Florida International University

Technology & Support

Networking

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

Technology

Usable for classes
Apple Yes PC Yes Unix N/A Linux N/A
Required Internet speed	56k
Recommended Internet speed	DSL
Delivery modes
Live streaming video Yes Live streaming audio Yes Recorded video Yes Recorded audio Yes Software-based readers Yes Application for display on tablet computer Yes Description of tablet application Blackboard Mobile Learn Application for display on smartphone Yes Description of application for smartphone Blackboard Mobile Learn Bulletin boards Yes Simulations Yes Online labs Yes
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

Blackboard

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	No
Tech support availability
Weekend days (7:00 am - 5:59 pm) Always Weekend nights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) Always Weekend overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) Sometimes Weekdays (7:00 am - 5:59 pm) Always Weeknights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) Always Weekday overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) Sometimes

Structure

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	26-50
Student-student engagement
Online chatrooms Yes Web conferencing (webinars) Yes Skype or other visual software Yes

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	N/A
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	Multiple geographically dispersed settings
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
If a professor does not require an exam to be visually monitored, the following software are used: Turnitin, Lockdown browser, and Task Stream. Additionally, exam questions are shuffled and mixed. If a professor requires an exam to be visually monitored, ProctorU is used.