University of Mississippi

Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	http:/​/​www.​facebook.​com/​OleMissEdSchool
LinkedIn	N/A
Twitter	http:/​/​twitter.​com/​OleMissEdSchool

Technology

Usable for classes
Apple Yes PC Yes Unix N/A Linux N/A
Required Internet speed	128k
Recommended Internet speed	256k
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 Yes Description of tablet application Blackboard has Blackboard Mobile. Application for display on smartphone Yes Description of application for smartphone Blackboard has Blackboard Mobile. Bulletin boards Yes Simulations No Online labs No
Courses designed by certified instructional designers	Yes
Courses designed by an outside firm	No
Learning management system used	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 Career placement assistance 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) Never Weekend nights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) Never Weekend overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) Never Weekdays (7:00 am - 5:59 pm) Always Weeknights (6:00 pm - 9:59 pm) Never Weekday overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am) Never

Structure

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	All
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	None
Percentage of classes with lectures	1-25
Student-student engagement
Online chatrooms Yes Web conferencing (webinars) Yes Skype or other visual software N/A

Requirements

New-student orientation	No
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	1
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 collaboratively with other students	Minority
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)
Students are required to enter a username and password to enter the LMS. Students also have to abide by the IT Appropriate Use Policy and are encouraged to complete a Research Help Tutorial on Plagiarism and Academic Honesty offered by the university library.