Delivery Methods

Audio conference course lectures are delivered via phone with specified dates and times; assignments are mailed, faxed or emailed to the instructor. Class time is often of less duration than in a traditional classroom; as such, the meetings are used to cover elements of the assignments that are of interest to most of the students. UAS Online is also used in many audio conference courses to supplement the reduced in-class time. If UAS Online is used, students need to be proficient in email, internet browsing, chat rooms and other common computer applications.

If you take an audio-conference course, you must attend course conferences at the assigned date, time, and location.  The site will be designated by your outreach coordinator.  You may not call-in from home.  If  you are not able to call in from the designated site, you must contact your instructor and request permission to call in from another site.  Failure to do so may result in your University account being billed for any extra phone charges that are incurred.

For your audioconferenced courses, please follow these guidelines:

• Use a phone with mute capability. 
• Come to class prepared  -  this will allow for a better educational experience.
• Call in to the audio-conference approximately five minutes early.
• Announce yourself by name and location each time you speak - this helps the instructor and other students identify you.
• Take accurate notes.
• If you need additional help, contact the instructor by phone or e-mail outside of the scheduled audio-conference.
• To avoid missing a discussion, minimize conversation at individual sites.

Satellite courses meet at the UAS Ketchikan Technical Center (600 Stedman St.) with specific dates and times. Students interact through the internet and via teleconference with the instructor. UAS Online is also used in many satellite courses. Students outside Ketchikan must have access to a campus with a satellite classroom or UATV.

Web-based courses deliver instruction via UAS Online and other course management systems (such as Blackboard or WebCT). Courses require students to utilize a Pentium class computer with regular and reliable access to the internet. Students need to be proficient in email, internet browsing, chat rooms and other common computer applications. Most correspondence between the student and instructor occurs via the course management system and email.

You will be given access to the University’s e-mail system upon enrollment in a class.  Please go to http://uasonline.uas.alaska.edu/online to begin your online class.  Once at the main UAS Online site, conduct a search by your course.  Choose the class you have enrolled in and read the instructions for beginning your coursework.

 

Correspondence classes allow students up to one year to complete a course. Students work at their own pace and contact the instructor by U.S. mail. Some correspondence courses are also web-based, in which case assignments and communication will be facilitated through UAS Online and/or email.  Tests are usually administered by a proctor at the student’s location.