RIT Distance Learning Student Services

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RIT Distance LearningStudent Services

• Richard Fasse
• Online Learning Instructional Designer
• Marianne Buehler
• Online Learning Librarian

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Student Service Features

• Distance Learning CD-ROM
• 1-800-Call-RIT
• Online Library Services

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Student Service Challenges
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Distance Learning CD-ROM V.4

• Director interface
• Two color sleeve with info and URLs
• Sent with 1 page orientation letter

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DL CD-ROM

• Costs in quantities of 2000 to 3000
• CDs cost about 75 cents each
• ESP Incorporated, Buffalo, NY
• http//www.esp-cd.com/
• Two color sleeve cost about 65 cents each
• Local printer
• Total cost lt1.50 per student for media

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1-800-Call-RIT

• MCI 1-800 Service
• 9 cents/minute
• Average call is 4 minutes
• 2,000 calls for Fall startup
• About 800/month

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1-800-Call RIT Phone Tree
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Wallace Library

• Research Databases
• Electronic Reserves
• Online Instruction
• First Class Library Conference
• LibNewsFls listserv

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Research Databases

• Over 150 databases - 40 are full-text
• E-journal finder
• Interlibrary loan

• Reference resources
• E-books
• Books 24/7
• IT Knowledge
• netLibrary

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Electronic Reserves

• 24 / 7 access
• Course Materials
• journal articles
• chapters of books
• engineering stds
• slides
• PowerPoint
• faculty notes
• Password protected

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Online Instruction

• Tutorials
• Scavenger Hunt
• Computer-Based Training (CBT)
• Research Tree
• Streaming

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Research Tree
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Streamed Instruction
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FirstClass Library Conference
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LibraryNewsFls listserv

• News you can use
• Biweekly e-mail
• new databases
• new books
• online instruction
• online resources
• new services

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For More Information

• Richard Fasse
• rhfetc_at_firstclass.rit.edu
• 1.800.Call.RIT OR 716.475.5672
• Marianne Buehler
• mabwml_at_firstclass.rit.edu
• 716.475.5589