Technology at Willamette University | Online Education Degrees | Online Education Programs

Technology & Support

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Usable for classes

Required Internet speed

128k

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	Yes
Description of tablet application	IPad for streaming video and conferencing applications
Application for display on smartphone	Yes
Description of application for smartphone	Skype application for iPhone
Bulletin boards	Yes
Simulations	No
Online labs	No

Courses designed by certified instructional designers

Courses designed by an outside firm

Learning management system used

Yes

All courses accessible to students from one learning management system

Google Applications	Yes
Moodle	Yes
Sakai	Yes
Other software	Yes
Other software description	Willamette University WISE system (Sakai), Tegrity, and Adobe Connect

Services

Academic advising	Yes
Bookstore	Yes
Career placement assistance	No
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	Yes
Technical support	Yes
Live tutoring	Yes
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.

All

Percentage of classes with lectures

1-25

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	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	Majority
Class participation graded	Yes

Exams	No
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	N/A
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	No
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Willamette has taken many technological and non-technological measures to instill academic integrity. The most significant would be the commitment to be sure that students are having a rewarding academic experience. There is consistent communication with students to see how classes are going, and if their needs are being met. Instructors are constantly looking at ways to enhance the technological experience. Instructors use their own expertise or seek out our technology staff to assist with this. Students have a clear expectation of course requirements and policies associated with academic integrity. This is communicated in a variety of ways to the students – syllabus, verbal, email and written communication with the student.