Online Classes
Welcome to ELAC Online Learning!
We have a lot of valuable resources for students taking online, online live, and hybrid courses at ELAC.
What is Distance Education?
The ELAC Online Learning Office provides comprehensive services that empower students with skills that are essential to success in online/hybrid courses.
Distance/Remote education is not a new concept. With the introduction of computers, the Internet revolutionized the entire distance learning model. With the success of the Open University classroom idea, educational institutions interested in offering distance education programs started moving to online/hybrid learning.
Traditional "Online, Asynchronous" courses at East Los Angeles College are delivered over the Internet using the Canvas learning management system (LMS). These types of courses are called fully online courses and students never meet with their instructors or classmates for lectures. Students sign on to Canvas where they access the syllabus and other course materials, participate in discussions, collaborate with other students, take quizzes and exams, and turn in assignment. Not all, but some, online courses do require students to come to campus to take exams. Students can meet with their instructors during weekly office hours and student appointments.
ELAC also offers "Online Live, Synchronous" courses where the students meet with their instructors and classmates for Zoom lectures each week at a designated day and time. Similar to online, asynchronous courses, students for online live courses sign on to Canvas where they "meet" their instructor and classmates for weekly Zoom lectures, access the syllabus and other course materials, participate in discussions, collaborate with other students, take quizzes and exams, and turn in assignment. Not all, but some, online courses do require students to come to campus to take exams.
Courses which are held both on-campus and online simultaneously are called hybrid/blended courses. Students who take hybrid/blended courses will still go on campus to meet their instructor and classmates just like a regular on-campus class, but they will also do some of the course work online via the Canvas LMS. Some of the blended courses also link out to publishers CMS that allows instructor to enhance the learning experience.
To access your online/hybrid courses, please log into the Student Information System (SIS Portal) and click on the "Canvas" tile once you are inside.
ELAC STUDENTS - Need assistance with your online/hybrid courses?
Contact ELAC Online Learning for questions or general assistance. Please call the office during business hours (8am to 4:30pm, M-F) at (323) 415-5313 OR email us your questions/concerns at @email
Student SIS Password Resets
(323) 780-6800
Announcements
- You cannot log into your course until the first day of the semester. Please refer to the Canvas Course Login Info Link on the left hand side set of links for password and login instructions.
- For important student dates, please visit the: Academic Calendar
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The ELAC Online Learning Office is open for walk-in assistance 5 days a week from 8am to 4:30pm. We are located in the G1 Administration building in G1-110 (first floor, next door to the mailroom and reprographics). We offer student and faculty assistance with online/hybrid courses. We are also available by email at onlinehelp@elac.edu and by phone at 323-415-5313.