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Technology Resource Center

Instructional Technology Support (ITS) Mentors

You are not alone! Others have taught successfully online and are available to help you succeed. The Instructional Technology Support (ITS) Mentors share best practices in response to faculty requests for pedagogical support in creating and revising online, hybrid and Bb enhanced courses. To contact a Mentor click on an email listed below.

Meet the Mentors

MEET THE ITS MENTORS
	Gisela Dicklin - Business Inform Tech-bus Div Areas of Interest: Beginners to online learning and teaching. Beginners and Users of the Bb Content System features. Pedogogical issues of online learning. Bb assessment features (Gradebook and Testing). Enhancements to and resources for online teaching (podcasts, blogs, Web sites).
	Patrick Averbeck - Mathematics-math/Sci Areas of Interest: Blogging Respondus (tests/quizzes) Pedogogical issues of online learning Discussion Board management Beginners to online learning
	Eva Smith - Computer Info Systems-ms Areas of Interest: Web 2.0 in education (wikis, blogs, social networking) Experiential and problem-based learning Assessment in online instruction Information literacy Integration of web-based resources into instruction Online learning communities

(NEW) "Ask a Mentor" online web form

To ask any distance learning related question, please "Ask a Mentor!" To complete the online web form, click here...

Mission:

The Distance Learning Faculty Mentors research and identify appropriate technologies for use in our learning environments. We provide a practical framework for the use of instructional technologies in teaching and learning and encourage the discussion of pedagogy and instructional practice.

Goals:

• Evaluate and compare learning management systems
• Work with the Accreditation self-study
• Define standards for the development of Learning Objects or shared content
• Develop a flexible degree option with specific online courses guaranteed in the annual schedule

The Mentors responsibilities include:

• Serve as a resource to faculty designing distance-delivered courses, particularly online courses.
• In concert with the TRC consult on the development of curriculum for distance learning.
• Share ideas about distance learning curriculum development with faculty across disciplines.
• Support and work closely with the Distance Learning Office staff.
• Participate in distance learning workshops, forums, and/or presentations.
• Assist in the development of distance learning resources and training materials for faculty (gathering materials that EdCC faculty have already created, researching what resources are available at other institutions, etc.).
• Collect data on distance learning trends.
• Help in the collection of best-practice resources for faculty to use.

TRC/Mentor Newsletters

You can now view and print all TRC/Mentor Newsletters as PDF documents! To view all newsletters, click here...

Meet the TRC Staff

The Technology Resource Center (TRC) is now located on the second floor of Lynnwood Hall in room 207. The TRC is open and staffed daily during each academic quarter. The lab is full of computer workstations for individual work and/or workshops or training sessions. Come by and visit us at our new location! To meet the TRC Staff click here...