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Online Learning
Online courses provide a flexible option for busy, motivated students to learn without traveling to campus. Hybrid courses combine distance learning with weekly on-campus meetings, giving you an online experience with a face-to-face personal touch (and fewer trips to campus).
Registering for Courses
Students taking online classes have a greater responsibility for their own success than students in traditional classroom settings. Follow these steps below to prepare for online learning:
- 1. Do Your Research
Students taking online classes have a greater responsibility for their own success than students in traditional classroom settings. A successful online learner is one who…
- Is self-motivated to log in regularly, find details about assignments, and seek out help when needed.
- Is self-disciplined and able to work on a flexible schedule without getting behind.
- Can dedicate enough time to each course. Online classes require at least as much time as traditional classes, and often more. A typical 3-credit online course can easily require 9-12 hours per week.
- Is good at reading and writing. Online classes require more reading and writing than traditional, on-campus classes.
- Has good computer skills. You must be comfortable sending and receiving e-mail, navigating web pages, and using computer software, such as word processors.
- Has convenient, dependable access to a computer that meets the technical requirements listed below.
- 2. Make Sure You Have the Right Equipment
To take online courses, you must have:
- A computer (PC or Mac) with high-speed Internet access
- A reasonably current web browser (Chrome is recommended)
- JavaScript and cookies enabled (How to enable javascript and cookies)
In addition to the above, the following online courses require special software or equipment.
Course Required Software/Equipment ACC-150 A computer with Windows 10 or 8.1 installed that meets the system requirements for QuickBooks Desktop 2021 CIS-110 Microsoft 365 COM courses Microsoft 365 and a Webcam CTS-130 Microsoft 365 ENG courses Microsoft 365 ARA-111, ARA-112, ARA-211
FRE-111, FRE-112, FRE-211
GER-111, GER-112, GER-211
SPA-111, SPA-112, SPA-211, SPA-212, SPA-231
A computer with Windows 10 or 8.1 installed that meets the system requirements for Chrome and Proctorio
Webcam for video recordings; working headset with a microphone attached
Durham Tech provides Microsoft 365 to students free-of-charge for students who are currently taking curriculum classes. Learn more about how to install it.
- 3. Complete Enrollment Steps, Register for Classes and Pay
- Complete Durham Tech's Enrollment Steps
- Register for classes in Self-Service
- Review how to Pay for College
- 4. Find Your Class Start Date and Complete Online Course Orientation
Find out the start date for your online class. The start date is listed on the course schedule.
Log in to Canvas on the class start date, and access the course to see if your course orientation will be held synchronously online or if your instructor requires you to submit an orientation activity.
- If your course has a synchronous, online orientation meeting, mark your calendar and be sure to attend!
- If your course has an online orientation activity that you must submit in Canvas, mark the due date on your calendar and make sure to complete the orientation assignment by that due date/time.
- All students in online, hybrid, and blended courses must complete a Course Entry Quiz in order to remain an active student in the course. Be sure to complete this task before the deadline
Note: Your courses will not be visible on Canvas until the first day of class.
Questions? Contact your instructor. Your instructor’s email address can be found in Self-Service.
View Durham Tech's Online Learning State Authorization, Complaints, and Professional Licensure.