As an instructional designer, this is a question that is often asked of me. My immediate response is why not? Think of everything else, in our lives, we do online. Why not expand your learning or teaching opportunities by taking or teaching an online course at STCC. There are benefits for both students and faculty.
Benefits For Students
Flexibility and scheduling
Choosing to learn online allows you to create your own study time. Within the timeframe of your course and professor’s syllabus, students are able to; get online, interact with classmates, read/watch course materials, and connect with their professor virtually. This allows flexibility in using your time, when you have it and not being tied to traveling to a physical classroom.
Career Advancement
The flexibility of learning online, means you can take classes at your pace, after work or on weekends. Completing course work and even earning a degree shows initiative and ambition. Your current or prospective employer might take notice and your resume becomes for valuable.
The flexibility of learning online, means you can take classes at your pace, after work or on weekends. Completing course work and even earning a degree shows initiative and ambition. Your current or prospective employer might take notice and your resume becomes for valuable.
Hone Your Technical Skills
Online courses require basic digital literacy skills. Online courses are taught within a learning management system [LMS] and often include the interaction with other basic computer programs and software or cloud computing tools. Navigating within an online course allow you the opportunity to hone new skills many of which are used in today’s workforce. STCC also lends out WiFi hotspots and laptops.
Contact the STCC Library for details: (413) 755-4549 or stcclibrary@stcc.edu.
Transfer Your Credits
Start learning online now and you can will be moving closer to completion of a degree. Or, consider transferring earned credits to a four-year institution.
Contact the STCC Registrar with any questions: (413) 755-4321 or registrar@stcc.edu.
Students, get started learning online now.
Why not?
Benefits for Faculty
Flexible Schedule
STCC offers hundreds of teaching opportunities as online, hybrid or web-assist courses. Benefits of teaching online cross time zones and geographic boundaries, so faculty can teach anywhere, anytime.
Creates More Opportunities to Interact
Teaching online may feel a bit different that being in a physical classroom. However, online teaching allow for strong engagement, interactions and the opportunities to build relationships and community. Online teaching allows faculty to focus on individual interactions and students.
It’s the Way of the Future
Online teaching and learning has been around for a long time and it is not going away. As students demand the flexibility online learning offers, faculty with online teaching skills will be in demand. Online teaching allows faculty to exchange ideas, concepts, and educational theory via technology.
Access to Support
STCC offers continuous, year-round support, training & workshop opportunities to assist faculty teaching. Visit our website and feel free to contact us at (413) 755-5325 or digitallearning@stcc.edu.
