Where do you want to go today? NETnet can get you there!The Northeast Texas Consortium (NETnet) is a group of 15 colleges and universities who are committed to bringing higher education opportunities to East Texans. Our members offer well over 200 ITV courses, and close to 300 online courses. Visit our Courses & Programs page for the most recent listing of course offerings and for contact information for each one of our member institutions. Whether you're already enrolled in a distance education course, thinking about taking a dual credit course from a local college, or are thinking about returning to school as an adult, this site is full of valuable information to help you make the most of your experience with distance education. Be sure to check out the links in the left menu under Available Topics for more specific information.
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What distance education students are saying about their classes... |
"I
have 6 children - the youngest are twins (22). I'm just now
able to start college & I've really never been exposed to
art or been anywhere. Our vacations were always tent camping
in the woods. This class will enable me to visit far away places
and expose me to other cultures & ways of life. I really
enjoy it. Also, the experience of taking a class over distance
learning is great. I feel as if I'm in the room with your class."
- Tyler Junior College Art student |
Technical difficulties do arise in distance learning courses, but don’t use the technology as an excuse for a lack of progress. You must work with the technology and use it to your advantage. Remember, the skills developed in the distance education environment—becoming a more self-directed learner and being able to use new technologies—will give you a significant advantage in the workplace.
Visit Distance Ed Technologies for more information about online courses, interactive videoconferencing ITV courses, and telecourses.
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Many students find distance learning a challenging and rewarding educational experience. However, distance learning courses are not for everyone. Depending on their emotional and intellectual maturity level, learning styles, and work habits, some students may need the face-to-face contact and instructor proximity found in the traditional classroom.
Take one of these free, interactive quizzes to see if distance learning is right for you!
Regardless of the delivery method (ITV, Internet, Telecourse) a successful distance education student must:
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Successful distance education students have drive! |
Download this Student Study Schedule - Time Management Guide (print out in landscape) in PDF format. Get Adobe Acrobat reader.
To be successful in your distance education course you need to have a very good understanding of your strengths and weaknesses as a learner. You need to ask yourself how you learn most effectively. You may have to: learn how you learn & learn how to learn
For example, it would be very useful for you to know if you are a visual learner, an auditory learner or a kinesthetic learner:
Visual learners are those who prefer to learn from print material such as text and graphics; things they can see.
Auditory learners are those who prefer to learn from listening to speech or other sounds; things they can hear.
Kinesthetic learners are those who prefer to learn from handling objects or performing a task; something they can touch.
Knowing your preferred learning style means you can determine how best to study for exams and quizzes. It will also help you to understand why sometimes you don’t grasp some things as easily as your classmates do.
Take one of these free, interactive quizzes to help determine your learning style.
1. Taking courses via distance
education is a quick and easy way to learn.
Nope – in many cases it’s harder – in MOST
cases it’s harder. You are in control – which means you
have to be disciplined, self-motivated, and honest with yourself about
whether you’re disciplined and self-motivated!
2. Online courses are self-paced.
I can do all the work the last week of the semester and still pass.
Nope – first, not all online courses are self-paced; many follow
the same semester guidelines as traditional classes. Second, there
is a whole lot more work involved in an online class – no way
you could get it all done - or done well! Be realistic.
3. I need to have highly
advanced computer skills.
Nope – this is usually not the case. You need to be able to
use email, save files to disk, open files, surf the web; basic computer
skills are usually all you'll need, but check with each instructor
to make sure.
Before you sign up for distance education classes at any school, here are a few things you should check out first:
Accreditation
Admission requirements
Academic support
Performance expectations
Interaction
Technical support
Payment policies
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Book
Citation Generator
Instantly generate footnote, endnote and bibliography citations in
Turabian format.
Citation
Machine
Create MLA and APA citations instantly by simply filling in a form
- GREAT tool!! *Based on MLA 6th Edition and APA 5th Edition,
and updated January 2004. Be sure to check the guides to ensure the
citation generated is in the proper format!
Cool
Tools from Back2college
Some are free, some are fee-based,
but all are definitely worth a look!
Education
World
Wonderful resource that provides time-saving
online tools for school projects and assignments
ElectraGuide
Use the fill-in-the-blank Thesis Builder to generate a thesis statement
and outline - it's a snap!
English
quizzes
Bone up on your college vocabulary, grammar, sentence parts and more
with these free interactive quizzes.
Google
Scholar Search
Google Scholar is not a substitute for library resources, but it does
enable you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including
peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical
reports from all broad areas of research. This application is still
is Beta mode, so be sure to check the credibility of your sources
before using them in a paper!
