Internet Instructor Information

Blackboard (Instructional Media)

Blackboard is an instructional media primarily used for internet courses, but is also used to supplement face-to-face courses. For questions about Blackboard or to set up an account for your course please contact your department or TCS.

Please let TCS know your Blackboard needs for each semester several weeks before class begins. Your requests might include copying current Blackboard courses into future semester courses, or creating new web-enhanced or online courses. A course request form is available online at www.emporia.edu/tcs/request-form.htm. If you have questions or need assistance with your Blackboard course, please contact the TCS helpdesk
at 1-877-341-5555 or helpdesk@emporia.edu.

Blackboard Help Documents
TCS provides PDF documents to assist you with instruction in Blackboard. Some of the topics covered, include an overview of Blackboard, using announcements, creating assignments, using the calendar, using the digital drop box, setting up discussion boards, creating groups, grading assignments, and creating learning units. These documents were once listed at www.emporia.edu/tcs/staff/onlineSupport-staff3docs.htm. Contact TCS for current location.

Blackboard Support for Students
Taking an online course can be a challenging experience for students. Not only is the learning environment more isolated than the traditional classroom, but an online course may require more motivation and effort to successfully complete. At Emporia State University, we are committed to providing resources to help make the experience as trouble-free as possible.

Please visit: www.emporia.edu/lifelong/geninfo/bb.htm for details.

Horizon Wimba Live Classroom

Horizon Wimba is a new web conferencing system that will take online courses to a new level of interaction. It will allow synchronous communication with the use of audio, an interactive whiteboard, live presentations, multimedia, and application sharing. Since this presentation environment is unlike any other used at ESU, training is required before using Horizon Wimba Live Classroom. Please contact Zeni Colorado (coloradj@emporia.edu) or Susan Stuart (stuartsu@emporia.edu) for a training session. Those who complete training will become a certified Horizon Wimba Live Classroom Presenter through ESU Technology and Computing Services.

Post Enrollment Information for Students

When students enroll, they are asked to check the Post Enrollment website at www.emporia.edu/lifelong/postenroll for instructions on beginning their Internet course. The site details the responisbilities of Distance Students:

1.	Know your Student ID Number.
2.	Access your Required ESU Email Account.
3.	Access Buzz In.
4.	Verify your Address and Provide a Daytime Phone Number.
5.	Order your Textbooks from the Memorial Union Bookstore
6.	Email your Instructor 1-2 Weeks Prior to Class (Internet Students Only)
7.	Pay your Tuition & Fees Before Class Begins
8.	On the First Day of Class - Attend Class or Login to Blackboard
9.	Maintain your Computer Equipment and Virus/Spyware Protection
10.	View your Grades Online
11.	Familiarize Yourself with ESU's Drop, Withdrawal, & Refund Policies

Copies, Printouts, and Office Use

If you are in the Kansas City metro area, please visit the ESU Metro Learning Center. The MLC has a copy machine, Internet and printer accessible computers, and temporary office space for professor use. Please contact the MLC if you would like to schedule a time to use the office.

Important Contacts

The Office of Off-Site and Distance Education
1200 Commercial Street
Campus Box 4052
Emporia, Kansas 66801

Toll Free: 1-877-332-4249
Fax: 620-341-5744
Website: www.emporia.edu/lifelong
Email: lifelong@emporia.edu

General Information, assignment of classrooms, rosters, technology equipment check out and assistance.

ESU Metro Learning Center
8400 West 110th Street, Suite 150
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
(Between Antioch and Lowell Streets on 110th)
Phone: 913-338-4-ESU (378)
Fax: 913-338-1434
Website: www.emporia.edu/lifelong/mlc
Email: esumetro@emporia.edu

Liaison for Off-Site and Distance Education, copies, and office space.

Technology Computing Services (TCS) HelpDesk
Toll Free: 1-877-341-5555
Email: helpdesk@emporia.edu
Techsite: http://techsite.emporia.edu (Requires ESU Log-on)

General technical questions regarding your work computer, Blackboard assistance, email issues, and security.

In case of an EMERGENCY, evacuate the building then call 911.

Last Updated March 6, 2007

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