The new courses have been designed to host more interaction between students and teachers than previous Independent Study courses. To note the difference, Independent Study officials said that theses courses are not Independent Study courses, but are rather BYU courses hosted by Independent Study in an interactive environment.
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Enrollment is limited to 25 students per class. Students can set their own pace for learning and will be given a series of deadlines that coincide with the time frame they would like to complete it in. However, the course must be completed by the end of the semester.
Students will be asked to complete one-on-one Learning Checkpoints with their teaching assistants and instructors throughout the course, via video conferencing, to help students stay on target.
A kick-off meeting for the BYU Online Courses will be held on campus in the first week of the semester. Students unable to attend can watch it live online or at their convenience since it will be recorded.
“The University is very interested in improving the quality, flexibility and efficiency of learning at BYU,” Taylor said. “These new BYU Online Classes are just one of many ways to make these improvements. When these new courses are piloted in the Fall, we will access the program to determine what extensions are suggested for the future.”
Students may sign up for these courses, just as they would their other BYU courses, by using MYMAP.
