{"id":20926,"date":"2014-07-10T13:41:57","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T13:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.select-themes.com\/stockholm11\/?page_id=20926"},"modified":"2023-06-07T14:07:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T21:07:54","slug":"home-shop-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/distance-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Distance Education Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<b>STUDENTS<\/b>: If you need assistance with\u00a0<b>Canvas<\/b> (for example, to login, reset your password, etc.) or <b>for<\/b>\u00a0<b>other issues regarding your<\/b>\u00a0<b>online course<\/b>, please\u00a0<b>call our Distance Education Support at 661-763-7917<\/b>. You can also<b>\u00a0email us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:DESupport@taftcollege.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">DESupport@taftcollege.edu<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Our available office hours are:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Fall and Spring: Monday-Friday, 8:00-4:30.<\/li>\n<li>Summer: Monday-Thursday, 7:00-5:00.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To serve you better, <b>please call us <i>before<\/i>\u00a0you come to our office.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>FACULTY<\/strong>: If you\u2019re experiencing technical difficulties with Canvas, it\u2019s possible that their company (Instructure) is working on those issues. Their <a href=\"https:\/\/status.instructure.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">status website<\/a> has information on known issues they\u2019re working on.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;22160&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-621469e06fb3e451d\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-621469e06fb3e451d uvc-9643 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-621469e06fb3e451d .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left\">Distance Education<\/h1>\n<p><\/div><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/distance-education\/canvas\/faculty-resources2\/\" target=\"_self\" data-hover-background-color=#000000 data-hover-color=#e0b50b class=\"qbutton \" style=\"color: #000000; background-color: #e0b50b;\">Faculty Resources<\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221;][vc_column][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; border_style=&#8221;&#8221;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-553269e06fb3e457e\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-553269e06fb3e457e uvc-6581 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-553269e06fb3e457e .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><\/p>\n<h1>New to Distance Education?<\/h1>\n<p><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/distance-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2018\/04\/Welcome-to-DE.pdf\"><strong>Welcome to DE- Getting Started<\/strong><\/a> <strong>Tool<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/distance-education\/getting-into-canvas\/\">SSO\/Canvas Log In Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/distance-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2018\/04\/DE-Toolbox.pdf\">DE Student Toolbox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/distance-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2018\/04\/DE-Toolbox_FacEdition.pdf\">DE Faculty Toolbox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/distance-education\/canvas-virtual-orientation\/\">Virtual Tour of Canvas<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Do you need Online Tutoring? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3cmediasolutions.org\/privid\/143496?key=47c96d94e56f7154ba3fe73f9cbcf87cd56b2543\">NetTutor Video<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; border_style=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Here are our top resources during this time for both Faculty and Students:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/distance-education\/online-resources\/\">Distance Education Emergency Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; border_style=&#8221;&#8221;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-207069e06fb3e459b\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-207069e06fb3e459b uvc-4926 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-207069e06fb3e459b h2'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h2 style=\"font-weight:normal;\">Let's Get Started:<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; 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Check them out at the top of the page.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these resources may have different phone numbers.\u00a0 Please call <strong>661-763-7917 <\/strong>directly if you have questions.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; border_style=&#8221;&#8221;]<div id=\"ultimate-heading-838069e06fb3e45ce\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-838069e06fb3e45ce uvc-5355 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-sub-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-838069e06fb3e45ce .uvc-sub-heading '  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}'  style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Welcome to Distance Education<\/h1>\n<p><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Distance Learning provides a quality education for people who lead busy lives and desire to start\u00a0or continue pursuing\u00a0their educational goals. Distance Learning courses are just like traditional on-campus classes. You take your courses with a group of other students.<\/p>\n<p>Your instructors are experienced professionals in their fields. Throughout your courses, you have ongoing, individual and group dialogs with instructors and other students.<\/p>\n<p>The difference is there is no classroom to go to. There is no commute. You will never have conflicts with family obligations, business travel, or vacations. There is no chance of arriving late or missing a class because of illness or lack of childcare.<\/p>\n<p>Our distance learning courses are the same university-transferable, community college courses taught on-site at Taft College. Students who are local to the area may choose to take them in-person at our campus. 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