What is an online course?

Distance Learning at Allegany College of Maryland : ACM Distance Learning - What is an online course?

The computer becomes the classroom in an online course. An online course allows you to interact online to receive information about assignments, send completed homework to instructors, chat with fellow students and instructors, and conduct research.

Minimum Requirements:
Modern PC or Laptop with at least 512 MB of RAM, a 56k modem and Windows XP.

Recommended:
Modern PC or Laptop with at least 1 GB MB of RAM, a broadband Internet connection and Windows XP or Windows Vista.

You must have an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and an e-mail address. Online
courses are accessed via the Internet using a Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer and Firefox are supported).
Computer labs are available for use at each of our campus locations.

Allegany College of Maryland uses Blackboard as its course delivery system for most courses. Blackboard offers a password-protected "online classroom" that provides e-mail, course content, chat, calendar, discussion board and other course tools common in an online course.

Online courses are identified on our class schedule as "web" courses and additional information is available at the time of registration. Please note that some courses may require additional application software (Microsoft Office, etc.) for use in the on-line course. Most students find Blackboard easy to learn and easy to navigate, but if you have questions, contact us.

For more details on distance learning programs, education online at Allegany College of Maryland (ACM), visit ACM Distance Learning