1. Freshman Faculty Forum April 3, 2013 April 3, 2013

2. Overview Support Services to enhance Teaching and Learning Transformative Initiatives Meet the EdTech Team

3. What can EdTech do for you? Help you enhance, enable, and expand the learning experience for your students with technology Connect you with peers to collaborate and share ideas for improving the teaching and learning environment with technology Provide a reliable, supported teaching and learning technology environment

4. Support Services Workshops and self-help materials Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs) – partnership with CERTI (Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation) eLearning consultation – Course design and tech support for effective web- enhanced, blended & online learning

6. Blackboard (learning management system) Clickers (student response systems) Lecture Capture Classroom presentation technology Computer Learning Centers (CLCs) Support Services

7. B LACKBOARD (Bb) Course/Learning Management System Supports tests / blogs / wikis / online classrooms

8. Support Services C LICKERS Personal Response Devices Use TurningPoint software Used in Chemistry, Math, Geology, and many other disciplines Approximately 40% of our students use clickers each semester

9. Lecture Capture L ECTURE C APTURE Record and archive lectures in real-time Bookmarking for both instructors and students Mobile options

10. Google Apps for Education Google Docs – Collaborate on documents Google Sites – Build collaborative websites and areas to work together

11. Support Services C LASSROOM T ECHNOLOGY Includes: – Projector – Instructor PC – Laptop connection – Some document cameras – Some SMART technology All centrally-scheduled classrooms are equipped with projector and PC *Personalized classroom walk-through available upon request

12. Support Services CLC S ~ 40 labs ~ 900 computers ~ 360 software apps Several are 24-hour or extended-hour labs Many departmentally owned with discipline- specific software http://edtech.mst.edu/clc/ *You need to request specialty software for CLCs prior to the semester needed.

13. Support Services CLC S OFTWARE REQUEST P ROCESS Link is on CLC website edtech.mst.edu/clcedtech.mst.edu/clc Starts after middle of semester – Request window announced via EduMine list Request any and all software needed for instruction – Be safe over sorry – request it even if you aren’t sure of location – Be thorough – request it even if it is already installed

14. Support Services CLC S OFTWARE REQUEST P ROCESS Software MUST meet the following criteria: – Works with Windows 7 64-bit – If it needs to “check out” a license, then it must be license managed by the license server – The software meets campus security standards – The software has been determined through testing that it does not interfere with other software packages installed on the same machine

15. Initiatives & Projects Virtualization – taking IT to the “cloud” – Virtual CLCs – Google Apps for Education eLearning – eFellows Program – eLearning Community of Practice – UM Online Learning Program – Missouri Course Redesign Initiative eStudio – Faculty resource for adoption of new/emerging technologies and course content creation

16. Stay “In-the-know” EdTech home page: – http://edtech.mst.edu/ http://edtech.mst.edu/ – Support for Blackboard, clickers, and more EdTech Blog – http://edtechconnect.mst.edu http://edtechconnect.mst.edu – Includes announcements, faculty testimonials, articles CERTI home page: – http://certi.mst.edu http://certi.mst.edu – Information and resources for faculty development EduMine email list

17. EdTech Team M EG B RADY Academic Technology Director Guide and communicate direction of EdTech team Provide team resources Remove barriers The team makes it happen!

18. EdTech Team A NGIE H AMMONS Mgr., EdTech Manage team operations – CLC/Classroom tech – Learning technology support – eFellows, UM eLearning and other funded programs Oversee various projects Manage student team

19. EdTech Team M ALCOLM H AYS Content Support Analyst Manages EdTech web site Posts to EdTech Connect blog Sends announcements of upcoming EdTech events – TLT Conference – CLC software requests Provides documentation for EdTech supported products – Blackboard – Wimba – Clickers

20. EdTech Team J OHN P ETRIKOVITSCH Learning Space Coordinator Manage Computer Learning Centers on campus – 40 Labs – 901 computers – 360 Software Applications Administer PaperCut in CLC Oversee student help

21. EdTech Team C HRIS H ILLEN System Support Analyst Install and maintain presentation technology: – Projectors and external displays – SMARTboards and Sympodiums – Document Cameras – Lectern PCs – AV switchers and controls – Audio systems First response for technical issues in classrooms. Creating and deploying images for the classrooms and “Virtual CLCs”. Evaluating new equipment and software for use in teaching.

22. EdTech Team B ARB W ILKINS Instructional Designer Course design consultation Faculty support for eLearning eFellows Program UM eLearning Program

23. EdTech Team J ULIE P HELPS Instructional Designer Course design consultation Faculty support for eLearning eFellows Program UM eLearning Program

24. EdTech Team A MY S KYLES Instructional Technologist Course design consultation Instructional technology support Blackboard, Wimba, etc. Clickers Classroom Technology Faculty support for eLearning eFellows Program UM eLearning Program

25. EdTech Team J EFF J ENNINGS Instructional Technologist Course design consultation Instructional technology support Blackboard, Wimba, etc. Clickers Classroom Technology Faculty support for eLearning eFellows Program UM eLearning Program

26. EdTech Team G ANDALF S IDIO Programmer Analyst Support instructional technologies – Blackboard – Tegrity – Google Apps Support virtual desktop initiatives

27. EdTech Team R YAN S IMS Systems Support Analyst Support instructional technologies for BIT department Server support