Academic Computing Technology

• Computer Lab Hours
• Computer Lab Policies
• Email Accounts
• Orientations: How to Reserve 611

Course Management System (CMS) (e.g. CE 6/8)

• Backing Up, Uploading and Restoring Courses for CE 6/8
• Copy Content from Course on Same Server
• Course Management Support
• Course Shell Requests
• How to Change Passwords
• How to Grant Incompletes
• How to Deny Access
• How to Extend Exam Time
• How to Export Grade Book Information

Distance Education/Instructional Technology

• Distance Education Advisory Committee
• Educational Broadcasting: Cable TV and Video on Demand
• Location/Hours of Operation
• Mission
• Past and Present
• Staff/Contact information

Instructional Support and Information

• CCC Confer
• Curriculum
• Guidelines for Good Practice: Effective Instructor to Student Contact
• How to Compress Audio Files
• How to Compress Video Files
• How to Convert Power Point to PDF
• Mentors
• Publisher's Resources a
• ePacks
• Staff Development and Training
• Student Learning Outcomes
• Tips for Assigning and Teaching Distance Education Courses
• Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• WebStar Instructions for Faculty

Policies, Rules and Procedures

• Accreditation
• College Policies and Rules
• Copyrighted Material
• Title 5
• United Faculty Contract

Student Services

• Class Schedule
• Counseling/Advising
• Registration
• Student Support Services
• Students with Disabilities
• Fullerton College Proctoring
• Request for Proctoring Services

Appendix

• Checklists
• Definitions and Related Terms for Distance Education
• Downloads
• Forms
• Links to Web Resources
• Archive of Email Announcements

Academic Computing Technology

• Computer lab locations and hours of operation - click here
• Computer Lab Policies
• Email Accounts
• Orientations: How to Reserve 611
• To reserve Room 611 for faculty demonstrations and orientations, advanced reservations are generally required. This lab will accommodate classes of up to 55 students.  Instructions on reserving the lab are available at http://fcnet.fullcoll.edu/611schedule.htm, or by calling the Help Desk for Academic Computing Technology (ACT) at (714) 992-7111.
  Please check the rooms available in the public folders on “Outlook” (see information below) before scheduling the appointment and be aware that the appointment will not appear on the calendar immediately. Once it is determined that there are no conflicts, the appointment will be made visible on the public calendar.

Advanced Reservations are generally required.

• Go into Outlook
• Click on Public Folders (left side of screen at the bottom)
• Note:If these folders are not already displayed, click on “Folder List” which is the folder icon at the bottom of the screen.
• Click on “611 Lab Calendar”
• Go to top of screen, click on “Actions”
• New Appointment”
• Fill in the dates and times
• Click on “Save and Close”

Course Management System (CMS) (e.g. CE 6/8)

• Backing Up, Uploading and Restoring Coursesfor Blackboard CE 6/8
• IMPORTANT:  One years worth of credit courses will be maintained on distanceed.fullcoll.edu. Courses older than one year will be removed from distanceed.fullcoll.edu.  Faculty who need a course from a previous semester to remain on the server must send the name and description of the course with a brief explanation to Terry Gleason at tgleason@fullcoll.edu before the semester ends. 
• Throughout the semester faculty are strongly encouraged to back up their active course(s) to an external drive such as a CD or flash drive each time there is a change, such as adding course content or grades.  In addition, at the end of the semester, faculty should create and download course backups to an external drive using the instructions below.  Instructors are encouraged to save original files used to build or update the course site on external medium.
• NOTE: You cannot restore backups in CE 6/8.  Restoring and uploading course back-ups with a .bak file extension, or a publisher package with file extension of .epk, require administrative access.  If you need to restore your course, or upload course package with .epk extension, contact  tgleason@fullcoll.edu

BACKING UP AND downloading/SAVING a course from the production server to external media

• Go to http://distanceed.fullcoll.edu and sign on to CE 6/8. Click Log Into Blackboard. Enter your Campus ID: and password. Click log in. Click the title of the course that you wish to backup.
• Scroll down to the Instructors Tools
• Click on "Manage Course"
• Under Backup Course click on "Create backup"
• If the section you are Backing Up is added to the Backup Queue click OK.  
• If you get a message that your section exceeded the quota for online backups,  select skip Backup.
• To make room for your newest Backup select delete oldest Backup. 
• When your backup file is created click on the ActionLink to "save as file" .
• Save the Backup file in your class files.
• Using the File Manager ( under instructor tools ) find the file in your class files section.
• Use the radio button or the action menu to download your course Backup file to your desktop or external drive.
• Click “Save”
• When the "Save As" box opens identify the location where you wish to save course ZIP file or backup, e.g. flash drive, my documents, etc. and click “Save”.  
• When the download complete box opens, click “Close”

Deleting Course Backups

IMPORTANT: After a course backup is created , locate the section backup you want to save as a file and, next to its title click the ActionLinks icon. Click  the ActionMenu icon to Save as a File.  

