Katie, Cody, and Carleigh

Polk State receives International Distance Learning Award

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Katie, Cody, and Carleigh

The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) presented Polk State College’s Director of Learning Technology and Online Education Cody Moyer with an International Distance Learning Award in the leadership category for higher education. The USDLA…

Polk State College named finalist for prestigious Bellwether Award

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The Bellwether College Consortium has named Polk State College as one of 10 national finalists for the prestigious Bellwether Award in the area of Planning, Governance, and Finance. The Consortium will announce the winners in…

Online tutoring

Online tutoring to be provided exclusively by Polk State tutors

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Online tutoring

Polk State College’s remote online tutoring will be provided exclusively by Polk State tutors starting in January through TLCC Online, a platform students have access to on Canvas. Smartthinking, the College’s previous service, is being…

Open Educational Resources

Polk State saves students more than $1 million in textbook costs

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Open Educational Resources

Polk State College’s faculty and staff have exceeded their goal of saving students $1 million in textbook costs by 2021 through the Open Educational Resources initiative, reaching savings of nearly $1,118,000 benefiting 13,445 students since…

FL-SARA

Polk State Joins National Distance Education Agreement

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FL-SARA

Polk State College is now a participating member of the Florida-State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (FL-SARA), part of a national collaboration that expands online learning options for students and significantly reduces the costs for institutions to…

PAL to Canvas

Students Encouraged to Learn Canvas, Replacing PAL in Spring

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PAL to Canvas

Starting spring 2018, students will no longer use PAL and will instead navigate their traditional, online, and hybrid courses by receiving course updates, submitting assignments, and communicating with professors through Canvas. Students will gain access…

Spring registration

Spring Registration Opens

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Spring registration

Open registration is underway at Polk State College for the spring semester, which begins January 5. Currently enrolled students may register through PASSPORT. They should also check PASSPORT for possible holds on their accounts that…