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.
Fall 2008 is the first time that MEER will be
offered, and the course content is being developed so the readings
and assignments will require about 3-5 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.