Distance Learning at MCC

Distance learning is an education delivery strategy in which all, or a majority of, instruction occurs when the student and instructor are not in the same place at the same time. This approach may include computer technologies, video, or audio feeds. Distance Learning at Montgomery Community College utilizes courses wholly or partly delivered via the internet. The mission of Distance Learning at MCC is to provide accessibility to educational options which are not bound by time or place. To accomplish this mission, Distance Learning continually works to:

1. provide options for students who may not be able to come to campus regularly because of physical limitations, work and family commitments, or by preference;
2. enable students who prefer to learn through nontraditional delivery to have access to educational content in different, yet comparable, formats; and
3. have distance learning parallel and supplement traditional course offerings and include comparable course outcomes.

Online or Distance classes at MCC are available through Blackboard, a website that allows instructors to present course material and assignments to students. Students can access online courses at home, campus computer labs, or anywhere with a high-speed internet connection.

Online students must have access to an up-to-date desktop computer (mobile devices are not supported at this time) and adequate Internet connectivity.

Internet courses cover the same material and have the same credit hours as traditional face-to-face courses; however, online courses allow students to access the information at a time and place convenient to them.

Students can submit assignments, chat and discuss topics with other students and with their instructor, take quizzes and exams, check grades, and participate in many other classroom activities.

Students interact with the online faculty members through email, phone, or by visiting the faculty member on campus.

Online courses are offered in three formats:

1. Internet Courses (W): Online/Internet courses have 100 percent of the course content and assessment through online instruction. Internet courses are accessed through the blackboard learning management system.
2. Hybrid (H): Hybrid Courses have 50 percent or more of instruction online with a requirement that students also meet in traditional face-to-face sessions as determined appropriate by the college.
3. HyFlex (HF): Integrates online synchronous video sessions, in-class instruction, or asynchronous course content delivery.

Access Your Online Class on Blackboard at https://mcc.blackboard.com or click the Techtrail link at the top of the MCC webpage.

Your classes will be available on the first class day of each semester. Assistance with online Blackboard classes.

1. Submit a ticket to helpdesk@montgomery.edu
2. Visit the Office of Distance Learning located inside the library in Building 200.
3. Login to the Blackboard Student Orientation training course online. This course will walk you through using all the features of Blackboard, in an actual course setting.
4. Contact MCC’s Distance Learning Coordinator, Taylor Sarks sarkst9392@montgomery.edu

Further information about online classes can be found at the MCC Distance Learning website at https://www.montgomery.edu/services-support/distance-learning/ hand on the Blackboard login page.

Student E-mail

All MCC students are provided with a free student e-mail account. It is very important that all students log-in and view their student e-mail account on a regular basis for important information from instructors and college officials. To access your e-mail, go to https://outlook.office365.com/mail/ or click the TECHTRAIL link on the MCC homepage.