Grade
Calculator
Plug in the grades you've received so far, and this handy calculator
will determine your current grade and what you'll need to make on
remaining assignments to get the final grade you need.
How
fast do you read?
Take this quick, interactive test and learn how many words-per-minute
you can read.
MathServ
Calculus Toolkit
Factor polynomials, graph functions and equations, compute derivatives
of a given function, and lots more!
NoodleTools offers the below free tool and more at their website:
QuickTopic
Document Review
Collaborate on a paper using this FREE and easy document review forum
REFDESK
This is a good source for all
kinds of reference material.
Reftools.com
Browse 100's of free online tools and
custom searches. Find biographies of your favorite philosopher, listen
to famous historical speeches (or the Watergate Tapes), or download
free books. Reftools also allows you to create your own page of tools
for quick reference.
Reverse
Dictionary
Don't you hate it when you know what a word means, but you
just can't think of the word? This dictionary lets you input the meaning-
for example: fear of heights- then gives you a range of options for
the word you're looking for.
Search
Educational Sites
Great for researching legitimate sources of information
Student Study Schedule - Time Management Guide (print out in landscape) in PDF format. Get Adobe Acrobat reader.
Test
Prep Review
Test Prep Review is a free service of a nonprofit group of educators.
The site provides free practice test questions for
students in a variety of career situations. TASP, Accuplacer, ACT,
SAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, Nursing Exam Practice - and many more!
TILT
The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Information Literacy Tutorial
helps you learn how to explore and do research online.
Typing
Test
In an online class, you may have to do a lot of typing. Take this
quick test and see how many words-per-minute you can type.
TutorGig
Find over 3500 online tutorials on a broad range of subjects.
World
of Math
Tools, calculators, converters
Be sure to visit the Financial
Aid page for links to other useful resources!
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Angelina
College Judith A. Wright Phone: 936-633-5392 Fax: 936-633-5410 jwright@angelina.edu http://www.angelina.edu/ |
Trinity
Valley Community College Dr. Terry Spurlock Phone: 903-675-6259 Fax: 903-670-2616 tspurlock@tvcc.edu http://www.tvcc.edu/ |
Kilgore
College Charleen Worsham Phone: 903-988-3700 Fax: 903-988-3703 cworsham@kilgore.edu http://www.kilgore.edu/ |
Tyler
Junior College Dr. George Wilson Phone: 903-510-2301 Fax: 903-510-2643 gwil@tjc.edu http://www.tjc.edu |
Northeast
Texas Community College Dr. Judy Traylor Phone: 903-572-1911 X316 Fax: 903-572-6712 jtraylor@ntcc.edu http://www.ntcc.edu/ |
Sam
Houston State University James L. Van Roekel Phone: 936-294-3129 Fax: N/A vanroekel@shsu.edu http://www.shsu.edu/ |
Panola
College Ann Morris Phone: 903-693-2014 Fax: 903-693-5588 amorris@panola.edu http://www.panola.edu/ |
Stephen
F. Austin State University Dr. Randy McDonald Phone: 936-468-1010 Fax: N/A rmcdonald@sfasu.edu http://www.sfasu.edu/index1.html |
Paris
Junior College Dr. Ken Haley Phone: 903-782-0311 Fax: 903-782-0213 khaley@parisjc.edu http://www.parisjc.edu/ |
Texas
A&M Commerce Charlotte Larkin Phone: 903-886-5459 Fax: 903-886-5991 Charlotte_Larkin@tamu-commerce.edu http://www7.tamu-commerce.edu/ |
Texarkana
College Dr. Van D. Miller Phone: 903-832-5565 X3358 Fax: 903-832-5030 vmiller@texarkanacollege.edu http://www.texarkanacollege.edu |
Texas
A&M Texarkana Dr. Ann Candler Lotven Phone: 903-223-3003 Fax: 903-832-2032 lotven@tamut.edu http://www.tamut.edu/index.php |
Texas
State Technical College Marshall Andy Bozylinski Phone: 903-923-3356 andy.bozylinski@marshall.tstc.edu http://maweb.marshall.tstc.edu |
University
of Texas at Tyler Dr. Linda Klotz Phone: 903-566-7075 Fax: 903-565-5533 lklotz@mail.uttyl.edu http://www.uttyler.edu/ |
To
learn more about how The Virtual College of Texas (VCT) works, visit them online at http://www.vct.org/ |
UT
Health Center at Tyler Dr. Jeffrey Levin Phone: 903-877-5900 Fax: 903 877-7982 jeffrey.levin@uthct.edu http://www.uthct.edu/ |
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