e-Learning Information

Since the fall of 1997, SAIT has been using laptop computers in some programs as an additional tool to the traditional instructor-led classroom format. Please consult the individual program listings or call the applicable academic department for further information.

As a student in an e-Learning program that utilizes a laptop computer for your studies, you are required to use a SAIT-issued laptop. These laptop computers come complete with program software, technical support, as well as a number of other services including a network and electronic mail account. SAIT has created specialized classrooms that are wired to allow you to plug your laptop into the campus network. You will then be able to access other software applications and data files needed for your program. Your tuition fees include all of these services. A $500.00 refundable security deposit must be paid prior to picking up the SAIT-issued laptop.

You may receive instructor assignments, lecture material, other specialized media and possibly even exams over the network. You also may be able to send completed assignments, labs and exams back to the instructor for grading. Some programs allow you to do course work online by accessing the websites of major publishers using their curriculum and test banks. Details relating to course delivery are program-dependant, so please consult with the applicable program for specific information.

mySAIT.ca will allow web access to your student records and billing information, notice of campus activities, promotional items and email communication between peers and faculty. Students in e-Learning programs that utilize laptop computers can access the Internet to do research from many networked locations on campus. Although the e-Learning programs do have some distance delivery features, it is still intended to be an instructor-guided, classroom delivery method and student attendance is required. It is not intended as a solely self-paced, distance delivery instructional process. Some programs will continue to have courses that are delivered more effectively via traditional lecture methods, although a significant portion of course delivery will be via laptop.

To know more about this exciting method of learning, please contact the Academic Chair of the program in which you are interested (see individual calendar program listings). Programs that currently require SAIT-issued laptops are:

• Administrative Information Management
• Architectural Technologies
• Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting)
• Bachelor of Science (Construction Project Management)
• Business Administration
• Business Administration – Automotive Management
• Civil Engineering Technology
• Electronics Engineering Technology
• Engineering Design and Drafting Technology
• Film and Video Production
• Hospitality Management
• Information Technology
• Journalism
• Legal Assistant
• Object Oriented Software Developer
• Professional Cooking (Notebook)
• Radio, Television and Broadcast News (All majors)
• Travel and Tourism