Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 9 - Education- Mississippi Community College Board › Part 8 - Policies And Procedures Manual › Appendix 9-8-P - MS Community College Services and Contracts

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Aspir EDU
* Dropout Detective: Dropout Detective is a student retention
				and success solution that integrates directly with Canvas to provide a "risk
				index" of how likely it is that each online student will drop out of or fail
				their online courses or traditional courses that heavily utilize Canvas. The
				program analyzes past and current behavior to predict future performance.
* Instructor Insight: Uses data from the learning management
				system to provide an overview of an instructor's behavior and performance in
				each course.
2. Canvas by Instructure
* Canvas LMS: A comprehensive cloud-based learning management
				system that connects all digital tools and resources for learning and
				instructors into one comprehensive package.
* Canvas Tier 1 Support: A 24/7/365 Help Desk that provides
				assistance via phone, live chat, email, or web form for learners, instructors,
				and administration. The Help Desk provides customized assistance based on a
				knowledge base portfolio submitted by each institution ensuring that assistance
				received after hours is in compliance with individual school policies and
				procedures.
* Canvas Catalog: An institution or company branded platform
				that allows for the promotion of paid and free programs. Catalog can be
				utilized to manage registration and/or payment for professional development,
				certification programs, continuing education, and customized training
				solutions.
3. Link-Systems
* NetTutor: A customized online tutoring service for all major
				subjects that allows each institution to customize the service through a unique
				Rules of Engagement. Each tutor holds a minimum of a bachelor's degree and is
				located within the United States.
* Refer Tutor Report (RTR): Simplifies the process of
				referring students to tutoring alleviating the need for instructors and
				administrators to follow-up on referrals manually Referrals are initiated by
				instructors and include specific details regarding the areas in which students
				need to receive help; all subsequent steps are guided by those needs. Students
				automatically receive email notifications with explicit instructions on how to
				access tutoring - ensuring they can get help as quickly as possible. Many
				institutions are electing to utilize this service in conjunction with Success
				Centers and NetTutor.
4. MELO
A
virtual library that mirrors the
				traditional library through online databases, electronic books and journals,
				and scholarly web sites. Learners and instructors can utilize this service to
				search for books, journals, magazine articles, and news items; conduct refined
				searches within a specific database such as EBSCO or CREDO; chat live with a
				librarian; and find citation guides such as MLA and APA.
5. MILD Grant
The MSVCC Innovative Learning and Design Mini Grant is awarded
				to eLearning Departments of the 15 Mississippi community colleges for projects
				designed to support the Strategic Initiatives of the MSVCC. Funds may be used
				for supplies, equipment, consultants, technical assistance, registration fees,
				and travel.
6. NWN
* NWN Corporation: NWN provides integrated information
				technology services and solutions to its public sector customers. NWN is Cisco
				Gold Partner.
* Cisco WebEx: Cisco WebEx is a video and web conferencing tool
				that allows users to screen share and conduct webinars and meetings.
* Cisco Spark: Cisco Spark is an instant messaging and team
				collaboration tool that allows users to send messages, video call, and interact
				with others using various tools such as an interactive white board.
* Meet Me In The Cloud: Meet Me In The Cloud (MMITC) is a
				Cisco-WebEx Lifecycle Advisor and Cisco Business Learning Partner. MMITC
				delivers adoption and end-user training services to Cisco partners and their
				customers.
* CirQlive: CirQlive is a WebEx Gold Developer and Cisco Spark
				integrator partner that enables WebEx and Spark to be integrated into various
				Learning Management Systems including Canvas.
7. Quality Matters
A
faculty-centered, peer review process
				designed to certify quality of courses and digital components. QM is an
				internationally recognized peer-based model that has received national
				recognition for its approach to quality assurance and continuous improvement of
				online education and instructional design.
8. Respondus
* Respondus Lockdown Browser: A custom browser that locks down
				the testing environment within a learning management system to ensure academic
				integrity in the classrooms, assessment labs, or during proctored examinations.
* Respondus 4.0: A tool for creating and managing assessments
				that can be printed to paper or published directly into Canvas allowing
				instructors to set point values, select number of questions, and create
				variations of test banks with the click of the mouse.
9. MS-SARA and NC-SARA
The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement is an agreement
				among member states, districts, and U.S. territories that establishes
				comparable nation-wide standards for interstate offering of postsecondary
				distance education courses and programs. The reciprocity allows participating
				Mississippi colleges and universities to offer distance programs and courses to
				residents of member states without seeking state-by-state approval, and is
				intended to make it easier for students to take online courses offered by
				postsecondary institutions based in another state. SARA is overseen by a
				National Council (NC-SARA) and is administered by four regional education
				compacts.
10. SmarterServices
* SmarterMeasure by SmarterServices: Quantifies a learner's
				level of readiness to study online and/or in a technology rich environment by
				measuring non-cognitive variables of Individual Attributes (motivation,
				procrastination), Learning Styles, Life Factors (time, support resources),
				Technical Skills and Competency, On-screen Reading Rate and Recall, and Typing
				Speed and Accuracy.
* SmarterProctoring by SmarterServices: A proctoring management
				system that organizes and manages all proctoring modalities including virtual
				testing center, virtual proctoring, in-person proctoring, and automated
				proctoring. The software is delivered inside Canvas, centralizing the
				proctoring process for all 15 schools and the 55 testing centers across the
				state of Mississippi. This tool allows institutions the flexibility to select
				what proctoring modalities that best meet their students' needs.
* B-Virtual: A live, online proctoring service that allows
				students to take an exam via webcam, microphone, and high-speed internet
				connection from a secure location. B-Virtual is a partner of SmarterProctoring.
* RegisterBlast: An online testing center scheduling solution
				that allows administrators to manage exam schedules and students to register
				for proctored exams. RegisterBlast is a partner of SmarterProctoring.
11. Turnitin
An internet-based plagiarism prevention service that
				integrates through an LTI into Canvas and is utilized to check student
				submissions for original content.