Spring 2013
Committee:
Governance and Policy
Whereas, A hybrid course is a course that combines elements of face-to-face instruction with elements of distance teaching allowing students to first meet new information, concepts and procedures outside the classroom before the class physically meets encouraging more in-depth processing activities;
Whereas, An online course is an instructional strategy in which the learners are geographically separated from the instructor, and the instruction is delivered through the computer and may lead to asynchronous communication making it not ideal for everyone, thus it requires a student with the
appropriate learning styles and social commitments and technical competencies to succeed;
Whereas, Human memory typically works best when more than one type of learning is engaged, hear, read, and is involved with the material, online courses address support for students at the instructional level instead of the institutional level making the students feel as if they are not part of the class, thus delays support especially with those with disabilities; and
Whereas, Online courses are not ideal for every-one and students with disabilities have found online courses to be beneficial as well as difficult and all deserve the opportunity for an alternative to online courses that can be offered as a traditional and/or hybrid to personalizes instruction, minimizes frustration, and encourages persistence, thus leading to better learning and success;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges stresses the importance of having at least one mandatory traditional or hybrid course offered for California Community Colleges students as an alternative to that of only having online courses being offered for any given course.
Whereas, An online course is an instructional strategy in which the learners are geographically separated from the instructor, and the instruction is delivered through the computer and may lead to asynchronous communication making it not ideal for everyone, thus it requires a student with the
appropriate learning styles and social commitments and technical competencies to succeed;
Whereas, Human memory typically works best when more than one type of learning is engaged, hear, read, and is involved with the material, online courses address support for students at the instructional level instead of the institutional level making the students feel as if they are not part of the class, thus delays support especially with those with disabilities; and
Whereas, Online courses are not ideal for every-one and students with disabilities have found online courses to be beneficial as well as difficult and all deserve the opportunity for an alternative to online courses that can be offered as a traditional and/or hybrid to personalizes instruction, minimizes frustration, and encourages persistence, thus leading to better learning and success;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges stresses the importance of having at least one mandatory traditional or hybrid course offered for California Community Colleges students as an alternative to that of only having online courses being offered for any given course.