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Free COVID-19 testing is now available to Chabot-Las Positas Community College District students, employees, and the community. Appointments are required for COVD-19 testing and can be made at norcalcovid19testing.com.

Due to unhealthy air quality, the campus will be closed on August 24th, 2020. All virtual services and classes will continue as normal.

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Congratulations Class of 2020! Although the in-person commencement ceremony is being postponed to a later date, you deserve to be honored and celebrated now!

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  1. Las Positas College
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  3. Myths (and truths) About Online Courses

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Myths (and truths) About Online Courses

While most students will succeed in online courses, others will struggle, and those who struggle typically don’t fully understand what online courses entail before they registered. Therefore, we present some common myths (and truths) about online courses:

Myth #1: Online courses are easier than face-to-face courses.

The truth is that if you believe this, you’ll be in for a rude awakening. Although online courses cover the same content as their face-to-face counterparts, they require at least as much time as face-to-face courses (e.g. 9 hours a week for a 3-unit course). Typically, successful students report spending more time, not less, in an online course.

Myth #2: Online courses are self-paced, meaning that you can finish a course at any point during the semester.

The truth is that there are a few self-paced online courses, but the vast majority require you to adhere to due dates for assignments, quizzes, tests, etc. If you register for an online course, expect to finish the course on the instructor's timeline (i.e. at the end of the semester), not yours. Regardless of the course structure, online students need to be organized, disciplined, and motivated to learn.

Myth #3: There is virtually no communication in online courses, and students feel isolated.

The truth is that most online courses make full use of email, discussion board postings, wikis, announcements, chat and other tools in order for you to stay connected with the instructor and with your fellow students. Many courses even have group assignments in which students work collaboratively with one another.

Myth #4: It’s easy to cheat in an online course.

The truth is that all instructors have access to an online anti-plagiarism service that compares student writing to web sites and databases. When creating exams in Canvas, instructors have such available options as randomizing questions and answers, imposing time limits, and prohibiting students from seeing answers after an exam. Instructors have other tools that deter and detect cheating, but we’ll leave those to your imagination.

Myth #5: Students can add an online course to an already fully loaded schedule and easily succeed in it.

The truth is that students can easily add an online course, but they probably won’t easily succeed in it. Research has shown that when students try to do this, they end up either withdrawing from the online course or receiving a low grade in it.

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