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What to Expect: Making EE Relevant for Culturally Diverse Audiences

Our online courses are designed such that course participants interact with the instructor, course materials, and each other within a distance learning system called Desire2Learn. The course is only accessible through the Desire2Learn web site once a participant has registered through UWSP and is given a unique username and password. Participants have weekly assignments that they may complete at a time that's most convenient for them ("asynchronously"), but the assignments have specific due dates to facilitate discussion and grading. There is no real-time chat required and there are no text books to purchase or exams to take.  

MEER was developed and has been revised so the readings and assignments will require about 15 hours per week to complete. This time is required for credit or non-credit enrollees.  We have provided the non-credit/workshop option for those who do not need the credit, not because there is considerably less work involved. 

Please consider your ability to make a commitment to the time required when choosing what semester works best for you.  Courses are offered each fall and spring.

Participants should possess basic computer and Internet skills, such as knowing how to navigate the web using hypertext links and sending and replying to email messages. A UWSP email address will be created for all enrollees and they will be able to access this email account through Desire2Learn and UWSP web sites.

In addition to having a computer and at least a 56K modem with Internet access, our online courses will require that you have:

• Windows 98 or higher (PC) or OS 9 or OS X (MAC)
• Internet Explorer 5.0 and up or Netscape Navigator 4.7 and up or Mozilla 1.0 and up
• Java Script and Cookies enabled

You may find it helpful to read these Tips for being a successful online learner.

All of EETAP's online courses are asynchronous/semi-synchronous.  Semi-synchronous refers to the course structure, as each course is offered 100% online. Students start, end and progress through the course together.  However, there are no designated times that students must be logged into the course.  There are specific deadlines on assignments within each section, but students are able to work on the assignments any time before the due dates.