Questions and Answers

Please select from the questions below. Should you have questions that have not been answered in this FAQ, please contact eLI.

How are the synchronous courses scheduled?
How is the asynchronous Spanish course scheduled?
How many contact hours are associated with a course?
How do I know if my institution has the correct hardware and software?
Will I need an instructor or proctor on site?
How are academic records kept for courses offered by eLI to my institution?
What is the process of payment?
When must my institution order eLI courses?

How are the synchronous courses scheduled?

They will be scheduled multiple times throughout the day.

How is the asynchronous Spanish course scheduled?

Your institution has several options. Since the curriculum instruction and assessment can be accessed at any time, in any place, and at any pace, it may be used as a supplement to a scheduled instructor- led class; it may be scheduled as a class at a particular time; it may be scheduled for each individual member of the class at different times during the day; it may be flexi-scheduled, allowing the student to access the curriculum, receive the instruction and challenge the assessment as he or she can schedule.

How many contact hours are associated with a course?

The synchronous courses will meet the minimum Carnegie standard for a year-long course, with on-line days, i.e. live interaction with the electronic instructor (e-instructor) and off-line days during which students will work with web curriculum, do on-line research and take exams. The asynchronous Spanish course can be tailored by the institution to meet the minimum contact hours for the Carnegie unit; however, assessment measures skills gained and knowledge acquired and is not time bound, hence asynchronous. The skills gained and the knowledge acquired would be roughly equivalent to that expected in a year of work.

How do I know if my institution has the correct hardware and software?

eLI will send you a list of assets needed to receive the courses that you have chosen. Many institutions already have the needed assets in place.



Will I need an instructor or proctor on site?

For the synchronous courses, eLI strongly recommends that a proctor be in place. The eLI instructor will serve as the teacher of record. For the asynchronous Spanish course, students will need to report to an academic advisor from time to time during the semester since they will be able to access curriculum, instruction, and assessment at any time, in any place and at any pace; however, the institution can configure accountability for the asynchronous course as it sees fit.



How are academic records kept for courses offered by eLI to my institution?

eLI will assess all measurable activities of students in eLI including absences, tardies, and disciplinary referrals in academic matters, grades and evaluations. eLI will post such reports as the institution might normally require of its site-based instructors pursuant to classroom performance, i.e. progress reports.



What is the process of payment?

Payment in full for each course ordered is due no later that four weeks prior to the start of classes. Payments may be made through purchase order, check, money order or credit card.



When must my institution order eLI courses?

Synchronous courses for the fall of 2000 must be ordered no later than 15 June 2000 and paid for no later than 15 July 2000 since most schools begin in mid August. Schools may special order synchronous courses to begin at any time during the year; however, eLI must be given a two month notice so that quality of service can be maintained. The asynchronous course can be ordered at any time after 15 June 2000. Initial activation will be no earlier than 15 August 2000; thereafter, however, eLI can deliver the asynchronous course upon payment.