Important update from DORA in their newest newsletter. RMAA has a team that monitors each CE class to ensure we are compliant with DORA requirements for our appraiser CE.
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In Brief: Live Online Continuing Education Classes Reminder
Over the last few years, the Division of Real Estate has observed a large increase in the number of real estate licensees that rely on Live Online continuing education courses to satisfy their education requirements.
There are many merits to the various formats of continuing education courses available to licensees. For example, many live in-person classes allow for networking with fellow professionals and interacting with the instructor before, during, and after the course. On-Demand courses and Live-Online courses allow the student to learn important skills and knowledge from the comfort of their home or their office.
Despite the many merits, the Division would like to take an opportunity to remind licensees that to be eligible for continuing education credit when attending a live on-line course, licensees must:
• Register for the course with your full name, as it appears on your license
• Login to the course with your full name, as it appears on your license
• Have and maintain an active video feed for the duration of the course
• Ensure your face is in full view for the duration of the course
• Ensure that you are an active participant throughout the course
Being an Active Participant means that the student is engaged in the material and is not distracted or multitasking. By analogy, active participation for a live online course is like attending a live course. In a live course setting, students are alert and not talking on the telephone, traveling, running errands, or taking mid-lesson breaks during the class. All licensees should understand that failure to comply with the Division’s expectations may result in denial of continuing education credit for a course.