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 Student Support - Online Learning

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​​Are you ready for Online Learning?

Click here for a free workshop to help you understan​d your level of readiness to take online classes. 

The workshop will take up to an hour to complete. You won't receive college credit for completing this workshop, and no one will monitor your progress. The workshop is just for you to take and think about what skills and support structures you have or need to develop in order to maximize your success in an online class. If you have any questions about this workshop or being successful in your online class, please contact Elise Baker, Distance Education Coordinator, at eliseb@cos.edu.


Getting Started: How to Apply to take Online Courses

​All new and returning students will need to complete and online application using CCCApply

For a step-by-step guide to registration and other helpful resources, visit our Getting Started webpage.


Browsing Online Course Offerings

You can use the Class Search feature to see what classes are offered online. 

There is a search criteria on that page labeled Online Learning.  To browse online courses only, mark the bubble to “include," fill in your other search terms and hit Search. That will show you courses in your area that are offered online or in hybrid formats. ​


Understand Online Instructional Modalities

Online

These are courses in which there are no scheduled meetings. The course includes regular and substantive interaction between the instructor and the student, and students are required to complete class activities and assignments as detailed in the course syllabus by logging into an online system, completing assignments and submitting them to the instructor electronically within timelines specified in the syllabus.

Online with orientation

These are courses in which there is one scheduled meeting identified in the schedule. The course includes regular and substantive interaction between the instructor and the student, and students are required to complete class activities and assignments as detailed in the course syllabus by logging into an online system, completing assignments and submitting them to the instructor electronically within timelines specified in the syllabus. your other search terms and hit Search. That will show you courses in your area that are offered online or in hybrid formats. ​​

Online - synchronous - live

​These are courses in which class meetings take place on a predetermined scheule, which include regular and substantive interaction between the instructor and the student, and all students are required to attend class meetings and interact with the instructor and other students through the use of live, interactive technology.

hybrid

These courses include any combination of in-person, synchronous online, and/or asynchronous online instruction including regular and substantive interaction between the instructor and the student. The class schedule specifies how students participate in each class session.

hybrid flex

These courses include any combination of in-person, synchronous online, and/or asynchronous online instruction including regular and substantive interaction between the instructor and the student. Each student determines which modality to participate in for each class session.


​​Student Support Resources

USE THE Links below to access commonly used student support tools and services online. ​

MyGiant Online Portal
Canvas
Online Counseling​
Online Tutoring
Library Databases
Ask a Librarian - ​​​live chat, call, email, or apppointments
Financial ​Aid
Contacting Staff or Faculty
Student Technology Support

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