Information and Technology Services Office of Instructional Technologies
Mission: Support and service of Faculty technology needs and applications Emphasis: Instructional methods that may strategically benefit from emerging technologies, to enhance and expand student learning. Strategies for integrating teaching with various forms of delivery, media and technology resources
OIT Service Areas Distributed Education: Distributed Education: Video Services, ITV, Streaming, Satellite and Wireless initiatives Faculty Development: Faculty Development: IMS, Workshops, Training, and Special Projects Electronic Classroom Technologies: Electronic Classroom Technologies: Maintain, Repair, Upgrade and Plan for future installs Media Production Services: Media Production Services: Instructional materials, Course applications, Digital audio, video & graphics
Distributed Education: Video Streaming and Wireless Video Streaming – live, real time video transmitted via the web for remote students and events Video Server - archive for video clips Wireless Initiatives Faculty Wireless Projects
Distributed Education ITV and Video Services ITV – Interactive Television Classes Satellite connections and downloads Video and Voice conferencing Digital Media Production & Design
Faculty Development IMS, Training, Course Projects Special projects for faculty course development Design and produce online courses/materials Training lab – Instruction and technical support IMS – Instructional Management Systems Ucompass/Educator & Desire2Learn
Electronic Classroom Technologies Service & maintain classroom multimedia systems Increase of “smart classrooms” 115 by FY Support ERC Media Carts: “COWS” Plan and design new classroom installations Equipment upgrades and replacement schedules Specialized classroom technologies & accessibility
Other OIT Projects Accessibility and Copyright issues Software applications: Secure Exam, Zoomerang Distance Education Wireless Conferences