• Go to http://distanceed.fullcoll.edu and sign on to CE 6/8 by entering your WebCT ID, and password. Click log in. Click the title of the course that you wish to backup.
• Click on the "Control Panel"
• Click on "Manage Course"
• Under Backup Course click on "Create backup"
• Click on Cancel. Any existing course backup zip file should now be visible.
• Identify that you want to delete a course backup by clicking on the radio button to the left of the course backup zip file.
• Click "Delete" under Options: Backup Files
• Return to the home page.

Uploading and Restoring a course from the development server or external media to the production server.

• In CE 6 instructors are not able to upload course content to their own courses, but can copy content to a CE 6 course shell from a different course on the same server.  See below:

Course Management Support

• Blackboard CE 6/8: Currently Fullerton College supports Blackboard CE 6/8. 
  Beginning Summer 2008, Fullerton College will support Blackboard Learning Systems CE 6/8 (formerly WebCT) as the course management system for delivery of most Distance Education courses.
• Due to limited resources and staffing, faculty using publishers and other course management systems should rely primarily on support provided through the publisher or host site.

Course Shell Requests

Faculty must complete one course shell request form for each course in which distance education as an instructional mode of delivery is intended. Deadlines for submitting course shell requests for CE 6/8 ( Summer  08 or later) are as follows:

• Fall Semester - August 1 or first work day in August
• Spring Semester - December 1 or first work day in December
• Summer Semester - May 1 or first work day in May

Click here for a copy of the DE online course shell request form:

• IMPORTANT CHANGE: Beginning fall 2007, faculty will be asked to identify the course title and CRN # they wish to use the following semester (e.g. spring, 2008) and DE staff will transfer or move identified course(s) for the faculty into a new shell prior to the subsequent semester.

How to Change Passwords

Instructions for Instructors and Students changing their own passwords for CE 6/8 access:

• Go to http://myfc.fullcoll.edu and log in to the Fullerton College portal.
• Locate the fc change password channel.
• Enter your a new password.
• Enter your new password a second time to confirm.
• Click on the "Submit Query" button
• Your password is now updated.

How to Grant Incompletes

• Blocking Course Access  vs  Allowing Access if/when Submitting an Incomplete Grade in Online Courses Utilizing CE 6/8:
• Faculty issuing an “Incomplete” grade to a student previously enrolled in a CE 6 course can allow the student continued access to their course by enabling access for the time allowed to complete the required work. 
• Faculty should otherwise block access to the course for all other students once a course has concluded. 
• Faculty may also contact online@fullcoll.edu and request that the student  be manually added to the same course taught the following semester in order for them to complete their work.
• For assistance with blocking, or allowing access, contact online@fullcoll.edu.

How To Deny Access

• Typically, students registered in Banner/WebStar are populated into CE 6/8 courses  24-hours prior to semester start date.
•   If you don't  want students to have access, go to the Grade Book (displayed when the "Teach Tab" is selected) and select all of the students (except yourself, the demo student, and any other instructors) and select  "Deny Access."

How to Extend Exam Time

• It is the policy of the North Orange County Community College District to provide equal educational opportunities for students with disabilities in accordance with state and federal law, including Title 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title V of the California Administrative Code. Pursuant to Title V, Sections 5600-56076, the District has developed Disability Support Services (DSS) to assist students with disabilities in securing academic accommodations and auxiliary aids.

