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Technology & Support

Networking

Facebook	http://www.facebook.com/WebsterOnline
LinkedIn	http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=41981
Twitter	http://twitter.com/#!/websteronline

Technology

Usable for classes

Apple	Yes
PC	Yes
Unix	Yes
Linux	Yes

Required Internet speed

DSL

Recommended Internet speed

Cable

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	Learning Management System is accessible through device web browser.
Application for display on smartphone	Yes
Description of application for smartphone	Learning Management System is accessible through device web browser.
Bulletin boards	Yes
Simulations	Yes
Online labs	No

Courses designed by certified instructional designers

Yes

Courses designed by an outside firm

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

Instructor response expected within (hours)

24-7 live tech support

Tech support availability

Weekend days (7:00 am - 5:59 pm)	Always
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)	Always
Weekday overnights (10:00 pm - 6:59 am)	Never

Structure

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

51-75

Student-student engagement

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

Requirements

New-student orientation	Optional
Review and sign ethics statement	No
Number of times a week students must log in to a typical course	7
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	30
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	12
Courses requiring students to work collabratively with other students	Minority
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)
Student identity for online courses is verified using centralized LDAP authentication based upon a successful confirmation of the student’s identity and the issue of an institutional account and login. Webster provides online students with web-based information resources which clearly define academic honesty and proactively highlight its significance. Webster deploys technology based tools such as Turnitin and McGraw-Hill’s Connect Accounting within online courses to enhance the academic integrity of coursework assignments. Training of online faculty reviews best practices and online exam strategies which focus on academic integrity risks and issues. Students generally complete an academic honesty oath at the beginning of an online exam.

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