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Technology and Teaching
Technology has opened up a
wide variety of instructional options for faculty at Columbia State
Community College. The Academic Services Instructional Technology Plan
represents an effort to address the myriad opportunities and challenges
posed by new technologies, and should be considered as a guide to achieve
Columbia State’s strategic goals. The FITT center was established to provide
faculty with professional development opportunities for learning new
technology to better serve our students in the 21st Century.
Basic Computer Training: Core Competencies
Key benefits for you as an individual are:
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Enables you to demonstrate
competency in computer skills.
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Raises your level of competency
in using instructional technology
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Improves your productivity at
home & work
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Helps you incorporate technology
into your classes
Core
Competencies are grouped into five training modules : (click on module to
expand)
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MODULE 1 - USING THE COMPUTER AND MANAGING
FILES (Windows XP)
- Operating effectively within
the desktop environment
Managing files and directories/folders
- Copying, moving, and deleting
files and directories/folders
Working with desktop icons and manipulating windows
- Using the search features,
simple editing tools, and print management facilities available within an
operating
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MODULE 2 - EMAIL
(Microsoft Outlook 2003)
- Send and receive messages
Attach documents or files to a message
- Organize and manage message
folders or directories within electronic mail software
- Use the basic Calendar tools
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MODULE 3 - WORD
PROCESSING (Microsoft Word 2003)
- Carry out operations
associated with creating, formatting, and finishing a word processing
document ready for distribution
- Create standard tables
- Use pictures and images within
a document
- Import objects
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MODULE 4 -
PRESENTATIONS (Microsoft PowerPoint 2003)
- Creating, formatting, and
preparing a variety of presentations for different target audiences or
situations
- Using graphics, charts, and
various slide show effects
- Save the presentation as HTML
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MODULE 5 - INTERNET
(Internet Explorer 5.0 & Greater)
- Accomplish Web search tasks
using a Web browser application and available search engine tools
- Bookmark search results
- Print Web pages and search
reports
Advanced Training for Web Page and
Course Development
FrontPage 2003
Basic FrontPage Training
(Prerequisite Word)
Create, edit, publish, and maintain a simple website.
Faculty Web Pages
One of the privileges of having a web-server at Columbia State is that you may
create an instructor page that is viewable to the world. The FITT center
will provide you with the training and techniques needed to create, update, and
manage your faculty web.
Columbia State's Online Campus
Online Campus provides pre-built
tools allowing for easy creation of online components in courses.
Faculty Resource Computers
Faculty resource computers are systems in the FITT center that contain
software that we have limited installation licenses on such as Adobe
PhotoShop, Adobe Reader Professional, Camtasia, and more. These systems also have scanners
hooked up for scanning pictures and text. The resource computers are
available for faculty use when training sessions are not scheduled. Please check
the Training Calendar for scheduled training sessions.
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