Technology at University of Florida | Online Engineering Degrees | Online Engineering Programs

Technology & Support

Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/pages/UF-EDGE/285673637129
LinkedIn	N/A
Twitter	N/A

Usable for classes

Required Internet speed

256k

Recommended Internet speed

DSL

Delivery modes

Live streaming video	No
Live streaming audio	No
Recorded video	Yes
Recorded audio	Yes
Software-based readers	No
Application for display on tablet computer	Yes
Description of tablet application	All course lecture videos have a tablet/mobile device version. The UF course management system is tablet use compliant.
Application for display on smartphone	Yes
Description of application for smartphone	All course lecture videos have a tablet/mobile device version. The UF course management system is mobile use compliant.
Bulletin boards	Yes
Simulations	Yes
Online labs	No

Courses designed by certified instructional designers

Learning management system used

Yes

All courses accessible to students from one learning management system

Yes

Sakai

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	No
Mentoring	No
Technical support	Yes
Live tutoring	No
Writing workshops	No

Instructor response expected within (hours)

24-7 live tech support

Tech support availability

Archived classes

All

Classes can be received live

None

Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.

N/A

Classes with lectures

All

Student-student engagement

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

New-student orientation	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	N/A
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	N/A
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	No

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)
UF EDGE course exams are given local to each student by an individual proctor. All proctors are verified to meet EDGE guidelines. Each exam is in a password protected online database, only verified proctors are given passwords to retrieve exams on the date established by the instructor. Each exam includes a coversheet with instructions and the proctor is required to sign the coversheet stating that guidelines are followed. Assignments are submitted electronically by UFL email or through the UF course management system, accessed by each student through a unique UF Gatorlink identity. There are clearly established UF student conduct policies for violation of use of the unique Gatorlink in a manner that violates the UF Student Honor Code.