Hardware, software, or specialized resources required are clearly communicated to the students.
Many courses have specialized technical requirements or include resources outside the learning management system. These specific requirements and/or access to these resources must be communicated to students.
Required evidence that this standard has been met includes:
- Technical standards meet Penn State’s minimal requirements:
- Supported Browsers and Recommended Computers for courses in Penn State’s Course Management System, Canvas
- Technical Requirements for World Campus courses
- Technical and media requirements that exceed minimum technical or University recommendations are clearly communicated to the students by listing them in the course syllabus and other appropriate means.
- Access to course resources, including textbooks, videos, CD/DVDs, etc. which may not be available online is clearly communicated to the students in the course syllabus and by other appropriate means.
Suggested Best Practices:
- Post the specific technical requirements in a publicly-accessible website well in advance of the start of the course.
- Send the specific technical requirements to your students via email well in advance of the start of the course.
- List the specific technical requirements in your course syllabus.
- Consider alternatives/substitutes to media that have high technical requirements.
- Textbooks and/or CDs, if used, include titles, authors, publishers, ISBN numbers, copyright dates, and information as to where copies can be obtained.
Resources:
- Supported Browsers and Recommended Computers for courses in Penn State’s Course Management System, Canvas
- Technical Requirements for World Campus courses