Instructional Technologies and Contact Information
Program |
Description |
Contact Person |
Blackboard is MSU’s Learning Management System (LMS) that is used for online teaching, learning community building, and knowledge sharing. Faculty, staff, and students can access Blackboard at online.mayvillestate.edu using their ConnectND credentials. An alternate address is blackboard.ndus.edu. |
Robert Davis |
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Blackboard Ally |
Blackboard Ally is a revolutionary product that integrates seamlessly into the Learning Management System and focuses on making digital content more accessible by providing students with alternative formats to easily download in each course. |
Chris Gonnella
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Blackboard Collaborate Ultra |
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a web conferencing tool offered by NDUS. Bb Collaborate Ultra delivers an updated, easy-to-use and highly accessible, synchronous web conferencing interface enabling more collaboration choices to support your pedagogical goals. |
Robert Davis |
Classroom Technologies and Networked Printers |
Each classroom or lab contains instructional technologies, such as computers, projectors, and Promethean boards. Several network-shared printers are available for student use. Instructions have been provided in most of the rooms and on most of the networked printers. Feel free to contact the Service Desk for help as needed. |
Dean Kostuck |
Infobase Learning |
Infobase, formerly Hoonuit, is an online training resource with hundreds of videos and hands-on tutorials that are available 24/7 to Mayville State students, faculty, and staff using their ConnectND credentials. |
Chris Gonnella |
Interactive Video Network (IVN) |
Some classes use internet-based, two-way interactive video to provide real-time collaboration with other students and professionals at multiple locations. The North Dakota Interactive Video Network (IVN) is a high-quality system used primarily for the delivery of courses. |
MSU Service Desk |
All employees and registered students have access to Office 365 and its components, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Skype for Business, Outlook, and SharePoint. |
MSU Service Desk |
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OneDrive |
Microsoft cloud storage provided to all MSU students and employees. Save your files and photos to OneDrive and access them from any device, anywhere. |
MSU Service Desk |
ProctorU is an online proctoring service that allows students to take exams online while ensuring the integrity of the exam for the institution by authenticating their identities and monitoring the exam in real time. |
Robert Davis |
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Qualtrics is an easy-to-use, full-featured, web-based tool for creating and conducting surveys online. Qualtrics can be access using ConnectND credentials. |
MSU Service Desk |
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Respondus 4.0 |
Tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published to Blackboard. |
Robert Davis |
Safe Assign |
Instantly fix plagiarism, grammatical errors, and other writing issues. Easily Improve Any Text. Eliminate Grammar Errors. AI Writing Assistant. Find and Add Sources Fast. Fix Punctuation Errors |
Robert Davis |
SharePoint |
SharePoint provides a single point of access to email, a personal calendar, custom technical support documents, MSU news and information, file storage, software downloads, and more. |
MSU Service Desk |
NetTutor |
NetTutor is an on-demand online tutoring program. Net Tutor can be found in Blackboard. |
Mindy O'Connor |
Taskstream |
Taskstream is a customizable, electronic portfolio, assessment management and performance-based tool. The Nursing and Education Divisions utilize Taskstream extensively. |
Nursing: Education: |
Teams |
Microsoft Teams is a hub for team collaboration in Microsoft 365 that integrates the people, content and tools teams need to be more engaged and productive. |
MSU Service Desk |
VoiceThread |
VoiceThread is a web-based, asynchronous communication tool that can be used to enhance and “humanize” the online experience. With VoiceThread, students and faculty can narrate a presentation with audio and/or video, transform discussion forums from text only to audio/video and comment individually on a topic via text, voice or video. |
Chris Gonnella |
YuJa |
YuJa is a lecture and content capture software that was chosen by NDUS to provide service for its 11 campuses. YuJa enables faculty, staff, and students to record presentations, lessons, training, exam proctoring, and more. The recorded content is searchable, provides for note taking, can be streamed live, and can be used on mobile devices. YuJa integrates with Blackboard. Direct address to YuJa without going through Blackboard is mayvillestate.yuja.com |
Robert Davis |
Zoom Rooms |
Zoom Room classroom spaces provide enhanced technologies for teaching hybrid style classes where some students need to participate remotely. In-room cameras, microphones, and speakers allow the off-site students to participate in the classroom experience in a similar manner as those in the room. A list of Zoom Rooms on campus is provided below. |
MSU Service Desk |
Zoom |
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications. Zoom has an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, collaboration, chat, and webinars across multiple devices and room systems. Access Mayville State’s Zoom portal via mayvillestate.zoom.us. |
MSU Service Desk |
Zoom Rooms
Classrooms |
Conference Rooms |
Field House 111 Field House 113 Classroom Building 103/104 Classroom Building 105 Science 132 Science 144 Education 102 Education 112 Education 114 Old Main 201 Old Main 206 Old Main 208 Old Main 310 Lester Parish Room Library 120G (quiet room) |
Same equipment as classrooms Heritage Room
Fixed Poly X50 with dual monitors Field House 132 Classroom Building 116 |
Team Rooms
Classrooms |
Conference Rooms |
Fixed Poly X50 with dual monitors Old Main 111 Old Main 115 Field House 132 Education 116J
Mobile cart Poly X50 with single monitor Luckasen Room Larson Center Conference Room Old Main 103 |
Contact Information
Robert Davis: robert.davis.4@mayvillestate.edu 701.788.4645
Chris Gonnella: christine.gonnella@mayvillestate.edu 701.788.4709
Dean Kostuck: dean.kostuck@mayvillestate.edu 701.788.4723
MSU Service Desk: support.tickets@mayvillestate.edu 701.788.4739
Mindy O'Connor: mindy.oconnor@mayvillestate.edu 701.788.4675
Kayla Smith: kayla.d.smith@mayvillestate.edu 701.788.4890