connection.
- Is expected to use professional communication at all times. (See Netiquette.)
- Is responsible for meeting all deadlines – plan ahead. Procrastination is the enemy.
- Is expected to have a high speed Internet connection, although most Leeward CC online courses will be able to run on a dial-up connection.
- Is proficient in the use of computers and productivity software such as email and word processing.
- Participates in the class with the instructor and classmates.
- Takes notes!
- Reads, listens to, and/or watches the course materials as often as required by the course.
- Develops self-discipline.
- Can problem solve; for example:
- What if you have a family emergency?
- What if the electricity goes off?
- What if your computer crashes?
- What if you lose your USB flash drive (or other external storage device)?