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Definitions of Distance Education and Online Learning

Distance Education at Labouré College of Healthcare includes any course or program that replaces some or all on-campus classroom hours with online instruction. Online Learning uses one or more technologies to deliver instruction to students who are separated from the professor. These technologies support regular and substantive interaction between students and professor.

 

Distance Education at Labouré College of Healthcare offers exciting opportunities for learning online. Through the College’s learning management system (LMS), students experience interactive online learning in their coursework and in collaborative engagements with faculty and classmates.

 

Labouré College of Healthcare offers the following educational delivery formats:

 

  • In-person courses are courses that meet in person for all the required hours for which they are scheduled (on the main campus or satellite campuses). All in-person courses are web-enhanced, using the LMS, and require faculty and students to access class materials online. A web-enhanced in-person course is not considered an online or hybrid course, but uses the LMS platform to interact with students and support course content. Students need to have access to a computer and reliable, high-speed internet. 

  • Hybrid courses blend in-person and online learning, replacing a portion of classroom instruction with virtual coursework. Hybrid courses require students to attend some in-person assessments, class meetings, labs, orientations, and/or other required activities. The college-supported LMS and other technologies, as needed, are used to provide course content. Students must have access to a computer and reliable, high-speed internet.

  • Online courses are fully remote and do not meet in person. Students complete all their work online through the LMS and other technologies as needed. Online classes are asynchronous; there are no required online class sessions. Some online courses include optional on-campus class meetings; attendance on campus is not required. Students must have access to a computer and reliable, high-speed internet.