Instructional Support Services
Mayland Community College provides support for instruction through several methods.
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The Learning Resources Center
Access the 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.
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Electronic Resources
The automated catalog is part of the Community College Libraries in North Carolina (CCLINC) system which networks over 48 community colleges and offers online searching and holds for over 1.8 million titles.
NCLIVE, North Carolina Libraries for Virtual Education provides online access to a large and diverse collection of resources. With content and indexing from more than 50,000 newspapers, journals, magazines, encyclopedias, e-books, e-audio, and streaming video titles, NC LIVE offers some of the highest quality, most authoritative resources in the information market place. Mayland students, faculty, and staff may access all of NC LIVE’s content either from campus computers or off campus using their library card number via the LRC webpage. 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, a copy of which can be found in the Student Handbook.
Materials not immediately available may often be obtained from other libraries through Interlibra Loan (ILL) agreements.
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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 Teleweb courses.
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Interactive Television (ITV)
Mayland has specially designed state-of-the-art two way interactive television classrooms on its Main Campus in Spruce Pine [map], its Yancey Campus in Burnsville [map] 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 comm unication between the participants. Mayland’s ITV classes can be joined electronically with classes from other colleges and universities.
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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.
Teleweb
Teleweb courses use high-quality videos that complement the textbook in order to deliver the instruction, as well as online materials located on LEO. Mayland provides students with videos that can be viewed at home. An instructor guides students through the course and tests them on the material learned.
Internet and Teleweb courses offer students flexibility and convenience while completing their work. RAVEN courses are recommended for students who are self directed.
