Distance learning in Arts, Letters, Languages and Humanities

The SFAD calendar follows the university calendar. The academic year begins in September and is divided into 2 semesters, with weeks of classes, vacations, revision and 2 weeks of exams at the end of each semester. An exam session 2 is held at the end of the year.

UNIVERSITY CALENDAR

The most important information for distance-learning students is the examination dates, as distance-learning students sit the same exams as face-to-face students, with a few exceptions.
NB. These exam dates only concern exams organized by the school. Some exams are organized by teachers, and may take place at a different time.

SFAD offers its courses in digital format.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Access to your courses will only be available once your administrative "IA" and pedagogical "IP" registrations have been fully completed (this implies that you have provided all documents and any requests for exemption, and that you have paid the corresponding fees - IA and IP fees.

If you have already registered with amU: you will not receive an e-mail with your login details. You must use the login details for the digital working environment (ENT) that were sent to you when you previously registered with amU.
Access the AMeTICE platform for your online courses by clicking on the "AMeTICE" icon as shown in the example above.

You will then be registered on the AMeTICE digital platform, which will give you access to your online courses and, depending on the teachers' choice, allow you to benefit from interactive teaching (forum, for example).

You need to be registered with the university to access AMéTICE, as you'll need a username and password corresponding to those used to connect to the ENT (Espace Numérique de Travail).

When you log on to AMéTICE in this way, the UEs for which you have registered via SFAD will appear on the home page, preceded by "SFAD".

There are several ways to find your course! Click on the "My courses" menu or the "Dashboard" menu, then search by entering the course code. You can then bookmark them for your convenience.

Depending on the specific nature of each discipline, teachers can offer you one or more of the following teaching activities:

• Lectures : specially designed for SFAD and adapted to distance learning.
• Assignments : several assignments may be offered during the semester. They provide specific practice for the exam. Check whether the teacher wishes to communicate by post or e-mail. Don't forget to enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope so that your assignment can be returned to you corrected, and to note the teaching unit (UE) code and the teacher's name. Teachers may also authorize you to post your work directly on the AMéTICE teaching platform.
• Exercises : In some cases, you may be offered additional exercises. Unless otherwise indicated by your teacher, you should not send them back, and they will not be corrected. However, we do recommend that you complete these exercises. You will receive a standard answer sheet before the end of the semester.
• Forum : the forum, a tool of the distance learning platform, enables you to ask your teacher questions and exchange ideas with other students enrolled in the same course.
• Group sessions : some teaching units are grouped together on Saturdays. A monthly schedule of these sessions will be sent to each student concerned at the end of each month, for the following month. Attendance is not compulsory, but is strongly recommended.
• Videoconferencing : In some cases, group meetings can be replaced by videoconferencing. Where appropriate, you will receive instructions on how to access a virtual classroom.

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