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Center for Distributed Learning The Center for Distributed Learning is part of the Division of Information Technologies & Resources, and serves as the Virtual Campus for the University. The Center brings focus to University efforts in distributed learning by providing administrative support for online credit courses, degree programs, and activities offered by the University. Distributed Learning at UCF includes instructional delivery technologies such as interactive television and Web-based instruction that provide services to nontraditional, distant, and campus-based students. UCF now offers over two dozen totally Web-based degree, degree-completion, and certificate programs.

Accommodations and Universal Design The best accommodations are unique to the individual and develop from a cooperative relationship between the faculty member and the student, sometimes with the assistance of the campus disabled student services office. In this area of The Faculty Room you will learn strategies for fully including students with disabilities in your course activities. You will also read case studies and answers to questions faculty members frequently ask about accommodating students with disabilities in their classes. The section on universal design tells how to be pro-active in creating an inclusive learning environment. Much of the content is duplicated in other publications, training materials, and web pages published by DO-IT.

The 2002-2007 UCF Strategic Plan: Pathways to Prominence offers a framework for the University of Central Florida to realize its vision to be the "nation's leading metropolitan research university recognized for its intellectual, cultural, technological, and professional contributions and renowned for its outstanding programs and partnerships."

Distributed learning policies at UCF recognize the variety of distributed learning modes and the evolving and respective stages of development of each mode. Therefore, the following policies are couched in terms of the delivery mode, as well as the stage of development of a specific mode and the instructor's experience and level of involvement. Policies are provided for assignment, compensation, reuse of materials and software, intellectual property rights, and academic freedom. Policies herein apply existing University policies or Board of Regents - United Faculty of Florida (BOR-UFF) Bargaining Agreement requirements to Distributed Learning (DL) teaching and learning environments.

Tools: Accessible and Universal Design

How Much Do You Know About FERPA? The Registrar's Office is continually striving to educate members of the UCF community on policies and laws that may have an impact on their experience with the University.

"Peer Review: Establishing an Effective Practice A Collaborative Project by Andrea Dennin, Richard Ellman, Melissa Jones, Angela Tartaglia and Erin Trauth University of South Florida FYC Program"

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), a 501 (c) 3 organization, is recognized as one of six regional associations that accredit public and private schools, colleges, and universities in the United States. The Western region covers institutions in California and Hawaii, the territories of Guam, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, the Pacific Basin, and East Asia, and areas of the Pacific and East Asia where American/International schools or colleges may apply to it for service.

The mission of Course Development & Web Services is to support teaching, learning, and research by being "all things Web" to UCF and its partners, helping UCF achieve its strategic goals with advanced applications of instructional and information technology. Services are provided systematically through professional development programs, consultations, projects, production, technical support, R&D, and other collaborative efforts.

Course Development & Web Services (CDWS) is a learning organization within the division of Information Technologies and Resources at the University of Central Florida (UCF).

The eCommunity tool is available for use in every course taught at the University of Central Florida. Currently enrolled students can:

The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) is an independent, non-profit membership organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) as the regional authority on educational quality and institutional effectiveness of higher education institutions in the seven-state Northwest region of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. It fulfills its mission by establishing accreditation criteria and evaluation procedures by which institutions are reviewed.

Research has demonstrated that an important factor in student success in university studies is the opportunity for students to work in groups. While many academics would like to include group work, there is often hesitation because of bad experiences when groups have fallen apart and have failed to complete the tasks or left the work to one or a few students who have felt badly put upon.

MarylandOnline is a statewide, inter-segmental consortium, dedicated to championing distance learning in Maryland. Through collaboration among Maryland community colleges, colleges, and universities, MarylandOnline facilitates students' access to articulated courses, certificates, and degree programs offered via distance; and promotes excellence in Web-based learning in the physical as well as in the virtual classroom. With strategic partners, MarylandOnline enhances the quality and availability of higher education for the citizens and employers of Maryland and for students worldwide.

Dedicated to Educational Excellence & Improvement since 1919 The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is the unit of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools that accredits degree-granting colleges and universities in the Middle States region, which includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and several locations internationally.

This is the main portal for UCF faculty, staff and students

Welcome to myUCF! myUCF provides UCF staff, faculty, and students with a personalized gateway to information and applications from one secure, centralized location. Each user has access to various Web systems and tools based upon their roles within the university community. Users are able to personalize their pages to suit their particular needs. Additional help is available for personalizing your portal page by clicking on "Help" located near the upper right side of myUCF. You can also search for answers in Ask UCF's knowledge base or submit a question. If you need further assistance signing on, please contact the Service Desk at (407) 823-5117.

The Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning is your host for your Academic New Faculty Orientation. The one-and-a-half-day event is scheduled for August 17-18, 2009 in the Student Union and Classroom 1 buildings on the Orlando Campus. Each day of the orientation is filled with important activities that will provide valuable information to enable you to have a successful start to your career at UCF. At the Academic Orientation you will meet the President, Provost, Deans, Chairs, Directors, and other new faculty. These days also include breakfast and luncheon events.

The Faculty Center at UCF was created to serve faculty. Their primary mission is to support and promote faculty in their roles as teachers, researchers, scholars, and as members of UCF and the Central Florida community. Their services, resources, and events are available to all university instructors, including full-time and part-time faculty and graduate teaching assistants.

Welcome to the University of Central Florida Faculty Handbook. Please click on each section heading to view content or select the button above to view the entire document.

An OpenCourseWare(OCW) is a free and open digital publication of high quality university‐level educational materials.  These materials are organized as courses, and often include course planning materials and evaluation tools as well as thematic content. OCW Consortium members from all over the world are publishing OCW in a variety of formats, subjects, and languages.  Here are some ways to find OCW.

Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena from the PhET project at the University of Colorado.

The World Wide Web has rapidly become the dominant Internet tool, combining hypertext and multimedia to provide a network of educational, governmental, and commercial resources. Much of its power comes from the fact that it presents information in a variety of formats while it also organizes that information through hypertext links. Because of the multimedia nature of the web combined with the poor design of some websites, many Internet surfers cannot access the full range of resources this revolutionary tool provides. Some visitors: * Cannot see graphics because of visual impairments. * Cannot hear audio because of hearing impairments. * Use slow Internet connections and modems or equipment that cannot easily download large files. * Have difficulty navigating sites that are poorly organized with unclear directions because they have learning disabilities, speak English as a second language, or are younger than the average user.