Distance Education Home Page

Welcome to D'Youville College and our Distance Learning site. Our goal is to offer distance education format to academically sound courses and to use the internet to bring our academic resources to where our students live. In addition, we offer online assistance to students in conventionally delivered courses.

The Department of Instructional Support Services (BFAC-006) encompasses Academic Computing, Distance Education, and Instructional Media and is responsible for the in-service needs of students, faculty and staff.

Academic Computing (BFAC-008) operates Windows and Macintosh computer labs on campus.

Distance Education (BFAC -004) gives D'Youville students and faculty a virtual environment for courses. Blackboard is used as management software to support placement of course materials on the web. Blackboard also supports private discussion boards and chat rooms. DDL, Moodle, X-CHAT, and PROJECT (blog) are also used in Distance Education.

Instructional Media (BFAC-009) provides audiovisual equipment--TV monitors with VCRs, camcorders, LCD projectors and laptops--for classroom presentations and projects by faculty and students.

Our main Distance Education application is Blackboard. Accounts on Blackboard are issued to students and faculty who need access to a Blackboard course site. Faculty may obtain an account by contacting 716-829-8147 or 716-829-8133. Student accounts are created from an information sheet filled out by the student at registration. Student accounts can also be obtained by visiting BFAC-004 or calling 829-8133. Additional information on distance education and Blackboard can be found under INFORMATION on this page.

Students who are taking CSC110 and those in Project II may apply for web space. Please contact 716-829-8147 or 716-829-8133. Our newest addition to our Distance Education family is our blog server called, PROJECT. Those students who need web site accounts may elect to have a blog site.

Students in certain courses may be required to chat. Out X-Chat facility is available for that purpose. Please contact 716-829-8133 for information on X-Chat. Our link to X-Chat directions is under SERVICES on this page.

Also, our new Moodle server is located at: http://moodle.dyc.edu. Moodle, an open source course management system somewhat like Blackboard, is being beta tested this year. Faculty and select students are eligible for Moodle accounts.