Why SCF Online?

Online Learning courses are a great choice for students who have limited ability to take advantage of SCF's traditional on-campus courses at Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, and Venice.   Online courses allow you to take credit courses from home via online learning, whether at work or home.  You choose the most convenient time and place to learn.

What are the Advantages?

Online learning may work for you if you have work or family obligations preventing you from attending classes during traditionally scheduled hours. SCF's online courses earn the same credits as classroom courses. While online courses require at least as much of your time and attention and are certainly not easier than traditional courses, an online course may be more convenient for your busy work and personal schedule. The only difference is the delivery of instruction and the degree of self-discipline needed to complete the course, both of which require you to take charge of your learning experience.

If you're signing up for an online or blended course, keep these pointers in mind:

• Treat online courses with the same amount of dedication and effort that you would devote to a course on campus.
• Pay close attention to due dates and allow yourself sufficient time to complete your assignments.
• Create a personal schedule for your participation in your online course- and follow it.  Just like going to a regular class, setting up a regular schedule for working on your online class can keep you on time and on-track.
• In online courses, participate in course discussions via discussion forums and e-mail.  Your classwork will require you to use one or more of these communication tools, and they also help you feel like a member of the class.

Never taken an online course before? We're glad you asked!

Take a look at what a SCF Online course looks like. As long as you have access to a computer with an internet connection, you can work towards your goals. But what does online learning look like? Every course will include a variety of activities to help you completely understand and integrate the material. Most classes include online discussions, critical thinking assignments, exercises, and portfolio projects that you can use to be more effective in your current job based on what you have learned.  

Discover Canvas

Canvas is the LMS that makes teaching and learning (and implementation and adoption and customer support and student success and bragging to your non-Canvas-using peers) easier.  Canvas provides a user experience that is easy, simple, and intuitive.   Check out this collection of Videos from Canvas’ parent company, Instructure, to see how Canvas works.