Online Course
Visit the Student Accounts and Login page for more information.
If you do not login to your course and
complete the specified activity during the first week of class,
you will be
dropped from that course for
non-attendance.
Also, carefully review the registration calendar for each semester and note the College
deadlines and procedures for drop with
refund and withdrawal. View the registration calendar.
What is an Online Class?
Credit and non-credit/continuing
education online courses are offered via the Internet. At
Florida Community College at Jacksonville, online credit courses
are offered through the Blackboard learning management system.
A learning management system is an Internet-based software platform
that you use to take an online course. It contains tools for distance
learning, such as a hyperlinked syllabus, course content and notes,
a Bulletin Board system and chat for collaboration and communication,
assignment drop boxes, interactive quizzes and exams, and much
more! All online courses are instructor-led and use the same schedule
as on-campus courses. This means that you may have midterm and
final exams, papers, and discussion assignments to complete with
deadlines. Online instructors use a variety of learning methods
and assignments in online courses just as they do in an on-campus
class. Remote testing is
also available.
What is Distance Learning?, also known as , is simply learning from a distance, usually from home or from a conveniently located off-campus site. DL allows adults to earn college credits, even entire degrees, without ever leaving home. DL at Florida Community College at Jacksonville makes use of the Internet, software, modems, TV stations, 2-way television using fiber optics, and digital phone lines, satellites, videocassette and audio tape, and the ever-popular mailbox, to deliver instruction.
Want to take a "Is
Distance Learning For Me?" quiz that diagnoses how well
a Web-based course fits your needs and lifestyle?
Want to learn more about "Distance Learning"
and technology? See our Glossary
of Online Learning Terms.
Computer Requirements
All online courses require the following:
Florida Community College offers all enrolled
students a FREE e-mail account and Dial-In Access.
If you have a computer with a modem, you can use Florida Community
College's Dial-In service to connect to the Internet free of charge.
You must have an Florida Community College student e-mail account
BEFORE you can use the student dialup services. For information
about how to activate your Student Account and Dial-In Service,
see Student Computing.
You must have Internet access through an ISP
(such as AOL, or College Dial-In) before you can access your online
course. When you've complete this step, then you're ready to start
your course!
Technical Guidelines
and Help
To access your online courses, you must first
be registered and paid. Once registered and paid, you must activate
your College e-mail account. If you do not have an Florida Community
College e-mail account, please visit Student Computing.
Once you have a student
user id and password, you will be able to log on to Artemis (where
you will find links to Blackboard as well as links to
your e-mail account) using this student user id. This interactive tutorial will show you how to activate your account, retrieve or reset your password in Artemis.
If you go directly
to Blackboard (see below), you will still log in with
this Artemis student user id.
All students will be able to enter Blackboard
through Artemis or through the direct URL link: Blackboard
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- Single sign-on: A students user id
and password will be the same for Artemis and Blackboard
- Changing of passwords will have to be done
through Artemis and will be global in effect
- Courses will become unavailable
to students three days after grades post in Artemis
Instructor
Web pages are listed on the Distance
Learning Web Site, or in the Schedule Notes in Artemis.
Please note that course access will not
be given prior to the official first day of classes.
If you experience problems accessing your course,
please be sure that you are registered and paid and check Artemis
for information about your course schedule. If you are having
technical problems, contact the Learner
Support Center at 904.632.3151, or e-mail at helpdesk@fccj.edu.
- Provide the browser type that you are using
to access the course (Internal Florida Community College network,
or external ISP: M1, BS, AOL, etc.
- When did you have this trouble? During an
initial access or did the failure occur during access?
- Provide the best time to call or e-mail you.
