Faculty Technology Requirements

Faculty should have the following skills and equipment pertaining to technology.

A functional computer with an internet connection
Intermediate familiarity with Microsoft Office products like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Expert familiarity with the Aspen Learning Management System called Brightspace/Desire2Learn (D2L) since that is where all the course interactions take place. Faculty will be trained on D2L during the initial onboarding process.
Intermediate familiarity with a range of Web 2.0 Tools (e.g., Screencast-o-matic, Zoom)
Expert familiarity with Turnitin, a program used by the University to check student papers for similarity to other content in order to avoid incidences of plagiarism

Additionally, faculty members need to meet the following technology requirements.

Supported Operating Systems:

Windows XP (service pack 3 for 32-bit, service pack 2 for 64-bit), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10

MAC OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and higher

IOS 6 and higher

Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and higher

Blackberry 7 and higher

Browser Support:

Internet Explorer 9 and higher

Firefox 24 and higher

Chrome 32 and higher

Safari 5.1 and higher

Additional Browser Support Info:

Adobe Flash 10.1 or greater

Javascript and Cookies must be enabled

Other Software Needed:

Javascript and Cookies must be enabled