Instructional Support Services
at Mayland Community College
 Instructional Support Services at Mayland Community College are based out of the MCC Learning Resources Center (LRC), and consist of support for curriculum and continuing education classes, along with provision of additional educational opportunities for MCC students through the Regional Audio/Video Education System (RAVEN). Should you have additional questions, please feel free to contact us.
Topics covered in this Instructional Support Services section include:
The Learning Resources Center
Visit the MCC Learning Resources Center Website here.
The Learning Resources Center (LRC) is named for Carolyn Munro Wilson, a life-long educator and supporter of teaching and learning. The LRC acts as both an instructional support system and an information network.
The LRC is centrally located on our Main Campus on the second floor of Gwaltney Hall [map] and is open both day and evening Monday through Thursday and during the day on Friday.
Services are provided not only to the students, faculty, and staff of Mayland Community College, but also to any resident of Avery, Mitchell or Yancey counties. Resources include both print and non-print materials, electronic resources, audio-visual equipment and workshops/orientations. Reserving needed equipment ahead of time is highly recommended.
The LRC is home to The Appalachian Room which contains the following special collections: Genealogy, Appalachian Studies, North Carolina history and the Harvey J. Miller Memorial Collection. Although the materials from the Genealogy Collection do not circulate, selected books from other collections may be borrowed.
Electronic Resources
The automated catalog is part of the CCLINC (Community College Libraries in North Carolina) system which networks over 44 community colleges and offers online searching and holds for over 1.8 million titles.
NCLIVE, North Carolina Libraries for Virtual Education, offers over 60 databases which index and provide access to full-text articles in over 12,000 journals, over 22,000 full-text electronic books, and a collection of online reference
materials.
The LRC also provides access to the Internet. All computers, electronic resources and the Internet must be used in accordance with Mayland Community College’s Computer Use Policy.
Materials not immediately available can often be obtained from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan (ILL) agreements.
 Distance Education is RAVEN
Distance education is the interaction of learner and instructor that occurs when the two are separated by place and/or time.
These nontraditional courses are designed around the needs of self-directed learners. The classes taught using distance methods maintain a level of academic quality comparable with courses taught via traditional means.
RAVEN, Regional Audio Visual Education Network, courses are taught using Interactive Television, the Internet, and Telecourses.
Access the RAVEN Website here.
Interactive Television (ITV)
Mayland has specially designed state-of-the-art two way interactive television classrooms on its Main Campus in Spruce Pine, its Yancey Campus in Burnsville and its Avery Campus in Newland [map]. These ITV classrooms are named for Samuel L. Phillips, an entrepreneur and businessman who supported Mayland’s distance education initiatives. The Phillips family continues the support in his memory and honor.
Cameras and microphones in multiple locations allow instant communication between the participants. Mayland’s ITV classes can be joined electronically with classes from other colleges and universities.
The Internet
Online courses use the Internet as the delivery medium for teaching and learning 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Students study online and can interact with both the instructor and classmates.
Telecourses
Telecourses use high-quality television programs that complement the textbook in order to deliver the instruction.
Mayland provides students with television programs that can be viewed at home. An instructor guides students through the course and test them on the material learned.
Internet classes and Telecourses offer students flexibility and convenience while completing their work. RAVEN courses are recommended for students who are self directed.
The Dean, Learning Resource Center/Distance Education can answer questions about Distance Education or RAVEN.
page updated on
December 6, 2007
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