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Distance Education

Distance Education

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Honolulu Community College (HonCC) Distance Education program is committed to providing the highest quality distance education courses and programs to meet the changing needs of the 21st century learner.

About the Program

Distance Education (DE) is dedicated to increasing educational resources, acquiring innovative technology, and providing support and equitable services to faculty and DE students.

Courses for credit may be taken from the convenience of home through online course offerings, thereby reducing or eliminating the need to be on campus. Distance education instructors use a variety of media to communicate with the student. Students enrolled in a Distance Education course must email their instructor by the end of the first day of the semester.

Resources

The successful completion of online courses at Honolulu Community College depends on a variety of skills. Let’s get started by preparing for online learning success! To begin, consider taking the Online Learning Self-Review. This self-review will help you identify what you need to be successful in your distance learning course.

Do you want to learn more about the expectations, skills, and resources for students enrolled in a DE course? If so, check out our free Online Learner Preparation Guide!

For helpful tips on a successful first week of class, please review the following resources checklist:

Get your textbooks.

You can search for your textbooks and most textbooks can be ordered online and shipped to your home (for a fee).

Check out your course Syllabus.

Sometimes online courses have an assignment due the first day of the semester (or the first week of the semester). This is very important because completing the first assignment tells the instructor that you are paying attention and are actively participating in the course. Make sure you check your course Syllabus to know when your assignments are due.

Set up a schedule.

Find the important dates for your course in your course syllabus and write them down in your schedule, so you know when your assignments are due. We recommend Google Calendar to help you keep track of important dates throughout the semester.

Install/update your FireFox browser.

Mozilla FireFox is the preferred web browser for your DE courses. It can be downloaded and installed for free from the UH ITS website. If you already have FireFox installed, use the “About FireFox” menu command to see if you have the most up-to-date version or to view instructions on how to update the software.

Know your campus resources.

Student Support

Academic Support

Technical Support

Cable Courses

Students must subscribe to Oceanic Time Warner Cable ‘Basic Cable Service’ at a minimum in order to receive lectures. Cable Channels are broadcast STATEWIDE on Digital Channel 46.55 or Cable Box Channel 355. For UH students with older, non-digital televisions, Oceanic will provide digital converter boxes free of charge. The boxes are available now at any Oceanic Customer Care Center. Cable Courses, which are funded by Oceanic Cable subscriptions, are not available from Direct TV, The Dish Network or other non-Oceanic Cable TV providers.

It is recommended that students have available a DVR, VCR, TIVO or other taping device for lecture recording and review. DVDs of all Honolulu CC Courses are available to registered students at select UH System Campus Libraries. On O‘ahu, DVDs are only available at the Honolulu Community College Library. On neighbor islands, DVDs are available at all Campus Libraries/Education Centers. All courses are also streamed on UH VOD (Video on Demand) for students who miss a broadcast. (Note: This is not the recommended viewing method due to the small size of internet video; onscreen graphics, text and numbers may not be readable/legible).

Interactions between student and faculty is primarily done via Laulima and email. Some instructors require use of course websites, blogs, forums and chat rooms Students should have dependable computer/Internet access, browser, basic computer and word processing skills, and be proficient in navigating the World Wide Web and downloading. For more information, consult specific course syllabus.

Broadcast Problems For Cable Courses

If you experience cable course broadcast problems, call your instructor or the coordinator’s office at(808) 845-9234 or Olelo at (808) 834-0007 ext. 120 with the following information:

  • Course name
  • Program Number or Name
  • Date
  • Time of Broadcast
  • Difficulty experienced (e.g. no sound)

With this information, the problem can be corrected most expeditiously.

Online Courses

Students must have dependable computer/Internet access, browser, basic computer and word processing skills, be proficient in navigating the World Wide Web and downloading files, and use a UH email address. Students must email the instructor by the end of the first day of the semester. Interaction between student and faculty is via the Laulima course website.

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Get in Touch

Ross Egloria
Distance Education Coordinator
Building 7 Room 302
Phone: (808) 945-9234
Email: egloria@hawaii.edu

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