To offer an extended time exam in CE6/8:

• Create a regular exam: Include dates available, and amount of time students have to complete. Title it - for example, "Exam 3."
• Next, create a second new exam: Give new/second exam a different title.  For example,"Exam 3 Ext.," or "Exam 3 DSS."
• Under "Template:" Select option: "base on existing assessment." Choose option to use original  "Exam 3"  as the template.
• You should now have two identical exams, saved with different names.
•   Go into "Extended Time Version:"           -  Change time from 1 hour to 1.5 hours, or whatever time DSS recommends is appropriate. 
• Action Menu:-"Release Criteria"Add Member Criteria"  (set  so only students with disabilites have access): - On exam created for DSS students, e.g., "Exam 3 Ext," set so only students with disabilities have access.The exam can run at the same time as the regular version of the exam.
• How To ExportGrade Book Information To an Excel Spreadsheet

• Log in to CE 6/8 at http://distanceed.fullcoll.edu
• Find the link to your class and double click.
• Be sure you are in "Teach Tab."
• Scroll down to Instructor Tools.
• Click on the Grade Book button to open grade book in CE 6/8.
• At bottom, click Export to Spreadsheet.
• Keep default settings - choose Export.
• Next, choose "Save."
• File saves in default format, .csv (comma -separated value).
• Open .csv file - then, save and choose Excel .xls format.
• Save your Excel files (.xls) on an external hard drive or save the file to a CD.

Note: Grade records should be kept by faculty for a minimum of 2.5 years in accordance with the college's grade appeal process, which says "a request for grade change should be initiated by the student within the next regular semester, but no later than two years, following the award of the original grade". To view the entire grade appeal process click here.

Distance Education/Instructional Technology

• Mission: The mission of Distance Education at Fullerton College is to promote educational opportunities allowing access independent of geographical location or physical limitation.  In support of instruction and to ensure high quality for both faculty and students, the DE staff implements, and operates technology accomplishing the conversion of educational and community-related content for television broadcast, use on the internet or on-campus delivery.
• Distance Education Advisory Committee
• The DEAC is a campus level committee that provides advisement to the President Advisory Council to ensure a high quality Distance Education Program.  The Distance Education Advisory Committee coordinates the use of instructional technology and the delivery of instruction and student services at a distance, designs and develops training curriculum, and oversees the training of faculty in Distance Education practices and methodologies.  Among the issues the committee may address are course management systems, staff development, student services, counseling, facilities, technology services, media production, and administration.

Educational Broadcasting:

• Cable TV and Video on Demand
• Distance Education also oversees a cable TV station that broadcasts educational programming and public service announcements to: Fullerton, Anaheim, Anaheim Hills, Villa Park, Placentia, and Yorba Linda.  For current broadcast schedules and viewing options, click here.
• Streaming video on demand (VOD)is available through Annenberg Media, where media and telecommunications can be used by faculty and students to advance learning. To hear the sound and view video, the user should have Windows Media Player, DSL, a cable modem, or a LAN connection to a T1 line or greater, and have Javascript enabled.  Click on Technical Requirements for more information
• Free sign upis required for first-time users. Click on http://www.learner.org/view_programs/view.programs.html.  Browse resources by discipline and grade level and look for the icon

Location/Hours of Operation

• The Distance Education office is located on the first floor of the Student Services Building on the south side of Chapman Avenue in room 2001. The office is open 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday and is closed on weekends, school holidays, and on Fridays during summer months.

Past and Present

• Historically, Distance Education at Fullerton College began in 1973 with "Connie’s Clothing Corner," a telecourse, which was co-produced by FC/NOCCCD/KOCE and aired on KOCE. This series ran until the late 1970’s.

Distance Education Includes:

• Online courses delivered entirely or mostly online
• Hybrid courses that combines Internet work and campus attendance with 51% or more of the course taught on campus
• Teleweb courses taught through the use of cable television broadcasts and online technologies
• Web Enhanced courses that use the web as an extension of the classroom to enhance learning such as posting course syllabi, handouts, homework assignments, and virtual discussions online.

