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The UT TeleCampus is a central support unit that facilitates distance education initiatives within the University of Texas System. The UT TeleCampus staff develop, support and promote distance education programs and courses to further the UT institutions' goals of providing more access to higher education for the residents of Texas and beyond. The UT TeleCampus does not award credit or degrees, but facilitates collaboration among the universities by providing cost-effective tools, methods and services for distance education.
Some of the vital functions performed by the UT TeleCampus are:
Program Development
- facilitate the development of online programs and courses
- facilitate the oversight of full degree programs by campus faculty and administrators
- promote collaboration among the UT System institutions
- assist the UT institutions with all accreditation issues related to online degree programs
- provide marketing and communications support for online programs, including ad placement, news releases and brochures
- provide funding for program development (see Partnering with the UTTC)
Faculty Services
- provide faculty and production staff training in instructional design, course management and technology use
- provide 24x7 technical support
- provide mechanisms for faculty community-building
- provide an online course/instructor evaluation system
- facilitate test proctoring
Student Services
- facilitate student business services (admission, registration, financial aid) and advising with the UT institutions
- provide free online tutoring service
- provide free digital library resources and services
- provide free 24x7 technical support
- provide call center for prospective and current students
Technology Services
- provide course management system
- research and manage technology for course enhancement
- negotiate System-wide contracts that provide lower-cost options for the UT institutions
- provide UT institutions with a host of technology services that can be used to enhance on-campus or other education distance courses
The UTTC also facilitates distance education in the K-12 environment. In the Every Child, Every Advantage program, the UT TeleCampus is working closely with the Texas Education Agency and other educational agencies in creating high quality training and instructional tools for Texas public schoolteachers and their students.
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