Web-Enhanced: These courses are taught in a traditional classroom. While the bulk of classroom instruction takes place in the classroom, the college LMS (Learning Management System) or other online platform approved by the division of study may be used to supplement this classroom instruction. At the instructor’s discretion, some class meetings, instructional material, course information, course announcements, class discussions, research, and submission of assignments and assessments may take place online.

Hybrid: These courses are taught partly online using the college LMS (Learning Management System) or another online platform approved by the division of study and partly in a traditional classroom or lab. Hybrid courses differ from web-enhanced courses in that web-enhanced courses are assigned to a classroom for every contact hour described in the course catalog, whereas hybrid courses are assigned to a classroom for only part of those hours with the balance of those hours assigned to an online environment.

Hybrid courses fall into one of two categories:

• K1: hybrid courses that are taught 50% or more online.

• K2: hybrid courses that are taught less than 50% online.

All hybrids are taught in both an online and a traditional-classroom environment. Which aspects are presented and submitted in which environment depends on the instructor’s preferences.

Online: These courses are taught in an online environment using the college LMS (Learning Management System) or another online platform approved by the division of study. The bulk of teaching materials, assignments, and assessments are presented online, and the bulk of assignments and tests are submitted online. Most online courses, however, require at least one proctored event, which students must complete in the presence of the instructor in a traditional classroom or in a monitored, restricted online environment. How the proctored event is presented and submitted is decided by the instructor. 

Okta is a single-sign-on application. At Chattahoochee Technical College, students log-in to Okta for single sign on access to college email, Blackboard and other applications. For detailed instructions on how to access and use Okta, please utilize the following PDF: Quick Login Instructions.

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CTC uses Blackboard to deliver all online content. Complete instructions for getting started with Blackboard, including log-in instructions, appear on Blackboard’s log-in page.

Instructors may upload publisher-provided content, such as e-books and access to password-protected Web sites, into their Blackboard courses, and this content usually requires students to have a key or password separate from their Blackboard user names and passwords. Students must get information about this publisher-provided content from their instructors.

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CTC protects distance learning students’ information from unauthorized access through secure computer servers housed in a controlled environment. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) software offers data encryption as another layer of protection. Distance learning students’ recorded materials are also secured and may only be used or released per the privacy policies of the Technical College System of Georgia. Only students who are actively enrolled at Chattahoochee Technical College are provided access to distance learning courses. Blackboard, our learning management system, and online collaboration services can only be accessed with a valid student account. Banner assigns all students a unique student ID at the point of application. All CTC students receive individual secure login credentials for Blackboard and/or online collaboration services. Students bear responsibility for maintaining the security of their student IDs and username and password information. Students who suspect that their secure information may have been compromised are responsible for notifying the College. Students are also responsible for notifying the college should they observe another student’s secure information being compromised. 

For more information, please see the Privacy Procedure below:  

CTC Distance Learning Student Privacy Procedure