Southern Arkansas University

Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	http:/​/​web.​saumag.​edu/​FB
LinkedIn	N/A
Twitter	http:/​/​twitter.​com/​muleriders

Technology

Usable for classes
Apple N/A PC Yes Unix N/A Linux N/A
Required Internet speed	256k
Recommended Internet speed	DSL
Delivery modes
Live streaming video N/A Live streaming audio N/A Recorded video Yes Recorded audio Yes Software-based readers Yes Application for display on tablet computer Yes Description of tablet application N/A Application for display on smartphone Yes Description of application for smartphone N/A Bulletin boards N/A Simulations N/A Online labs N/A
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 Yes Local area network No Mentoring No Technical support Yes Live tutoring No Writing workshops No
Instructor response expected within (hours)	24
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) Always Weeknights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) N/A Weekday overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) N/A

Structure

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	None
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	All
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	No
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
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	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	Multiple geographically dispersed settings
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Some instructors use SafeAssign and Turnitin. Also, students are asked to read and respond stating they understand the academic integrity statement.