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ON-LINE PROGRAM: SERVICES

studentThe Masters Program On-line makes use of the many services provided by Moodle, an open source course management system that is currently used by more than 2,000 educational organizations around the world to deliver on-line courses as well as to supplement traditional face-to-face courses. This software enables the Masters Program to provide high-quality learning situations:

• Resources - written study material provided in a variety of formats (pdf documents, Power Point presentations, Mind Mapping, etc.), daily audio recordings of teachings with the resident teacher, and weekly videos of review classes with the teaching assistant

• Forums - these facilitate the exchange of information, ideas, and questions between students and the teaching assistant

• Chat - permits participants to engage in a real-time discussion via internet of the subject being studied

• Glossary - provides access to standard Masters Program terminology, definitions from valid sources, and explanations of the terms by the teacher and teaching assistants to facilitate understanding of the subject

• Quiz - on-line quizzes that make use of multiple-choice questions, true-and-false, matching exercises, fill in the blanks, and short essay questions that are to be used by students as study tools (these will not be graded)

• Surveys - to determine what is and what is not working for students

• Wikis - to enable students to collectively author and create new study material accessible to participants of both the residential and on-line programs

• News - to provide regular updates regarding special events such as teachings and pujas, changes of schedule, etc. and to enable on-line students to be more actively involved in the life of the residential student community