1. Educom’98: Making the Connections An EDUCAUSE Conference on Information Technology in Higher Education

2. Creating and Leveraging Resources in Support of the "Teacher as Learner” in the High-Tech Educational Environment by: Charmane Corcoran James Obielodan Michigan State University © 1998

3. Introduction The Faculty Facility for Creative Computing (FFCC):  is a faculty technology resource center with state-of-the art (multimedia and web) systems u facilitates research and development of technology-enriched applications in support of academic instruction.  provides professional services in support of the "Teacher as Learner” in a high-tech educational environment

4. This presentation focuses on: u Knowledge skills required for and trends in faculty use of new educational technologies u Integrating a broader perspective of service, communication, and staffing into instructional technology and web-based environments which encourages the passion to teach u Balancing disseminating knowledge and information with providing learner-centered environments and services that facilitate faculty use of new educational technologies and instructional delivery u On-line materials to help faculty locate resources or services for faculty development and use of instructional technology u Systems and Services Available to MSU faculty in the FFCC Introduction (contd.)

5. Other Topics and issues: u Practical ways MSU faculty are utilizing FFCC resources and services u Trends in faculty use of new technologies u Factors Affecting Faculty Use of Technology Systems u Conclusion Introduction (contd.)

6. Philosophy of FFCC Consulting Services u Combining technology, research, theory, experience, and friendly service to create a better teaching and learning environment. u Use technology for problem solving rather than for the sake of technology per se. u Support faculty development in ways that respect faculty as experts in their fields of discipline. u Doing whatever it takes to solve technology and computing needs of faculty.

7. Goals of FFCC Services: u Assist faculty in integrating technology into their academic curriculum u Work with faculty in selecting and using appropriate technologies for educational purposes u Provide training on multimedia and web-based instructional development u Provide resources for faculty to experiment with and conduct research u Assist faculty to acquire skills for learning how to use new technologies

8. FFCC Policies u Free "getting started" training on using FFCC systems u Free consulting for short-term or small-scale projects u Contract services for long-term or large- scale projects u Temporary disk storage space

9. Organizational Support u Sponsored by MSU Computer Laboratory and Libraries, Computing, and Technology u Collaboration with other MSU departments and units including the Client Advocacy Office u Resources and services available to all MSU faculty, departments, and colleges

10. Hardware and software systems Hardware and software systems Currently available in the FFCC include: u CD ROM Recorder u Desktop Publishing Systems u Digital Audio Processing System u Digital Video Processing System u RealSystem for RealAudio and RealVideo u Scanners for Text, Picture, and Slide Scanning u Videoconferencing System u Virtual classroom Development Tools u Web and Multimedia Development Tools

11. Services available to facilitate faculty use of the FFCC  Audio Digitizing  CD-ROM Recording  Computer data output to videotape  Picture Scanning and Editing  Slide Digitizing  Text Scanning and Editing  Video Digitizing  3-D Graphics Animation Development  DVD Application Development  Multimedia Applications Development

12. Services available to facilitate faculty use of the FFCC  Web Applications Development using JAVA, C++, PERL/CGI, Visual Basic, Active Server Pages, SQL databases, FileMaker 4.0, etc.  Assessment and evaluation of multimedia and web-based instructional applications  Consulting on educational technology- related information for grant proposal writing  Consulting on issues relating to integration of new technologies in instruction including distance learning

13. Innovative ways faculty members are using FFCC resources u CD ROM Recording for Archiving Student Projects/Portfolio Assessment u CD ROM Recording for Archiving University Records u Digital Image Processing for Purposes of Archiving on/to CD ROM u Digital Video/Image Processing for Book Publication

14. Innovative ways faculty members are using FFCC resources u Digital Archiving of Images and Development of Computer-based Presentations for Classroom Instruction u Multimedia & Web Applications Development u Video Processing in Support of Research u Creative Design with video processing tools

15. Innovative ways faculty members are using FFCC resources u Creative Design Using Image Processing Systems for Purposes of Conference Presentations, Journal Publications, and Classroom Instruction u Making Computer-based Instructional Materials Available to Students via FFCC Servers u Consulting for Information on Systems to Acquire for Multimedia and Web Development

16. Innovative ways faculty members are using FFCC resources u Evaluating Systems for the Purpose of Determining Systems to Acquire for Departmental or Personal use u Inviting FFCC to Make Presentations to Departmental or Faculty Group Meetings u Working with FFCC to Provide Training on Developing Multimedia Presentations for Classroom Instruction to a College or Department

17. Innovative ways faculty members are using FFCC resources u Assistance in Support of Grant Procurement u Setting Up Web Pages in Support of Classroom Activities u Assistance in Locating Qualified Student Multimedia Developer/Programmers

18. Trends in Faculty Use of New Technologies u Patterns in Adoption of Innovations u Innovators u Early Adopters u Early Majority u Late Majority u Laggards u Paradigm Shift in Academic Computing

19. Factors Affecting Faculty Use of New Information Technologies u Rapid Pace of Technology Obsolescence u Administrative support and recognition u Time to Learn How to Use New Technologies u Access to New Technologies (with the related issue of cost of acquiring new technologies) u Lack of Familiarity With Innovative Ways of Integrating New Technologies into Academic Curriculum u Students Demands

20. Conclusion u Questions and comments u Additional information available at u http://ffccserv.cl.msu.edu/users/ffcc/ffcc.ht ml u 517-355-4500 Ext. 185

21. For further information, please contact: Charmane K. Corcoran Room 114, Computer Center Michigan State University 517-353-48576 corcora1@pilot.msu.edu James Obielodan, Ph.D. Room 114, Computer Center Michigan State University 517-355-4500 Ext. 137 obieloda@pilot.msu.edu

22. The End Thank you for your participation

23. Copyright 1998 Michigan State University