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Technology & Support

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Usable for classes

Required Internet speed

DSL

Recommended Internet speed

Cable

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	Much content can be viewed on many of the tablets, but this is not currently the recommended platform for viewing.
Application for display on smartphone	Yes
Description of application for smartphone	Much content can be viewed on many of the tablets, but this is not currently the recommended platform for viewing.
Bulletin boards	Yes
Simulations	No
Online labs	No

Courses designed by certified instructional designers

Yes

Courses designed by an outside firm

Learning management system

Yes

All courses accessible to students from one learning management system

Yes

Moodle

Yes

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	Yes
Local area network	Yes
Mentoring	Yes
Technical support	Yes
Live tutoring	Yes
Writing workshops	Yes

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

26-50

Student-student engagement

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

New-student orientation	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	No
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	2
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 collabratively with other students	Minority
Class participation graded	Yes

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)
OWL; turnitin; widespread instutional promotion of issue and policy required to have policy on syllabi