Distance Education Staff Contact Information

Distance Education Manager, Terry Gleason (714) 992-7060 tgleason@fullcoll.edu

• DE staff, website & district's cable channel 
• Course Management System ( Blackboard ) and TV Channel Broadcast Technology Administration
• Webpage development for online faculty (by appointment only)

Distance Education Specialist, Linda Clark (714) 992-5007 lclark@fullcoll.edu

• Public Service Announcements for LCD monitors
• cable channel scheduling
• Teleweb Course Support
• CE8 Course Support

Media Production Specialist, Betty Howard (714) 732-5008 bhoward@fullcoll.edu

• Campus Wide Support For Media Production

Instructional Support and Information

• CCC Confer  was designed to allow communication and collaboration, using the latest Web conferencing technology, for all staff, faculty and administrators in the California Community Colleges system. It is ADA and Section 508 accessible.
• All you need is your phone and an Internet connection.
• For more information go to http://www.cccconfer.org/index1.aspx
• Correspondence with Faculty Teaching via Distance Education
• The Distance Education staff notifies online faculty of important information pertinent to Distance Education via email.  To confirm contact information for the current semester is accurate, faculty can go to: http://online.fullcoll.edu
• To update information or to make corrections, email: online@fullcoll.edu
• Faculty on the Distance Education email distribution should expect an email from Distance Education during the last month of the semester prompting them that they must submit a new course shell request for each online, hybrid, teleweb or web enhanced course they are scheduled to teach the subsequent term.
• Faculty will be notified when course shells are available.

Curriculum

• At Fullerton College, courses delivered at a distance adhere to the same principles of academic quality and integrity as courses delivered on campus, face-to-face.  Curriculum at Fullerton College is reviewed, at minimum, on a six-year cycle.  However, any time a new or revised course is brought before the Curriculum Committee  requesting to add Distance Education as a mode of delivery, the course is reviewed and approved separately by the Curriculum Committee to ensure that a course taught using such a modality are equal in rigor, course content and learning outcomes as the same course taught face-to-face. 

Guidelines for Good Practice: Effective Instructor to Student Contact

• Review and follow the “Guidelines for Good Practice: Effective Instructors – Students Contact in Distance Education Learning” Note: This Reference Is Being Repaired adopted by the California Academic Senate at

How to Compress Audio Files

• For information on compressing audio files go to http://audacity.sourceforge.net
• Audacity is a free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. Click here to Learn more about Audacity.Click here to Download Audacity 1.2.6for Microsoft Windows
• How to Compress Video Files  Adobe Captivate is a software that edits video files  and is available on the computers in the TEC lab in room 800.  Call the TEC at (714) 992-5010 to check the lab’s availability.

Incompletes in Online Courses Utilizing CE 6/8

• Faculty issuing an “Incomplete” grade to a student previously enrolled in a CE 6 course can allow the student continued access to their course by enabling access for the time allowed to complete the required work.
• Faculty should otherwise block access to the course for all other students once a course has concluded. 

Faculty may also contact

• online@fullcoll.edu and request that the student  be manually added to the same course taught the following semester in order for them to complete their work. 
• For assistance with blocking, or allowing access, contact: online@fullcoll.edu.

Mentors

• A Distance Education mentor program will be piloted fall 2008. Check the Staff Development webpage at http://staffdev.fullcoll.edu for more information.
• Publisher's Resources and ePacks
• Distance Education teaching/learning tools may be available from publishers when a faculty member adopts one of their textbooks for use in a class. For information on publisher’s materials contact the publisher’s representative for Fullerton College.   
• Cengage Learninghttp://www.cengage.com
• Pearson Educationhttp://www.coursecompass.com
• McGraw-HillPage Out
• Blackboard.com (search for “publishers”)
• Staff Development and Training
• Information regarding Staff Development and Training is available at http://staffdev.fullcoll.edu or by contacting the Staff Development Coordinator at (714) 992-5010
• Resources for online teaching and learning are available at http://staffdev.fullcoll.edu/StaffDev07/technology.htm

Student Learning Outcomes

• The following Student Learning Outcomes have been identified by the DEAC for all students who participate in and complete a Distance Education course at Fullerton College.
• Students will use technology successfully to complete assignments and exams.
• Students will proficiently use technology to exchange ideas with faculty and classmates independent of a physical location.
• Students will develop and apply self-management skills, including reading and following instructions, to independently complete course assignments.

Tips for Assigning and Teaching Distance Education Courses

• Note:Faculty wanting to teach a course online or as a hybrid should first discuss this and other course scheduling assignments with their division dean. Tips for Assigning and Teaching Distance Education Courses were prepared and approved by DEAC to help Deans and Faculty evaluate the preparation needed before assigning or teaching a Distance Education course at Fullerton College.  Prior to teaching an online course at Fullerton College, essential factors to consider include: 
• Complete training for teaching online in both pedagogy and use of a course management system.  Options include:
• Enrolling in training through @ONE at http://www.cccone.org
• Enrolling in a self-paced Virtual Instruction Academy.  Contact Terry Gleason at tgleason@fullcoll.edu.
• Enrolling in other training courses such as the UC Extensions programs at UCLA and UCI  to gain certification in distance education course facilitation.
• Visiting publishers sites for information and training options when using publisher’s online course materials.
• Visiting the Staff Development website at http://staffdev.fullcoll.edu/StaffDev07/technology.htm for additional information and resources.

