Registration FAQs

The Online AQ Course Experience at Queen's

Accessing Your Course

We will send you instructions on how to access your online AQ course approximately one week before the session's posted start date. We encourage candidates to login to, and explore their online course content during this period. Technical support staff are available if you have difficulty connecting to your course.

Day 1

Your instructor will contact you online to welcome you and launch the course. Up to 15 candidates will be in your online section. You will quickly get to know them and form an online learning community.

Course Work

Queen’s AQ courses are divided into modules, each of which takes about one week to complete. Between the module due-dates, where and when you do the course work is entirely your choice. Our asynchronous online learning model does not require you sign in to a classroom every day.

Community

We design our AQ courses to promote continuous online interaction. You will share ideas with other candidates through online discussions, as well as receive individual feedback from your instructor.

Course Accommodations

Steps to take if you have an identified exceptionality and require accommodations.  Please contact us as early as possible (at least two weeks in advance of the start of the term) if you require accommodations in any of our courses. Please click on Course Accommodations in the left navigation bar.


Try our Demo Online Course.


Video FAQ

 

Watch videos that answer our most frequently asked questions!

  1. How do AQ/ABQ Courses work?
  2. How do I get a pre-assessment to determine if I am eligible to take a certain AQ/ABQ?
  3. What is the difference between an AQ and an ABQ course?
  4. How is teaching experience determined?
  5. What is a Combined Honour Specialist and what are the requirements?
  6. What is my NET ID and where do I get it?
  7. How do I withdraw from an online AQ/ABQ Course?

 

Computer Requirements

 

The Faculty of Education uses Desire2Learn as its online course platform.

Does your computer have the technical requirements to run Desire2Learn? Check technical requirements here.

Before starting your online AQ course, we recommend doing the automated system check.