Online Learning at PCCC  

To register for online courses or drop online courses, please visit our main Web site at http://www.pccc.edu/online_learning.

Follow this link for course descriptions, including prerequisites, testing procedures, and additional hardware or software requirements.

Click the logo to log in.  Online courses begin the first day of each semester.  See the dates box on this page for more details.

• Video: How to Log in to Online Courses
• Prepare browser settings for Blackboard
• What is my User ID?
• Problems logging in? Email us at online@pccc.edu.

Videos courtesy of Randy Jenkins, Director of Online Learning at PCCC, and instructor of HI 101 OL.  Note: Your online course won't necessarily look the same, but you can still get an idea of how the tools available in Blackboard will work.

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The Online Learning department is responsible for providing administrative, pedagogical and technical support for Blackboard, the learning management system used for online and hybrid courses at PCCC.  (Sorry, the Online Learning department is not responsible for the Portal (Campus Cruiser) or Web Registration.)

Please explore our Libguide, and if you have any questions, contact us at online@pccc.edu.

In online courses, students interact with their instructors and their peers via mixed media such as print, audio, and/or video.  Although assignments have deadlines, students work at the time of day or night most convenient to them. Most courses do not require visits to the campus, although some may require a limited number of campus visits for exams.

(Follow this link for course descriptions, including prerequisites, testing procedures, and additional hardware or software requirements.)

Online courses cover the same material and carry the same number of credits as their traditional classroom counterparts, and are ideal for students whose schedules or responsibilities make traveling to campus difficult. In order to succeed in an online course, students must be strongly motivated and able to work independently.  Online courses are subject to the same Academic Integrity Policies as traditional courses.

What are the minimum technical requirements?

• Access to a computer with an Internet connection
• Familiarity with Internet browser software (Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer, etc.)
• Familiarity with word processing software such as Microsoft Word.

Interested in online classes but don't know what it's all about or if it's right for you? Explore a Sample Class in Blackboard. Enter guest123 as your User name andguest321 as your password to log in to the sample online class.

Randy Jenkins is the Director of Online Learning at PCCC.  He is responsible for all aspects of Blackboard administration and support at PCCC.  He is also responsible for training and supporting faculty who teach online courses.  He also teaches an online Writing Intensive section of HI 101 Western Civilization.  He has an M.A. from Fordham University.

Ken Karol is a Technology Resource Specialist at PCCC.  He assists Randy Jenkins in providing administrative, pedagogical, and technical support for Blackboard.  He also provides technical support for eTutoring and Libguides.  He is the point person for eFolio, the electronic portfolio product used at PCCC.  He provides Information Literacy training and assessment for the Title V Writing Initiative.  He also teaches online sections of The College Experience and develops materials and curriculum for that course.  He has an M.L.S. from Rutgers University.