SACS Distance Education Substantive Change Review

State University of West Georgia

Instructions for Accessing Courses for Review

Online Courses

State University of West Georgia online courses are provided through WebCT, a web application that allows instructors to teach the courses within an online framework and allows students to complete assignments and quizzes as well as participate in asynchronous class bulletin board discussions and synchronous chats. You will not need special software, only a web browser, Internet Explorer 5.0 or newer or Netscape 4.x. It will be necessary to check the browser settings; please see this website to test your browser and instructions for most effective settings: http://www.webct.com/quickstart/viewpage?name=exchange_browser_tuneup

If you are a SACS reviewer who requires access to courses and course materials, please contact (jgubbins@westga.edu) or telephone 770-838-3018 with your course access requests. She will notify the appropriate students and faculty to expect your presence in the class. She will also provide you with detailed instructions on when and how to access each course. Please allow 3 to 5 days for Janet Gubbins to make these arrangements.
 

Helpdesk
If you have trouble logging into the course, you may contact the Distance Learning Helpline by telephone at 770-838-3018 or by sending an email to the distance@westga.edu . Please identify yourself as member of the SACS review team.

GSAMS Courses

State University of West Georgia offers courses via GSAMS, the statewide two-way interactive video system. If you would like to observe one of these courses, we can provide you with videotapes with examples of the types of programming we offer. If you wish to receive videotapes, please contact Melanie Clay, Director of the Distance and Distributed Education Center, at (770)838-3018, weekdays 8am-5pm, or via email to melaniec@westga.edu evenings and weekends. Please specify the courses you wish to review and include an address where the videotapes can be mailed. Please allow 7-10 days to receive the tapes.