Online
Courses
Online Courses are Web-based,
faculty-guided, interactive courses that
students complete at home at their convenience.
Online courses are recommended for students who work well on their
own and need this mode of study as an
alternative to the traditional classroom.
Students must have access to a computer and
Internet connection. Basic familiarity with the Internet, Web
browsers, word processing, and
e-mail is also essential.
Hybrid Courses
(New Format)
Online courses with required on-campus
meetings representing twenty to fifty percent
of the class meeting time are considered
“hybrids.” These courses are designed for
students who have the required skills and
equipment for online activities but would
benefit from some face-to-face meetings on
campus. The first meeting date and time is
indicated on the class schedule printout.
During the first class meeting, a class
schedule will be decided and arranged.
Students are expected to arrange their
personal schedules to attend the on-campus
meeting dates. Check with your instructor to
determine the dates you need to reserve in
advance of the first class if necessary for
work schedules.
TeleWeb
Courses
TeleWeb courses are similar to Online
courses. In addition to the online study,
however, students must also view tapes on
their own video cassette or DVD players to
gain course content information or have
broadband access to the Internet to use the
streaming video features. TeleWeb students
should be
highly-motivated, goal-oriented,
self-disciplined individuals preferring the
convenience of online teacher moderated courses. Students must have access to a computer and Internet connection. Basic familiarity with the Internet, Web
browsers, word processing, and
e-mail is also essential.
PEN
Courses (Live
Interactive Fiber-Optic Courses )
PEN Courses are transmitted live via the
Piedmont Education Network (PEN). The
PEN is a fiber-optic network facilitating the
transmission of high quality, two-way video
and audio to locations throughout PTC's
7-county service area. Instructors are
able to deliver lessons to students in several
locations. Both the students the
instructor see and hear what is happening all
times.
TechNet
Teleclasses
PTC participates
in the State Technical
College System's compressed video interactive
network called TechNet. This system is connected
to all sixteen technical colleges in South
Carolina and to the State Technical College
Offices. TechNet courses must be viewed in
Room 136G on the Lex Walters Campus,
Greenwood.
Higher Education
Satellite Broadcast Programs
PTC provides receive sites for the
University of South Carolina and Clemson
University Higher Education satellite broadcast
courses on the Lex D. Walters campus in
Greenwood (Library and TLC below the library),
in the Laurens County Higher Education Center,
Newberry County Center and Edgefield County
Center of Piedmont Technical College. Clemson or
USC students may arrange to view their courses
at these sites with prior arrangements through
the county center coordinators or by contacting
Bill Cochran (864) 941-8674 at the Greenwood
campus.
Non-Credit
Online Courses
Acquire
valuable new skills from the comfort and
convenience of your home or office through
PTC's Continuing Education Online
Courses. Students in these courses do not
earn course credit toward a degree, diploma or
certificate.
Cable Education
Channel Northland Cable Channel 9
Piedmont Technical
College manages the programming offered via the
Northland Cable TV Educational Channel for the
County of Greenwood. Programming is provided by
the SCETV SC Channel and local programming is
provided by videotape and DVD programming
supplied to the college or produced by the
college, i.e., "PTC Presents" a weekly video
digest of activities and events at the college.
Programming may be provided by local educational
institution only and must be approved through
the authority of the Cable Channel Franchise
agreement with Greenwood County. For more
information and to submit programming, go to the
Piedmont
Education Network Cable Channel link on this
site.
