As a distance student, you can participate in class in a variety of ways. Please read some additional information by clicking on "Students" in the left navigation bar, to familiarize yourself with this website and what it has to offer you.

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We have streaming media:

In Windows media, the connection speed for the live stream is 150kbps and for the archived file is 240kbps.

Please read through our FAQ page for setup and performance.

You can access all live streams by clicking on "Watch Class Live " in the navigation bar to the left. The URL for that page is: http://vcc.mst.edu/stus/classschedule/course_listings.html

You can access all current semester archived files in the navigation bar under "Archived Streaming Media links" or by clicking here: http://vcc.mst.edu/classarchives/

You can also access archived lectures in WebEx. Lectures will be available within 24 hours after a class meets.

WebEx Player Link Scroll down to "Cisco WebEx Player" to download the WRF Player required to watch WebEx archives.

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We are using collaborative software:

WebEx allows the Professor and the students to share in the presentation. You can manipulate your own files during your presentations to class and you can view the Professor's presentation, real time, without the delay inherent in streaming media. The generic password for students to join a WebEx meeting is "123456". All of our distance classrooms are updated for two-way VoIP into the classroom. For more information on WebEx, click on "Collaborative Software" under "Students" in the navigation bar.

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We have phone conferencing:

You can dial in toll free and ask questions, answer questions, participate and even listen to the entire class on the phone. Please read through our FAQ's to avoid problems over the phone. The conference number is listed under "Watch class live" in the navigation bar. Click on distance education, then the title of your class, and on the class page you will find the required information.

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You can use our collaborative software and phone conferencing for your homework:

To request a group meeting for assignments that require interaction with your fellow students fill out this meeting request form.

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The Professors post class information, lecture notes, media links, etc. in Blackboard.

There is a "Blackboard help site" that gives you the basics of what Blackboard has to offer.

You must reset your password in Joe'SS before you can access Blackboard or your Missouri S&T email.

If the professor has not made the class "available" to you, you will not see it under your Blackboard login. If you are enrolled in a class, but are not seeing it in Blackboard, please contact your professor.

Many professors augment their lectures with posted copies of what they will be presenting in class. Students download and/or print these copies to have a second view of what the video is showing. You can open both the streaming media file and the ppt/pdf/etc. file on your computer, using both as reference. Students have also used the posted copy and the phone conferencing solely, when they didn't have access to a computer during class time. You can typically download these files from your class in Blackboard.

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If you have any technical difficulties with your class, please contact us.
The best way to do that is by sending an email to vcchelp@mst.edu, or calling our office at 573-341-4526.