COURSE DELIVERY
Engineering Outreach combines innovative technologies in an integrated approach to course delivery. Recorded class lectures are provided online and on DVD. Most courses are Web-supported with additional online course materials. Delivery of supplementary materials varies by course, and may also include CDs or other printed materials. See Course Shipping.
Media formats and requirements
For technical assistance with DVD lectures or questions about media formats, contact Terri Gaffney, (800) 824-2889 (press 0).
Online Lectures
DVD Lectures
Blackboard
Media Terms of Use
Online Lectures
All course lectures are delivered in two formats, online and DVD, with identical content. Online lectures may be viewed in your web browser or saved to your computer for viewing later. The following is required:
- Windows, Mac, or Linux PC with at least a 1 GHz processor
- Compatible media player, such a QuickTime or VLC Media Player
- Suffient broad-band connection (DSL, Cable, Wireless, Fiber, etc.)
- Click here to view a sample online lecture.
DVD Lectures
DVDs offer the flexibility of viewing from a PC, laptop, or home DVD player.
DVD computer requirements
DVDs can be viewed on any properly equipped PC or Mac with DVD playback software. We recommend: - PC with at least a Pentium III, 1 GHz and 256 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended)
- Windows 98 SE or later (XP or Vista recommended)
- DVD player capable of playing DVD-R discs
- VideoLAN VLC Media Player or Power DVD 5.0 or later
DVD player requirements
DVD player capable of playing back the DVD-R (DVD minus R) format. (Some earlier units cannot play recordable DVDs and will only play factory-produced discs.)
Blackboard
Blackboard is the online course management system currently in use at the University of Idaho. It provides course web sites for supplementary course materials, and other features such as online discussion groups and access to grades for individual exams and assignments.
Not all EO courses require the use of Blackboard because many EO instructors have developed web sites independent of Blackboard for their courses. See Courses Offered for links from the course descriptions to the independent course web sites.
Courses with Blackboard components require a username and password. For technical assistance, go to Blackboard Student Help.
CD-ROM
Supplementary materials for some courses are delivered on CD-ROM; these typically include course hand-outs and notes in PDF format.
Media terms of use
Course media are for Engineering Outreach student use only. Media content is time sensitive and valid for the semester offered. Students may keep the DVDs for personal reference at the end of the semester, but they may not be sold or distributed, and reproduction is prohibited under copyright law without written permission from Engineering Outreach.
