Technology at University of Nevada--Reno | Online Education Degrees | Online Education Programs

Technology & Support

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	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	Yes
Simulations	Yes
Online labs	Yes

Courses designed by certified instructional designers

Yes

Courses designed by an outside firm

Learning management system used

Yes

All courses accessible to students from one learning management system

Yes

Blackboard

Yes

Services

Academic advising	Yes
Bookstore	Yes
Career placement assistance	No
E-mail address	Yes
Financial aid office/services	No
Access to digitized library materials	Yes
Access to live librarian	Yes
Local area network	No
Mentoring	No
Technical support	Yes
Live tutoring	Yes
Writing workshops	Yes

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

Percentage of classes with lectures

All

Student-student engagement

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

New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	4
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	All
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)
Smart Assign may be used to run student's essays or assignments through to check for plagiarism. Students are supervised during the entire duration of their exams to ensure students are not cheating. All classes contain the University of Nevada, Reno Academic