Southwestern College

Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	http:/​/​www.​facebook.​com/​schighered
LinkedIn	N/A
Twitter	http:/​/​twitter.​com/​#!/​SCHigherEd

Technology

Usable for classes
Apple Yes PC Yes Unix Yes Linux Yes
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 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 Yes
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
Elluminate	Yes

Support

Services
Academic advising Yes Bookstore Yes E-mail address No 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)	48
24-7 live tech support	No
Tech support availability
Weekend days (7:00 am - 5:59 pm) Sometimes Weekend nights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) Sometimes Weekend overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) Rarely Weekdays (7:00 am - 5:59 pm) Always Weeknights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) Usually Weekday overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) Rarely

Structure

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	Minority
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	All
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	2
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	8
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	1
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	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Secure username and password to access Blackboard; Safe-Assign in Blackboard for anti-plagiarism services