Welcome! MS&T School of Extended Learning distant student.

The personnel atMS&T's VCC are here to serve you. We strive to make your educational experience atMS&Ta positive and rewarding one. We have developed this web site to better serve you.
Below are the highlights of what this web site has to offer you.  Please review it carefully as it contains VITAL information that facilitates your participation in our classes.

How you can participate in your classes

http://vcc.mst.edu/stus/participate-classes.html
Listen and ask questions live (over the phone), watch the Real or Windows player live stream, log on to Webex and share everybody's computer documents, real time (generic password is 123456 unless the Professor chooses to change it).

Administrative Information
http://vcc.mst.edu/stus/administrative-info.htmlJust because you registered, doesn't mean your done!  Find out how to activate  yourMS&Taccount, so you can login to Blackboard, get your emails, etc.

Live Stream and collaborative software test
http://vcc.mst.edu/stus/live-streamwebex-test.html
We set a date a week before classes start, but you can contact us anytime and we'll get your streaming media/collaborative software working.  Testing with us ensures you will be ready to connect on the first day of class.

Watch Class Live
http://vcc.mst.edu/stus/classschedule/spring08.html
Links to Professors emails or web pages.  Contains live links to all classes,  phone numbers for accessing telephone conferencing as well as phone numbers to call if you have problems connecting to your class, WebEx link, Blackboard link, etc.

Collaborative Environment Instructions
http://vcc.mst.edu/stus/CollaborativeSoftware/index.html
Get your WebEx, Blackboard and Centra instructions here.  Real time participation in the live class, homework collaborations with other students,  presenting live, group discussion boards and forums, downloading your Professor's powerpoint presentation, and the list goes on, are several ways you'll be using these collaborative softwares. Right now for WebEx, we have one way VOIP for listening to class, and there is two way VOIP for homework sessions. In order to ask questions in class, you will still need to dial into the Phone Conference number. Please contact us if you would like to have individual training. 

Archived Streaming Media links
http://classarchives.mst.edu/indexes/index.html  Just in case you missed that class and need to review!  Be sure to read at the top of the page, how to log in to secure files, if needed.

Classes: Downloads
http://vcc.mst.edu/stus/classes-downloads.html
With permission from your instructor, you may wish to download classes instead of being tied to the internet.  This requires a special password from us.

IT help desk
http://helpdesk.mst.edu/
IT Solutions Center can help you with all you computer questions. The helpdesk is a great place to start, dial 573-341-HELP (4357), or submit on online Help Request at http://help.mst.edu
CHECK IT SITE FOR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE:
MS&T IT will be performing systems, networking, and application maintenance during regularly scheduled maintenance windows for each service. All maintenance is reviewed during weekly Change Management meetings within IT before implementation.
Details on IT maintenance can be found every week at: http://it.mst.edu/announcements

Remote access to software
http://vcc.mst.edu/stus/itinfo.html
Your department will make available to you, access to CLC's (computer learning centers), where you can connect over our VPN (Virtual Private Network) and login to use software necessary for class. IT, Information Technology, also has machines set aside, specifically for distance students, where software can be loaded for you to use. We also have a CLC in St. Louis at the EEC, Engineering Education Center, available for your use.

Library Information
http://campus.mst.edu/library/
http://web.mst.edu/~mahnkens/disted.html
Library Services for Distance Students.

System requirements and FAQs
http://vcc.mst.edu/stus/systemrequirements/index.html
Information regarding Real Player and Windows Media.  Also includes information regarding your phone connection to the classroom.

Contact us
http://vcc.mst.edu/stus/contact-us.html
We are here to help.  Please don't hesitate to call us or email us. We have a list serve vcchelp.mst.edu specifically for you and any questions you have.

We at UMR's Video Communications Center look forward to working with you.
The Staff of UMR's Video Communications Center