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Vista is the newest version of an online course management system
created by WebCT. Marshall University uses Vista to deliver all of
our online courses.
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The flexibility, the convenience, (particularly during the summer),
and the potential for additional earnings are among the many
benefits experienced by faculty who choose to teach online. Faculty
also enjoy the new and different ways of interacting with their
students, the availability of quality online resources, the chance
to explore new and different teaching and learning methods, and the
advantage of staying competitive in the academic marketplace.
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Course ownership issues for online courses are addressed in
MU BOG IT – 5. A careful reading of the
policy should clarify all intellectual property questions.
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Yes! But Marshall University would have to ensure beforehand that
qualified instructors are available to teach it. The relevant terms
of MU BOG IT – 5 would also apply.
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Copyright law applies not just to print but also to audio, video,
images, as well as text found on the Internet and the Web. You can
avoid copyright violations and legally use copyrighted materials by
reading our information on Copyright
Basics.
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The Faculty Development Committee for Online and Multimedia
Instruction coordinates a variety of professional development
services for online instructors. Services include Vista workshops
and opportunities for one-on-one technical help.
Visit Faculty Support for more
information.
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The skills necessary to manage a VISTA course are minimal: extensive
technical expertise is not required, but you should be familiar with
computers and be able to navigate the internet. If you can browse
the Web, enter a Web address, locate and open files on your
computer, and enter text into Web-based forms, you should not have
any trouble teaching an online course. VISTA provides
context-sensitive online help. If you would like to view our Vista
101 sample course for faculty, please click
here.
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Marshall University Online suggests that you use the same evaluation
methods for assignments and projects as you would for out of class
assignments that your students submit to a traditional class. Some
online instructors also use proctors, and that is an option for you
to use.
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VISTA gives you a number of different options: E-mail, Discussion
Board, and real time Chat are all available for easy use in your
course.
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Because of privacy concerns we cannot grant you access to actual
courses. But our VISTA Public Sample Course
will
show you how VISTA looks and works!
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VISTA includes an Assignment Tool that allows the exchange of
assignments between you and your students. Students can also submit
assignments as email attachments. Thanks to these tools, students
will not need to use regular mail to get assignments to you, or hand
deliver them.
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Marshall University Online encourages all faculty to use VISTA as a
supplement to a traditional class. To get started, please
visit our Course Request page.
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Simply click here for more information!
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Marshall University students have an array of resources to help them
with online instruction. For more information, visit our
Campus Resources page.
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Thanks to VISTA, whatever you as a teacher can do in a traditional
classroom, you can also do online! VISTA allows you to assign
individual projects and presentations, group projects and
presentations, reports, book reviews, term papers, discussion
participation, to name a few.
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Marshall University Online students have access to all Marshall
University library resources. This includes an abundance of
databases and reference materials that can be accessed online.
Remote inter-library loan book requests are also accepted as long as
they come from public and community libraries. The materials are
mailed at no cost to the student. Visit the
off-campus library services
website for students for more information.
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Please contact
Donna Spindel , Coordinator of Online Instruction
(xt2717) with any and all questions you may have about teaching
online!
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