Universal Design Principles

• Set up your course to help assure that disabled students can be accommodated.
• Click here for information on Universal Design for Learning.
• Contact Disabled Student Services (DSS) at (714) 732-5365 for assistance with testing your website or course for accessibility or for assistance in accommodateing disabled students.
• Note: DSS notifies faculty of students

Students who need accommodation and who qualify for services.

• Make sure the course has been approved for instruction as an online course by the Curriculum Committee.  If unsure, check with your Division’s Curriculum representative or Division Office Manager.
• Use your campus e-mail address and setup an instructor webpage on the college website with links to your online course(s).  Note: Campus email accounts are automatically assigned to FC staff.

• For details on setting up a staff webpage, go to http://webhelp.fullcoll.edu
• Staff Development may also offer Frontpage or Dreamweaver workshops.  Go to http://staffdev.fullcoll.edu  and examples for the class schedule for online courses with your Division Office Manager and use the one that best suits your course to assure that students know how to access your course.
• Click here to view comment lines.
• Be aware that online students must have the same access to on-campus services as students in face-to-face classes.

• Fullerton College Student Services are listed and linked on the Distance Education website at http://www.fullcoll.edu/studentservices.cfm
• Plan ahead for issues related to hardware, software, online orientation locations, and other technical needs.

• Inform students of any particular technical and non-technical requirements of your online course and let them know where they can find equipment on campus that meets these technical requirements.  Make sure that the available equipment can handle the hardware/software/internet needs of your class.  If you need assistance
• Contact the Help Desk at (714) 992-7111
• To install software a request form is available at fcnet.fullcoll.edu.  Due to a large volume of requests, submit form at least 4 weeks before the software needs to be loaded.
• For hardware or related needs, submit a service request at http://tts.fullcoll.edu a minimum of two weeks before your class begins. NOTE: Generally the same username and password used to login to the FC network to use email.  Contact your Division Office Manager to learn the protocol in your division/department for submitting a service request.
• Provide students with a method that will help them be successful learning at a distance such as providing an orientation either on campus or online.
• 611 lab can be used for a face-to-face orientation.  Visit
• http://fcnet.fullcoll.edu/611schedule.htm to verify availability or to reserve the room.
• Enroll in an online course prior to teaching an online class to experience the “student” perspective.
• Understand the level of support available to you and your students.

• Limited technical support is available at fconline@fullcoll.edu
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) prepared for students are available on the Distance Education Website at http://online.fullcoll.edu
• Contact the Distance Education office at (714) 992-7059 for more information.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

• Universal Design Accessibility Checklist
• Distance Education at Fullerton College supports and encourages the practice of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).  UDL is designing course instruction, materials, and content to benefit people of all learning styles without adaptation or retrofitting. UDL provides equal access to learning, not simply equal access to information.  UDL allows the student to control the method of accessing information while the instructors monitor the learning process and initiates any beneficial methods.
• Although this design enables the student to be self-sufficient, the instructor is responsible for imparting knowledge and facilitating the learning process.  It should be noted that UDL does not remove academic challenges; it removes barriers to access. 
• UDL is the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.  Making a product accessible to people with disabilities often benefits others.

• Click here for more information on UDL.

WebStar Instructions for Faculty

• Webstar instructions, go tohttp://staffdev.fullcoll.eduand click on “Using WebStar”

Accreditation : Policies, Rules and Procedures

• Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC)
• A Guide to Evaluating Distance Education 2010
• published by ACCJC is available at
• http://www.accjc.org/publications.htm
• Under "For Member Institutions"; Click on “Publications” and scroll to "Distance Learning Manual."

College Policies and Rules

• College Policies: This Link Is Being Repaired and rules outlined in the Student Catalog apply to all distance education students the same "Standards of Student Conduct", "Discipline Policy", "Student Complaint Procedure" will be followed.

