Georgia Southern University

Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	http:/​/​www.​facebook.​com/​GeorgiaSouthern
LinkedIn	http:/​/​www.​linkedin.​com/​company/​georgia-southern-university
Twitter	http:/​/​twitter.​com/​GeorgiaSouthern

Technology

Usable for classes
Apple Yes PC Yes Unix N/A Linux N/A
Required Internet speed	128k
Recommended Internet speed	DSL
Delivery modes
Live streaming video Yes Live streaming audio Yes Recorded video Yes Recorded audio Yes Software-based readers No 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
Desire2Learn	Yes
Google Applications	Yes
Other software	Yes
Other software description	Moving from Blackboard to Desire2LearnJan 2013

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 No Mentoring No Technical support Yes Live tutoring Yes Writing workshops Yes
Instructor response expected within (hours)	72
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.	N/A
Percentage of classes with lectures	All
Student-student engagement
Online chatrooms Yes Web conferencing (webinars) Yes Skype or other visual software Yes

Requirements

New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	No
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	N/A
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	10
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	3
Courses requiring students to work collabratively with other students	All
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)
Exams are accessible for certain length of periods although once begun, students must complete in a prescribed length of time (e.g., 1 hour). We are looking into online proctoring and other authentication programs.