Cuyahoga Community CollegeGlossary
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| ADA | The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. www.ada.gov | |
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| Blended Course | Blended courses blend online and face-to-face classroom instruction. Students participate in facetoface classroom instruction with a faculty member and other course activities in the virtual environment. | |
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| Certificate | A certificate is a focused program of study that typically prepares you for a very specific occupation or job. | |
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| Degree | A degree program carries a title (an associate, bachelor's or master's, for instance) and can prepare you for a variety of short- and long-term jobs and career paths. | |
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Learning Management System. A software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting and delivery of educational courses or training programs. Tri-C uses Blackboard Learn as its LMS. | |
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Learning Tools Interoperability. An initiative managed by the IMS Global Learning Consortium to seamlessly integrate learning applications used by instructors into their courses. | |
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| MOOC | Massive Open Online Course. A free web-based distance learning program that is designed for the participation of large numbers of geographically dispersed students. A MOOC may be patterned on a college or university course or may be less structured. | |
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| OER | Open Education Resource. Freely accessible, openly licensed documents and media that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing as well as for research purposes. | |
| Online Course | Online courses allow students to complete all course requirements without coming to a Tri-C campus. Students engage with their faculty member and other students, complete assignments, and participate in instruction all via the Blackboard Learn LMS. *Tests may be online or in a suitable proctored environment. | |
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| Podcast | A digital audio file made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or mobile device, typically available as a series, new installments of which can be received by subscribers automatically. | |
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| Screen Cast + Audio | A digital recording of your desktop and microphone. | |
| Screen Cast + Video | A digital recording of your desktop, webcam, and microphone. | |
| Section 508 | Section 508 refers to a statutory section in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (refer to 29 U.S.C. 794d). Congress significantly strengthened Section 508 in the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Its primary purpose is to provide access to and use of Federal executive agencies’ electronic and information technology (ICT) by individuals with disabilities. The statutory language of Section 508 can be found at www.section508.gov. | |
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| Video Conference | A conference in which participants in different locations are able to communicate with each other via audio and video. | |
| Virtual Office | A business location that is simulated by telecommunications and computer links. | |
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| Web Enhanced Course | Web-enhanced courses utilize technology to supplement the traditional face-to-face classroom. A large number of Tri-C courses utilize the Blackboard Learn LMS to provide 24/7 access for students to course materials, grades, and more. | |
| Webinar | A live seminar or presentation conducted over the internet, allowing participants in different locations to see and hear the presenter, ask questions, and participate in polls. It may be recorded by the presenter and made available as a video for future viewing. | |
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