Center for Academic Technology (CAT)

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Mission Statement

Reporting directly to the Vice President of Academic Affairs, the Center for Academic Technology supports the academic achievement of both the faculty and students through technological innovation.

Objectives

The Center for Academic Technology will:

  • Promote a culture of excellence and innovation in teaching and learning through conversation, action, and the integration of learning technologies.
  • Provide an array of professional learning opportunities to faculty that promote the design and implementation of creative learning environments for all modalities of learning.
  • Provide learning opportunities to students through online workshops.
  • Provide learning opportunities for faculty and adjuncts through immersive workshops on ground and online.
  • Promote a community forum through the Academic Standing Committee of eLearning with seasoned eCertified faculty and create a mentorship program for Schools.
  • Monitor the use of instructional technology to ensure that resources and activities used for eLearning enhance robust academic content along with the University’s mission.
  • Ensure quality control through the 50-point rubric usage across all four Schools, aligning with MSCE Interregional Guidelines.
  • Serve as the Regis/OCIU Consortium liaison office to ensure the creation of new and existing fully online courses to be continuously added to the consortium for external student enrollment.
  • Provide administrative support for academic technology through online workshops overseeing the usage of Microsoft Office Suite and Apple Apps for Education.
  • Facilitate the use of the D2L Brightspace (the University Learning Management System).
  • Ensure all instructional technology contractual obligations are continuously met with cost effective budgeting.
  • Ensure the eLearning ecosystem is always up to date, with full functionality for faculty and adjuncts, fostering collaboration through all four Schools.
  • Collaborate with the four Schools by promoting external community outreach for technological innovation.

Types of Online Courses

  • eCompanion – is a learning aid to an on-ground course but the entire course is taught face to face.
  • Hybrid Course – is taught both on-ground and online.
  • eCourse – is fully online; Undergraduate eCourses require an on-ground proctored final exam.
  • Online Exam Policy
  • Student Verification Policy for Undergraduate Fully Online Courses
  • If you are registered and have no financial or health holds the Datatel system will automatically enroll you into Brightspace/D2L. You will receive access on the morning of the first day of class, unless otherwise noted by your instructor.
  • Check your Felician Hub account for the courses for which you are officially registered.
  • Check your Felician email account for your logon instructions to Brightspace/D2L.
  • Students cannot be added to a fully online course after the add/drop period for traditional 15-week courses.
  • Students cannot be added to a fully online course after the first day the course begins for nontraditional semesters.
  • Students cannot be added to a hybrid or eCompanion course after the add/drop period for traditional 15-week courses.
  • Students cannot be added to a hybrid course after the first day the course begins for nontraditional semesters
  • Cohort students should contact their Program Coordinator directly for registration issues.

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