Questions and Answers
What are assessments used for?
What does asynchronous mean?
Activities that do not happen in real time.
What is Blackboard Collaborate used for?
Online conferencing to meet, hold discussions, or give live demonstrations.
What is the purpose of Breadcrumb Navigation?
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What is a web browser?
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What is Canvas in the context of AACC?
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What can students do on the MyAACC college portal?
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What is the purpose of Conversations in Canvas?
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What does the Dashboard in Canvas display?
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What is Discussions used for in a course?
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What defines a hybrid course at AACC?
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What does LMS stand for?
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What are Modules used for?
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What does MyAACC allow students to do?
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Study Notes
Definitions and Concepts
- Assessments: Tools for measuring knowledge, including quizzes, term papers, and exams.
- Asynchronous: Activities that don’t occur in real-time, allowing for communication at different times.
- Blackboard Collaborate: Conferencing software facilitating live online meetings for classes and guest lectures.
Navigation and User Interface
- Breadcrumb Navigation: Displays location within the course hierarchy, allowing users to trace their navigation and find pages easily.
- Dashboard: The initial screen in Canvas that provides an overview of current course activities and next steps.
Learning Management System (LMS)
- Canvas: The LMS employed by AACC for online, hybrid, and web-enhanced courses, encompassing course materials and communication.
- LMS Definition: Software for developing and delivering both online and hybrid courses, centralizing course content, communications, and management.
Student Resources and Tools
- College Portal (MyAACC): Secure online platform for students to manage registration, billing, grades, student email, and course access, available at https://portal.aacc.edu.
- Conversations: Messaging tool in Canvas replacing traditional email for coursework communication among students and instructors.
Course Structure and Formats
- Hybrid Course: Defined as requiring both classroom and online interaction, with at least 25% classroom instruction and 50% online content.
- Modules: Structured organization of course topics including learning objectives and associated activities.
- Online Course: Utilizes the Internet for course delivery via an LMS, offering flexible scheduling but not self-paced.
Communication and Interaction
- Discussions: Asynchronous tool for student engagement, allowing posts in response to instructor or peer topics, often graded.
- Netiquette: Internet etiquette guidelines fostering respectful and effective online communication.
- Notification Preferences: Settings in Canvas to customize alerts for course updates, such as new grades.
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