As used in this chapter:

(1) "Distance learning" means the acquisition of knowledge and skills through mediated information and instruction, encompassing all technologies and other forms of learning at a distance. Distance learning includes online and virtual courses.

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 59-16-30

  • Distance learning: means the acquisition of knowledge and skills through mediated information and instruction, encompassing all technologies and other forms of learning at a distance. See South Carolina Code 59-16-30
  • Online learning: means learning delivered by web-based or internet-based technologies. See South Carolina Code 59-16-30

(2) "Online learning" means learning delivered by web-based or internet-based technologies.

(3) "Proctored" means directly monitored by an adult authorized by the South Carolina Virtual School Program.

(4) "Virtual classroom" means the online learning space where students and instructors interact.

(5) "School year" means the one hundred eighty days of student instruction required pursuant to § 59-1-420 and student instruction received as part of a summer school program.

(6) "Credit recovery" means self-paced, semester-long courses that target learning in areas of greatest weakness, allowing nontraditional or at-risk students to rapidly complete courses, recover credits, and progress to graduation.