Slow performance online is usually due to a combination of factors not just one. Here are a few reasons provided by the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium:
Top Ten Reasons for Slowness
Distance Learning
- Introduction
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Courses
- APBI - Applied Biology
- ARST – Archival Studies
- AUDI - Audiology & Speech Sciences
- BIOL - Biology
- CIVL - Civil Engineering
- CLST - Classical Studies
- DENT – Dentistry
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DHYG - Dental Hygiene
- DHYG 400 (6 cr): Current Issues in Oral Health Sciences
- DHYG 401 (6 cr): Oral Epidemiology
- DHYG 402 (6 cr): Dental Hygiene Practice I
- DHYG 404 (6 cr): Dental Hygiene Practice II
- DHYG 405 (3 cr): Oral Microbiology and Immunology
- DHYG 433 (3 cr): Assessment and Treatment Planning for Advanced Periodontal Diseases
- DHYG 435 (3 cr): Oral Medicine and Pathology
- DHYG 461 (4 cr): Literature Review I
- DHYG 462 (4 cr): Literature Review II
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ENGL - English
- ENGL 112 (3 cr): Strategies for University Writing
- ENGL 222 (3 cr): Literature in Canada
- ENGL 301 (3 cr): Technical Writing
- ENGL 303 (6 cr): Intermediate Composition
- ENGL 304 (6 cr): Advanced Composition
- ENGL 320 (6 cr): History of the English Language
- ENGL 321 (3 cr): English Grammar and Usage
- ENGL 322 (3 cr): Stylistics
- ENGL 329 (6 cr): The Structure of Modern English
- ENGL 348A (3 cr): Shakespeare and the Renaissance: Shakespeare
- ENGL 348C (6 cr): Shakespeare and the Renaissance: Shakespeare
- ENGL 354C (6 cr): Milton and the Seventeenth Century: Milton
- ENGL 358 (3 cr): Studies in an 18th Century Genre: The English Novel
- ENGL 359C (6 cr): Studies in Romanticism: Romantic Poetry
- ENGL 364A (3 cr): Nineteenth Century Studies: The Victorian Novel
- ENGL 402D (6 cr): Studies in Poetry: Victorian Poetry
- ENGL 462A (3 cr): 20th Century British & Irish Studies: The Modern British Novel
- ENGL 468A (3 cr): Children's Literature
- ENGL 470A (3 cr): Canadian Studies: Canadian Literary Genres
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EOSC - Earth & Ocean Sciences
- EOSC 114 (3 cr): The Catastrophic Earth: Natural Disasters
- EOSC 116 (3 cr): Mesozoic Earth: Time of the Dinosaurs
- EOSC 118 (3 cr): Earth's Treasures: Gold and Gems
- EOSC 310 (3 cr): The Earth and the Solar System
- EOSC 311 (3 cr): The Earth and its Resources
- EOSC 314 (3 cr): The Ocean Environment
- EOSC 315 (3 cr): The Ocean Ecosystem - Jan 2011
- EOSC 315 (3 cr): The Ocean Ecosystem
- EOSC 326 (3 cr): Earth and Life Through Time
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ETEC - Educational Technology
- ETEC 500 (3 cr): Research Methodology in Education
- ETEC 510 (3 cr): Design of Technology Supported Learning Environments
- ETEC 511 (3 cr): Foundations of Educational Technology
- ETEC 512 (3 cr): Applications of Learning Theories to Instruction
- ETEC 520 (3 cr): Planning and Managing Learning Technologies in Higher Education
- ETEC 521 (3 cr): Indigeneity, Technology and Education
- ETEC 522 (3 cr): Ventures in Learning Technology
- ETEC 530 (3 cr): Constructivism Strategies for e-Learning
- ETEC 531 (3 cr): Curriculum Issues in Cultural and Media Studies
- ETEC 532 (3 cr): Technology in the Arts and Humanities Classroom
- ETEC 533 (3 cr): Technology in the Mathematics and Science Classroom
- ETEC 540 (3 cr): Text Technologies: The Changing Spaces of Reading and Writing
- ETEC 565A (3 cr): Learning Technologies: Selection, Design and Application
- ETEC 590 (3 cr): Graduating Project
- FIST - Film Studies
- FMST - Family Studies
- FNH - Food, Nutrition & Health
- FOPR - Forest Operations
- FREN - French
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FRST - Forestry
- FRST 202 (3 cr): Forest Ecology
