By
its very definition, an online course is designed so that students
can learn without necessarily meeting one another in a traditional,
face-to-face environment.
However,
Fairleigh Dickinson University's Distance Learning Initiative
is somewhat unique in that it has been designed to prepare students
to participate in learning that is exclusively conducted in an
online environment. In other words, at the end of your four years
at FDU, you will be able to take a course in an entirely
online environment!
To
progress toward this objective, your distance learning courses
at FDU will have some face-to-face meetings. Usually,
these meetings will take place during the first couple of weeks
of the semester, to review the webcampus interface and to get
an overall overview of the course. Attendance at these scheduled
meetings is mandatory!
In
addition, since many of FDU's students live on campus, you have
the opportunity to meet with other students in your section at
any time. Just because the course
is online doesn't mean you're not allowed to meet with one another
or with your instructor!
