Dowling College

Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	http:/​/​www.​facebook.​com/​dowlingcollege
LinkedIn	N/A
Twitter	http:/​/​twitter.​com/​dowlingcollege

Technology

Usable for classes
Apple Yes PC Yes Unix N/A Linux N/A
Required Internet speed	Cable
Recommended Internet speed	Cable
Delivery modes
Live streaming video Yes Live streaming audio Yes Recorded video Yes Recorded audio N/A Software-based readers Yes Application for display on tablet computer No Description of tablet application N/A Application for display on smartphone No Description of application for smartphone N/A Bulletin boards Yes Simulations Yes Online labs No
Courses designed by certified instructional designers	No
Courses designed by an outside firm	No
Learning management system	Yes
All courses accessible to students from one learning management system	Yes

Types of Learning Management Systems Used

Blackboard

Yes

Support

Services
Academic advising Yes Bookstore Yes E-mail address Yes Financial aid office/services Yes Access to digitized library materials Yes Access to live librarian No Local area network Yes Mentoring No Technical support Yes Live tutoring No Writing workshops No
Instructor response expected within (hours)	N/A
24-7 live tech support	No
Tech support availability
Weekend days (7:00 am - 5:59 pm) N/A Weekend nights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) N/A Weekend overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) N/A Weekdays (7:00 am - 5:59 pm) N/A Weeknights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) N/A Weekday overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) N/A

Structure

Archived classes	None
Classes can be received live	All
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	N/A
Percentage of classes with lectures	51-75
Student-student engagement
Online chatrooms Yes Web conferencing (webinars) N/A Skype or other visual software Yes

Requirements

New-student orientation	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	1
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	4
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	4
Courses requiring students to work collabratively with other students	Majority
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	Yes
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
We maintain a training model and we have a dedicated help person 24/7. We also use turnitin.com to plagerism detection and protection. We have a certified instruction designer that monitor activity. We also have a faculty adviser to assist in this endeavor.