Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, and Vice Chancellor for Information Technology
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Strategy 6.3 was designed to improve support for technology across the College. Major accomplishments within this strategy include: (1) Establishment of technology mentor teams across the District, (2) District-wide development and implementation of IT Client Services Service Agreements, including agreements for Adult Education program sites, (3) Review of standards for classroom technology and software, and development of a formal process for annual review, and (4) Implementation of software products to allow for IT remote access to computers with user permission, eliminating the barrier of space when addressing technical problems.
6.3.1 Identify a system of local technology experts and mentors for each College location.
Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
All Campuses
1 Instructional designers are now assigned to a campus two days a week. While at the campuses, each designer holds open office hours to answer faculty technology questions as well as meeting with faculty by appointment to work on online and hybrid class development. Designers are available for workshops, small training sessions and consultation with administrators on course development, compliance issues such as copyright and ADA accessibility and classroom use of new technology. (All, K. Kelly, VC for Information Technology)
Community Campus
Adult Education has ETEs (Educational Technology Experts) at each of the learning centers. The ETEs were trained by ADE and assist staff with implementing technology into the classroom.
(CC, E. Goldberg, D. Lantz-Leppert) 1
2 Local technology experts readily available both in and outside of IT. (CC, S. Lee) Downtown Campus
Identified technology faculty mentors on campus to assist other faculty and staff with technology support. (NW, DC, WC, D. Padgett, H. Muir and V. Cook, VP of Instruction)
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2 Previously at the Downtown Campus there existed a Campus Tech Team made up of faculty (instructional and education support), staff and administrators who worked together to provide assistance and mentorship to all faculty, staff and students who requested it (or who voluntarily attended various noncredit workshops).
Currently that same Tech Team has evolved into the Title V Tech Team and added new members and has expanded its function and services to provide a system of campus based technology experts and mentors for students, staff and faculty.
In addition, Title V is now providing a full-time Instructional Designer (with two day- a -week assistance from CC Instructional Designers) with the expressed purpose of helping design totally online and web hybrid courses. (DC, H. Muir, VP of Instruction)
East Campus
The East Campus has established an Educational Technology work group, comprised of expert faculty and staff, to identify campus technology needs and to assist faculty and staff with technology support. (EC, C. Fugett, President)
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Northwest Campus
Identified technology faculty mentors on campus to assist other faculty and staff with technology support. (NW, DC, WC, D. Padgett, H. Muir and V. Cook, VP of Instruction)
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2 Identified technology faculty mentors on campus to assist other faculty and staff with technology support. Robert Foth, Mike Tveten, Patricia Leverentz, and Marie Wallace were identified. (NW, D. Padgett, A. Conover, P. Houston, J. White)
West Campus
Identified technology faculty mentors on campus to assist other faculty and staff with technology support. (NW, DC, WC, D. Padgett, H. Muir and V. Cook, VP of Instruction)
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6.3.2 Implement a pilot of local technology mentors at each Campus.
Presidents
All Campuses
1 Instructional designers are now assigned to a campus two days a week. While at the campuses, each designer holds open office hours to answer faculty technology questions as well as meeting with faculty by appointment to work on online and hybrid class development. Designers are available for workshops, small training sessions and consultation with administrators on course development, compliance issues such as copyright and ADA accessibility and classroom use of new technology. (All, K. Kelly, VC for Information Technology)
Community Campus
With the Windows 7 implementation, staff and faculty have been identified to receive the new OS to provide some mentorship when we move to the new OS. (CC, S. Lee)
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Desert Vista Campus
Established a mentorship program with 21 faculty and staff volunteering to be mentors in the use of over 30 types of various software applications and computer equipment. (DV, C. Albrecht, President, D. Shaffer, IT Supervisor)
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Downtown Campus
Previously at the Downtown Campus there existed a Campus Tech Team made up of faculty (instructional and education support), staff and administrators who worked together to provide assistance and mentorship to all faculty, staff and students who requested it (or who voluntarily attended various noncredit workshops).
Currently that same Tech Team has evolved into the Title V Tech Team and added new members and has expanded its function and services to provide a system of campus based technology experts and mentors for students, staff and faculty.
In addition, Title V is now providing a full-time Instructional Designer (with two day- a -week assistance from CC Instructional Designers) with the expressed purpose of helping design totally online and web hybrid courses. (DC, H. Muir, VP of Instruction)
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East Campus
The East Campus has established an Educational Technology work group, comprised of expert faculty and staff, to identify campus technology needs and to assist faculty and staff with technology support. (EC, C. Fugett, President)
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Northwest Campus
Created faculty sandbox room with new technologies (ENO board and short-throw projector) for faculty to experiment with new technologies. NW identified faculty members who specialize in particular areas to act as mentors for other faculty members on technology-related topics
including Blackboard, Panopto, and Turning Point audience response systems. (NW, C. Strom, J.
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