Distance Education and Videoconference Center
Mission
The Office of Distance Education and Videoconferencing supports and encourages collaborative efforts involving faculty, staff, and administrators, working to serve as a model for change and growth at ECSU via distance education online delivery methods. Distance education at Elizabeth City State University extends availability and access to convenient course offerings to students who are isolated from campus due to time and/or geographic location, utilizing existing, new, and emerging technological strategies.
Goals
1. To provide academic technology support services to administrators, faculty, staff, and students to support teaching and learning on campus, online and through videoconferencing.
2. To provide administrators, faculty, and staff with professional development opportunities and resources essential for teaching and learning on campus, online and through videoconferencing.
3. To maintain existing academic technologies and implement new technologies necessary for teaching and learning on campus, online and through videoconferencing.
Distance Education and Videoconferencing Center
The Office of Distance Education and Videoconferencing's role is to encourage the integration and support of instructional technologies both on campus, online and through videoconferencing. At ECSU, our students are our first priority. We strive to support our faculty with their design of their online courses. The Office of Distance Education works very closely with faculty and academic units to help develop and promote online courses and degree programs. We provide professional development opportunities related to teaching, learning, technology, and pedagogy through workshops and webinars.
The Videoconferencing Center provides two-way interactive video services for the ECSU community and to individuals and organizations in the Albermarle region. It provides access to the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) and the North Carolina Information Highway (NCIH). Through these networks, ECSU can receive and send videoconference courses and participate in seminars, workshops, and conferences throughout the state.
Getting Started with Online Learning
Students interested in taking online course should determine if they have the qualities to be a successful online student. Before searching for an online course, test your knowledge and skills for learning online. Take the Readiness Skills Survey and review the Qualities of an Online Learner on the Distance Education website at http://www.ecsu.edu/distanceducation. Select DE for Students, Readiness Survey. Once you determine if you are ready for online learning, select Getting Started.
Blackboard Learn: Learning Management System
Blackboard Learn is Elizabeth City State University's learning management system that allows students and faculty to access course materials, participate in course activities, submit assignments, and collaborate and communicate with your instructor and classmates. Students using Blackboard Learn can access their course anytime, anywhere through the Internet and on their mobile devices with the Blackboard Learn Student App. Blackboard Learn accounts are automatically created each semester for all students who are admitted to ECSU and enrolled in courses. Blackboard Learn is intuitive, has fluid interactions with a modern design and it is simple and fun to use.
Visit the Distance Education website for Students at https://www.ecsu.edu/academics/offices/distance-education/index.html for links to Blackboard Learn help resources.
Visit the Blackboard Learn website at http://ecsu.blackboard.com to log into Blackboard with your ECSU Viking One Credentials.
1. 24/7 Blackboard Learn Online Support Center - You may chat live with a support team member, submit a ticket with your issue or concern, or directly call toll-free: 866-321-7157. If you have not
been able to resolve your issue or concern by visiting the 24/7 Blackboard Online Support Center, email the ECSU Office of Distance Education at de@ecsu.edu or call toll-free: 877-432-7662. This service is available Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm.
2. Blackboard Student Orientation Course - If you are new to the Blackboard learning management system and need information on how to use specific features, review the Blackboard Student
Orientation Course. The orientation is located on the My ECSU tab in Blackboard under My Courses (where all your classes are listed).
3. Blackboard Help for Students - Searchable Online Manual - Provides Blackboard help and instructions on how to collaborate with your peers, stay informed of upcoming due dates, submit
assignments, view your grades, and more.
4. Blackboard Learn: Videos for Students - The videos provide just in time learning on specific Blackboard features. This resource library contains video tutorials on how students learn online with
Blackboard Learn.
5. Blackboard Student App - Using the Blackboard Student App provides you access to your courses, instructors, and classmates, wherever and whenever you want from the palm of your hand.
6. Blackboard Browser Support - Opening this page will check whether your browser supports the most recent release of Blackboard Learn.
7. Blackboard Collaborative Ultra - Web Conferencing Tool - Your instructor may request that you participate in a web conferencing meeting. If so you will use Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. This
tool is already inside your Blackboard Learn account.
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Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a simple, convenient and reliable web conferencing solution built for education and training. Engage with the material and your instructor. Thanks to robust collaboration and conference tools, everyone feels like they're in the same room together, regardless of their location or device. (Getting Started with Blackboard Collaborate Ultra)
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The Blackboard app includes Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, a synchronous web conferencing solution for high-quality virtual classes and meetings. Instructors can share files and videos while interacting with the class. You don't have to install anything extra to join a session. (Collaborative Ultra in the Blackboard App)
Contact Information
Distance Education, Center for Teaching Excellence, and Video Conference Center, 1704 Weeksville Road, Elizabeth City, NC 27909, 140 Information Technology Center, Campus Box 924, Phone: Toll-Free (877-432-7662), Fax: (252) 335-3426, de@ecsu.edu
Kimberly N. Stevenson, Ed.D, Director, Phone: (252) 335-3699, knstevenson@ecsu.edu
Trina Gregory, MS, Instructional Technology Specialist, Phone: (252) 335-3112, tlgregory3@ecsu.edu