Distance Learning

Distance Learning courses offer flexibility in scheduling while meeting the same academic requirements and objectives as traditional, classroom-based courses.

For the Fall 2008 semester Southern offers distance learning opportunities using the following instructional formats.  Click on the links below for detailed information about each mode of delivery and to discover if on-line learning is for you.

Correspondence

Correspondence courses are designed for students with strong organizational skills. Instructors will mail students a course packet after registration, and students will mail back completed assignments as scheduled.

Available Correspondence courses are reflected on the on-line schedule for Fall 2008. Students who live more than an hour's drive away from campus may make alternate proctoring arrangements with the instructor.

Higher Education Instructional Television

HEITV (Higher Education Instructional Television) courses are broadcast over West Virginia Public Broadcasting stations.

Note: This is a TV-based course. This course meets on the Williamson campus usually on   Saturdays. For availability of HEITV courses, browse Southern's on-line schedule. 

Interactive Classrooms

With Southern's interactive classroom system (ICR), students enjoy access to many courses that would not otherwise be available in remote areas. These classrooms are fitted with technology that allows sessions at one campus to be transmitted to other campuses or off-site locations. Instructors are trained to operate the cameras for best effect. Students can view the session, see demonstrations, ask and respond to questions, and communicate with all other locations. All four Southern campuses offer interactive classrooms capable of sending and receiving signals; off-site locations have receive-only capabilities.

Online Classes

On-line classes are the ultimate in convenience for students.  This type of instructional delivery does not require the students to be physically present in the same location or at the same time as the instructor.  Students attend class and complete course assignments via the Internet.  Web browsing ability and e-mail proficiency are minimal requirements.  Communication between student and the instructor occurs through e-mail or chat room sessions.  Some courses may require visits to campus.

Take the Online Learning Readiness Survey.

Southern's on-line courses are powered by WebCT.  WebCT is one of the world's leading providers of e-learning systems.

Online Learning Readiness Survey

Are You Ready for Online Learning? Click a check mark into the box beside each line where you can say ‘yes’ to the statement. Then click on the “Submit” button at the bottom for your Online Learning Readiness Score Number!

I have access to, and am comfortable using, a web browser, saving files in various formats, and sending or opening e-mail attachments.
I feel that I can learn effectively through participating in online discussion forums, independent study, and reading lecture notes and textbook materials, as well as I can by attending “live” classroom lectures.
I am comfortable expressing my ideas in writing and communicating with people using electronic technologies such as e-mail.
I feel that I can obtain high quality learning without having face to face interaction.
I have regular access to a computer and the Internet through a reliable Internet Service Provider (ISP).  
I anticipate that I can successfully structure my course work around my other commitments and lifestyle. 
I believe I am the kind of student who is highly motivated, and as an individual, I work well independently.
I learn better when I listen to an explanation of a concept rather than from reading the course materials or viewing graphics and other visuals.
I am good at assessing my own progress and taking responsibility for my own learning.
I am able to manage my study time effectively, easily complete assignments on time, and meet deadlines without procrastinating.

Southern's Regional Education Board's Electronic Campus

The Southern Regional Education Board's Electronic Campus was founded more than 50 years ago as a way for states to improve and share resources in higher education. The SREB continues to organize and administer regional arrangements to avoid costly duplication and expensive development of new programs. Another long-standing effort, the Academic Common Market, provides access to undergraduate and graduate programs in specialized areas. The Electronic Campus of the SREB provides a link to distance learning courses and programs offered by more than 300 colleges and universities. Southern is a member of the Southern Regional Education Board's Electronic Campus. Currently Southern's Managerial Accounting (AC 249) and Adolescent Literature (EN 219) are listed on the SREB's Electronic Campus.

AC 249 is a study of how accounting data can be interpreted and used by management in planning and controlling business activities of the firm. The uses of accounting data by investors, quantitative methods, and organizational behavior are also considered.

EN 219 emphasizes the reading and evaluation of literature written for and by young adults (middle, junior, and senior high school students). By analyzing reading resources, the reading interests, and developmental needs of adolescents and by classroom observations of reading/literature instruction, the student will develop the ability to help students to select literature for independent reading and guide them in analyzing group reading choices. Strategies to stimulate reading for information and for pleasure will include the reading of a wide variety of adolescent literature reflecting cultural, ethnic, social and sex role differences in a multi-cultural society.

SREB

Welcome to distance education at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.

Southern is a member of the Southern Regional Education Board's Electronic Campus. This page is a starting point for those entering our site from SREB's Electronic Campus.

A complete description of Southern's programs, courses, and student information can be found in the current college catalog.

For the Spring 2006 semester, Southern has the following courses on the SREB's Electronic Campus schedule:

Managerial Accounting (AC249)

Adolescent Literature (EN219)

Link to the Electronic Campus

 

Statewide Information Technology Program

Southern's Technical Studies in Information Systems Program was developed as part of a statewide Information Technology (IT) curriculum program (WV-ExcITE).  This program will offer students a solid background in computer technology complemented by a full array of vendor certification training choices.