Learning Online or Remote

Online vs Remote

Online Courses are conducted in a traditional online asynchronous environment: you will log in and complete coursework on your own schedule. Online courses require the same amount of work as classroom courses, but since they are self-paced, they are ideal for students in various time zones or with unconventional work schedules.

In most courses you may be asked to log on a few times a week to participate in various online learning activities. Instructors provide different learning activities depending on the content being covered. Online learning activities include, but are not limited to, online discussions, watching video tutorials, reading lectures, completing weekly assignments, and/or interacting with the instructor and other students. You will complete the course in your own time when it is convenient for you. There is no live instruction in online courses, which is why there is no assigned meeting time and only a date range for the course.

Remote Courses utilize a combination of asynchronous and synchronous learning. This includes logging in for live class sessions at an assigned time to engage with instructors and classmates in real-time. Additionally, students are responsible for self-paced work, which may include—but is not limited to—reading lectures, completing assignments, watching video tutorials, and interacting with the instructor and other students.

 

Troubleshooting

FIT's remote courses are conducted through the Brightspace website. To access your course on a mobile device (Brightspace Pulse mobile app info) or to access your course on a computer, follow these instructions:  As a reminder, courses will not show up in your account until the day they are scheduled to begin. 

  1. Make sure that you are using an updated browser such as Firefox, Chrome, or Safari
  2. Log into Brightspace with your MyFIT username and password
  3. Look for your course on the Brightspace home page the day they are scheduled to begin

We highly recommend that you check the Brightspace page to familiarize yourself with the program prior to the start of your course. Once you've logged into Brightspace you will see a list of resources as well as the contact for SUNY Online.

If you are having difficulties navigating Brightspace contact the SUNY Online help desk at 1-844-673-6786.