Copyrighted Material

• To view the district’s policy on copyright, at http://www.nocccd.edu/Policies/PoliciesAndProcedures.htm#AdministrativeGuide
• North Orange County Community College District ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, Chapter 3: AP 3750
• Employees unsure as to whether they are violating copyright law will be directed to the U.S. Copyright Office’s website at http://www.loc.gov/copyright.

DISTANCE EDUCATION

United Faculty Contract

• The United Faculty Contract UF_Contract.pdf
• Scroll to Article 22 for information pertaining to Distance Education.

Student Services

• Class Schedule
• When division offices prepare the class schedule, please use the Banner Comments
• Distance Education courses are listed in the class schedule and can also be found online by visiting

• http://www.fullcoll.edu/classschedule

Counseling/Advising

• Distance Education courses are generally accepted by most transfer institutions.
• However, all students, including those wanting to use a Distance Education course for a specific transfer requirement should consult with a counselor.
• Information on counseling services is available at Counseling.

Registration

• The registration process, fees, and academic credit are generally the same for Distance Education courses as for traditional on-campus courses. Students can register for courses by visiting http://www.fullcoll.edu and clicking on WebStar.  Additional information is available at http://admissions.fullcoll.edu and clicking on “Registration.”  Additional information is needed by the DE staff when students audit DE courses or are enrolled through ROP (see details below).
• IMPORTANT: Names changes for students enrolled in DE course SHOULD ONLY be processed by Admissions & Records before or after a DE course begins.
• When a student gets permission to audit a Distance Education course he/she must make sure that a copy of the audit form submitted to Admissions and Records is on file in the Distance Education office.  Students should be referred to Admissions and Records at (714) 992-7591 or to the “Audit Policy” in the college catalog for more information on auditing.
• ROP Students Procedures for Distance Education courses
• The Distance Education staff must manually create accounts with passwords for students attending Fullerton College who are enrolled through ROP. In this case the form below must be completed and submitted by the instructor to the Distance Education office 5 days before the ROP student needs access to a DE course.
• Click here to download or complete a form to enroll ROP or students auditing a DE course.
• The Distance Education staff will send out the username and password information, how to log into CE 6/8, and other "getting started" information via email to the auditing or ROP student generally the workday following the receipt of the completed form and email the instructor a summary of who was added or dropped.

Student Support Services

• Links to Fullerton College Student Services can be found at http://www.fullcoll.edu/index.php?q=content/student-services
• When students contact the Distance Education office for assistance, the staff will refer them to the appropriate office and services.  For student concerns related to a Distance Education course, the DE staff will discuss and attempt to resolve technical issues or difficulties with the student.
  • ask the student to review their course instructions for assignment protocol and any specified waiting period (e.g. assignments submitted Monday will be reviewed the following Wednesday...).
  • encourage the student to contact the course instructor (per the instructions given by the instructor) and leave the instructor a brief message about the reason for the contact including the student’s name, the name of the course, and email address where their instructor can reply or contact them.
  • refer the student to the division office for assistance in cases where the student has attempted to contact the instructor by email or phone with no response from the instructor on more than one occasion.
  • Student complaints not resolved by the means listed above should be referred to the “Student Complaint Procedure” in the college catalog. 

  Students with Disabilities

  • It is the policy of the North Orange County Community College District to provide equal educational opportunities for students with disabilities in accordance with state and federal law, including Title 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title V of the California Administrative Code. Pursuant to Title V, Sections 5600-56076, the District has developed Disability Support Services (DSS) to assist students with disabilities in securing  academic accommodations and auxiliary aids. 
  • At Fullerton College Disability Support Services (DSS) staff are available for consultation with faculty regarding the rights and needs of their students.
  • DSS staff are trained to verify students’ disabilities and to suggest and approve reasonable accommodations that are directly related to the educational limitations associated with each student’s disability.  Students with disabilities are permitted to enroll in your class with or without the knowledge and/or assistance of DSS staff.   The student should self-identify their needs to you and will often have a letter from DSS verifying the required accommodations.  The accommodations will be described and DSS staff will assist in arranging any necessary and reasonable accommodations, such as (but not limited to) test proctoring, or note-takers or sign language interpreters.

  Appendix

  • Definitions and Related Terms for Distance Education
  • Forms: click here for CE 6/8 course shell request
  • Archive of Email Announcements
  • eTextbook List of Sources
  • Three methods to email your class