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Technology & Support

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Usable for classes

Required Internet speed

28k

Recommended Internet speed

128k

Delivery modes

Live streaming video	No
Live streaming audio	No
Recorded video	Yes
Recorded audio	Yes
Software-based readers	Yes
Application for display on tablet computer	Yes
Description of tablet application	Mobile Learning app provided by LMS
Application for display on smartphone	Yes
Description of application for smartphone	Mobile Learning app provided by LMS
Bulletin boards	Yes
Simulations	Yes
Online labs	Yes

Courses designed by certified instructional designers

Courses designed by an outside firm

Learning management system used

Yes

All courses accessible to students from one learning management system

Yes

Blackboard

Yes

Services

Academic advising	Yes
Bookstore	Yes
Career placement assistance	No
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	Yes
Technical support	Yes
Live tutoring	No
Writing workshops	No

Instructor response expected within (hours)

24-7 live tech support

Yes

Archived classes

All

Classes can be received live

None

Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.

N/A

Percentage of classes with lectures

None

Student-student engagement

Online chatrooms	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	N/A
Skype or other visual software	N/A

New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	No
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	5
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	20
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	8
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students	Minority
Class participation graded	Yes

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)
M.Ed. assessments, through discussion board posts and written assignments, are application-oriented. The student must engage in course materials, provide research-based analyses guided by targeted, higher order questions. Students must respond to peers’ posts in a substantive manner, citing sources and providing a reference list, if necessary. These responses are assessed for clarity, precision and originality. Summative assessments are typically outcomes- and standards-based projects. If a summative written paper is required, instructors have access to and use turnitin.com, a plagiarism prevention site. Instructors receive targeted faculty development workshops on how to facilitate authentic, research-based, original student work.