The mission of Academic IT (AIT) is to support and enhance academic activities of the University by identifying and pursuing opportunities provided by applications of technology to education and research. Academic IT therefore serves as a liaison between the Office of Information Management and the University’s academic components.

Academic IT's vision focuses upon the technological efficiency of academics in utilizing available technology. Academic IT's main goal is to facilitate self-directed manipulation of technological applications. Areas of technology utilization emphasis consist of teacher-student interaction capabilities within classrooms, computer labs, resource centers both local and remote. Facets of utilization include, content presentation using the technology, communications outside the classroom, assessment of effectiveness, and records keeping.

Academic IT provides support through the following units:

• Open Access Computer Lab Services
• Erika Montgomery, Coordinator
  
• Faculty Development Center 
• Emily Miller-Bishop, AIT Specialist 
• Raymonda Delaware-Mays, AIT Specialist
  
• Training Center
• Sheena Miles, Coordinator

Course Enhancement Services

WebCT Course Management System

WebCT (Web Course Tools) is a Course Management System (CMS) that enables faculty to manage an online teaching and learning environment.  WebCT suite of tools can be used to supplement traditional instruction or to deliver complete online courses. All authorized faculty at JSU have access to WebCT.  To learn more about WebCT visit the Training Center website.

Turnitin Plagiarism Prevention Software

Jackson State University has adopted Turnitin Plagiarism Prevention Software.  Faculty can submit electronic papers to the Turnitin software for review. Turnitin compares the papers to multiple online resources (articles, periodicals, news papers, other papers in Turnitin database, books, etc.) and returns an Originality Report.  The Originality Report shows instructors what portion of a student paper matches text taken from other sources.  Access to the Turnitin software is provided to all authorized faculty.  To obtain an account please contact Academic IT.

Creating Your NetID

In order to access the University online services, faculty must use a valid NetID.  To create a NetID click here and follow the steps as outlined in the instructions.

Zelma Leflore, Director
Jackson State University
P. O. Box 17750
Jackson, Mississippi   39217-0195
601.979.3451   Voice
601.371.9146   Fax
zelma.d.leflore@jsums.edu