- FRST 231 (3 cr): Introduction to Biometrics
- FRST 308 (2 cr): Forest Entomology
- FRST 309 (2 cr): Forest Pathology
- FRST 319 (3 cr): Principles of Forestry Economics
- FRST 421 (3 cr): Integrated Resources Management I
- FRST 449A (1 cr): Directed Studies in Forestry: Wood Uses
- FRST 449B (2 cr): Directed Studies in Forestry: Wood Properties and Identification
- GEOG - Geography
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HIST - History
- HIST 102 (6 cr): World History from 1500 to the 20th Century
- HIST 104 (3 cr): Topics in World History: Cultures in Contact
- HIST 106 (3 cr): Global Environmental History
- HIST 303 (6 cr): History of the Canadian West
- HIST 329 (6 cr): Canadian Social History
- HIST 432 (6 cr): International Relations of the Great Powers in the 20th Century
- HIST 434 (6 cr): Gender, Politics, and Culture in Modern Europe
- HIST 444 (3 cr): Slave Societies in the Americas
- HIST 451 (3 cr): Family and Community in Latin America
- HIST 480 (6 cr): Social History of Modern China
- HIST 481 (3 cr): Education and Society in Modern China
- IHHS - Interprofessional Health and Human Service
- LFS - Land and Food Systems
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LIBR - Library & Information Studies
- LIBR 500 (3 cr): Foundations of Information Technology
- LIBR 526 (3 cr): Literature and Other Materials for Young Adults
- LIBR 548F (3 cr): History of the Book
- LIBR 559M (3 cr): Social Media for Information Professionals
- LIBR 561 (3 cr): Information Policy
- LIBR 562 (3 cr): International Librarianship - Issues and Innovations
- LIBR 575 (3 cr): Academic Libraries
- MUSC - Music
- NURS - Nursing
- PATH - Pathology
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PHIL - Philosophy
- PHIL 120 (3 cr): Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking
- PHIL 220A (3 cr): Symbolic Logic I
- PHIL 349A (3 cr): Philosophy of Religion
- PHIL 400A (3 cr): Morals, Politics and the Individual
- PHIL 401A (3 cr): Knowledge, Explanation and the Nature of Things
- PHIL 433A (3 cr): Biomedical Ethics
- PHIL 434A (3 cr): Business and Professional Ethics
- PHIL 435A (3 cr): Environmental Ethics
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PSYC - Psychology
- PSYC 300B (6 cr): Behaviour Disorders
- PSYC 302 (3 cr): Infancy
- PSYC 304 (6 cr): Brain and Behaviour
- PSYC 307 (3 cr): Cultural Psychology
- PSYC 308A (3 cr): Social Psychology
- PSYC 309B (6 cr): Cognitive Processes
- PSYC 314 (3 cr): Health Psychology
- PSYC 315 (3 cr): Childhood and Adolescence
- PSYC 320 (6 cr): Psychology of Gender
- SOCI - Sociology
- SOWK - Social Work
- SURG - Surgery
- WMST - Women’s & Gender Studies
- WRIT - Writing Centre
- WOOD - Wood Products Processing
- Distance Education Course Guide
- Student Profiles
- Online Registration and Course Fees
- Resources
- Academic and Program Advising
- Instructors' Guide
- Instructors' Resources
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Learners' Guide
- Policies and Procedures
- Key Contacts
- Using the Technology
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Before You Start
- Is Distance Learning for Me?
- Financial Assistance & Awards
- Access: CWL, Email, Internet, UBC Card
- Academic Support: Getting Started
- Resources for Learners with Disabilities
- Academic Advising
- Frequently Asked Questions
- 8 Things to Get a Handle On: Online Learner Competencies
- Admission and Registration
- Starting Your Course
- Course Participation
- Forms
- Getting Your Course Materials
- Learners' Resources
- Appropriate Use of Technology Policy
- Distance Learning at UBC
Contact
Office of Learning TechnologyRoom 1170, 2329 West Mall
(University Services Building)
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Telephone: 604-827-4494
Fax: 604-822-8636
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