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Distance Education
UNCA is working to deliver regular academic courses on-line in response to the
growing demand for non-traditional learning environments. As part of the UNC
system Task Force on Distance Learning, the director is collaborating with
faculty, universities, community colleges and other constituents to develop and deliver
high-caliber liberal arts and professional courses at a distance.
Extension classes are credit bearing and are taught off-campus throughout the
area. Core academic classes as well as special interest topics have been taught
at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Asheville City School
Administration building, Asheville School, Blue Ridge Community College,
City of Asheville municipal building, McDowell Technical Community College,
Montford Learning Center, Tri-County Community College, Mission-St.Joseph's Health System,
the YMI Center, and Asheville Area Arts Council, and the Covenant
Reformed Presbyterian Church.
The bulk of
the extension courses offered to the general community are comprised
of professional development courses for Teachers, the Great Smokies Writing
Program,
courses for
Lateral Entry
teachers, and courses for professional development to city personnel.
Correctional education courses are offered each semester in four correctional facilities in
Western North Carolina for students who meet the criteria.
Distance Education Philosophy Statement
TEACHER EDUCATION
Three online Interactive Multimedia Teacher Workshops using NASA
imagery to explore Earth Science and Astronomy will be offered to
K-12 teachers during the 2008-09 academic year. The focus for the
workshops is on the K-8 North Carolina Standard Course of Study, and
the national standards recommended in the "Atlas of Science Literary
Project 2061". Although K-8 education is the focus,
participants will be exposed to unique interdisciplinary ways to
teach earth science and astronomy, so the workshops will be valuable
to high school teachers as well. The workshops are:
Summer 2008
PHYS 172 Special Topics: Stars, Constellations and
Deep Sky Objects
Spring 2009
PHYS 171 Special Topics: Stars, Constellations and
Deep Sky Objects
PHYS 171 Special Topics: Earth Resources and
Our Environment
To access an application form click here
ON
LINE COURSE OFFERINGS
During the Fall
2008 Semester, the following courses will be on-line
GERM 484:
Multiculturalism in
Contemporary Germany
STAT 185:
Introduction to Statistics
LANG 173: Website Writing: Content
Development
For further information concerning these courses and registration go to:
http://www.unca.edu/distedu/onlinecourses/
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