Background
The Instructional Technology Center is a collaborative effort of Academic Affairs and University Computing. Now faculty have a designated area (Haas 416) to get assistance with integrating technology into their curriculum. University Computing, Media Services, and the Library have partnered to create time, technology, and expert assistance.
Current Workshops
University Computing will be offering the following workshop on SafeAssign in Blackboard Vista on Friday, February 3rd from 10:00am-11:00am. To register, please email training@wcsu.edu.
SafeAssign™ is a plagiarism prevention service, offered within Blackboard Learning Management Systems. This service helps educators prevent plagiarism by detecting unoriginal content in student papers. In addition to acting as a plagiarism deterrent, it also has features designed to aid in educating students about plagiarism and importance of proper attribution of any borrowed content.
Other SafeAssign workshops will be scheduled. Please check WestConnduit for updated schedules.
Recent Workshops
University Computing has recently offered the following workshops.
- Intro to Blackboard Vista
- Getting Started with Computer Accounts
- Overview of Windows 7
- What’s New in Office 2010
If you have any suggestions for future workshops you may be interested in, please contact us at 203.837.8467, or training@wcsu.edu.
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Services
University Computing, Media Services, and the Library are available to assist faculty with creating context and ensuring that technologies work. Help can be in the form of:
- arranging for scanning of images or documents,
- digitizing audio and video files,
- creating web pages,
- creating classroom presentation materials,
- developing online activities, quizzes, image databases or
- teaching a class online.
Workshops
The following is a list of some of the workshops that are offered:
- Introduction to Blackboard Vista, along with other Tool Specific Topics
- Examples of How to Use technology in the Curriculum
- Digitizing Media Materials
- Introduction to Classroom Presentation Materials
- Introduction to Classroom Clickers, NetSupport School, etc.
- Microsoft Office 2010 – Overview, and Individual Applications
- Microsoft Outlook 2010 – Overview, and Specific topics
- How to Audio Record and Edit Lectures
- How to Create, Edit, and Incorporate Video into your Curriculum
- Overview of Personal Computer
- Pedagogical and Design Principles for Lectures/Presentations
- Customized Workshops
- Implementing Library Resources into Courseware
- Faculty Peer to Peer Workshops on Specific Software Applications (e.g. SPSS)
- Open Sessions for Demonstrations, Technical Questions, and Brainstorming
How to register
Please email training@wcsu.edu, or call (203) 837-8467 to schedule a time to work on your specific technology needs.
