The Rutgers New Media Center Gary Gigliotti, TEC Director Joseph Delaney, New Media Lab Director Monica Devanas, Director Faculty Development

Next Previo NMC 8 June 2000 Rutgers University Organization History of Rutgers –decentralized services –diverse organization –wide geographic distribution –turf wars

Next Previo NMC 8 June 2000 The Rutgers NMC The Rutgers NMC A Virtual New Media Center –perceived need to support faculty initiatives in technology –coordinate activities of offices tangentially related –TEC coordinated these offices, usually on the New Brunswick Campus, also programs in Camden and Newark

Next Previo NMC 8 June 2000 Instructional Technology Faculty Support Committee Teaching Excellence Center Rutgers University Computing Services Office of Print and Electronic Communications Rutgers University Libraries Faculty of Arts and Sciences Cook College College of Engineering School of Communication, Information and Library Studies Mason Gross School of Arts Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Center for Advanced Industrial Productivity

Next Previo NMC 8 June 2000 Charge to the ITFSC Oversee delivery of support services to assist faculty in the design and development of new instructional technologies. Coordinate the support services, e.g., seminars, workshops, programs and individual assistance offered by the TEC, RUL, the OTR and RUCS Commit necessary resources, such as on-site staff and equipment, to support programs developed through their collaboration on the ITFSC.

Next Previo The Budget of ITFSC Requested to support immediate needs of faculty no lengthy proposal process equipment wages of labor

Next Previo NMC 8 June 2000 Invitation to join NMC A number of directors were invited –no one group could serve the whole campus New Media Center Proposal –consortia of Faculty Support Offices Application accepted –no “place” to serve faculty

Next Previo NMC 8 June 2000 TEC NMC Lab and Staff Support for NMC Development Lab Personnel Line for Staff support

Next Previo NMC 8 June 2000 Faculty Training Workshops Summer Institute Individual Consultation Support –Digitization of materials –Initial setup of web sites

Next Previo NMC 8 June 2000 Student Consultants 25 students hired through workstudy program TEC provides training in web site design, WebCT, listservs, digitization Students meet one-on-one with faculty Ongoing projects

Next Previo NMC 8 June 2000 Student NMC Staff Art History Collection Livingston College Portal Allaire forums Web CT Web page design attachments Scan course packs Digitize video Video Streaming Interactive Video

Next Previo NMC 8 June 2000 Student Training Workshops –Web Research –Citing online materials –Web page creation – and attachments Online materials in development

Next Previo NMC 8 June 2000 The Rutgers NMC NMC lab linked to ITFSC support faculty directly –pedagogically –technologically

Next Previo NMC 8 June 2000 Model Uses of Technology “Biomedical Issues of HIV/AIDS” –large lecture, technical content –support with technology listserv web site discussion groups chat room video streaming

Next Previo NMC 8 June 2000 Faculty Initiatives Supported Pedagogically refined –“Pedagogy before Technology” Technology pre-tested by faculty –teach courses using technology Teach, develop, improve –“Digiclass”

Next Previo NMC 8 June 2000 The Rutgers NMC ITFSC initiatives Instructional Technology Initiative Grants to Faculty –2 years of funding –examples

Next Previo NMC 8 June 2000 Advisory Committee for Instructional Computing Distribution of Student Computing Fee General Access Laboratories Student Training Support for departmental-wide initiatives Faculty projects

Next Previo NMC 8 June 2000 Valuable Lessons 1. If you want faculty to participate, show pedagogical value, examples work best 2. Substantial Budget to assist faculty immediately when needed for equipment, wages of labor 3. Products need to be self-sustaining, departments assume support

Next Previo NMC 8 June 2000 Outcomes of success Mellon Foundation Grant –study cost effectiveness of technology –developed as result of coordinating activities across all offices but focus generated by NMC TEC responsible for all Staff training

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