Columbia College

Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	http:/​/​www.​facebook.​com/​mycolumbiacollege
LinkedIn	N/A
Twitter	http:/​/​twitter.​com/​#!/​ColumbiaColg

Technology

Usable for classes
Apple Yes PC Yes Unix Yes Linux Yes
Required Internet speed	DSL
Recommended Internet speed	DSL
Delivery modes
Live streaming video No Live streaming audio No Recorded video Yes Recorded audio Yes Software-based readers No Application for display on tablet computer Yes Description of tablet application D2L is accessbile via iPad, Samsung, Galaxy, Blackberry, iPhone, and Android Application for display on smartphone Yes Description of application for smartphone D2L is accessbile via iPad, Samsung, Galaxy, Blackberry, iPhone, and Android Bulletin boards Yes Simulations Yes Online labs No
Courses designed by certified instructional designers	Yes
Courses designed by an outside firm	No
Learning management system used	Yes
All courses accessible to students from one learning management system	Yes

Types of Learning Management Systems Used

Desire2Learn

Yes

Support

Services
Academic advising Yes Bookstore Yes Career placement assistance Yes E-mail address Yes Financial aid office/services Yes Access to digitized library materials Yes Access to live librarian Yes Local area network Yes Mentoring No Technical support Yes Live tutoring No Writing workshops No
Instructor response expected within (hours)	48
24-7 live tech support	Yes

Structure

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	None
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	Most
Percentage of classes with lectures	1-25
Student-student engagement
Online chatrooms Yes Web conferencing (webinars) N/A Skype or other visual software N/A

Requirements

New-student orientation	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	No
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	3
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	4
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	12
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students	Minority
Class participation graded	Yes

Assessment

Exams	Yes
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	No proctored exams
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Turnitin anti-plagiarism service (required for most assigments); plagiarism tutorial and quiz (required in many courses)