1. Academic Technology Update Chair Retreat Aug 24 2009

2. Emerging Themes The 2008-2013 Strategic Plan identifies three emerging themes: 1.Mission – “We strive to preserve and enhance an atmosphere in which scholarly research, imaginative methodology, global awareness and an enthusiastic quest for truth serve as the basis of a vital teaching- learning process and the development of lifelong learning.” 2.Engagement – “We are committed to expanding the role of Information Technology in helping to reshape how students learn, how faculty members teach and how information is stored, accessed and transmitted.” 3.Global – “We will provide learning that synchronously spans distance and asynchronously offers more course and program variety online.” 6/16/20152

3. Faculty Input Academic Planning Committee Report Faculty Survey Results One-on-One 6/16/20153

4. Academic Planning Committee Student Technology Software Training Obsolescence of Student Hardware Student Engagement IT-Faculty Disconnect Faculty Audience for Workshops Faculty Resistance to Technology Global Education Remote Support Open Source Technology 6/16/20154

5. Survey 2009 Participation – 208 Responses Covered the following 5 areas: –Learning –Support –Use of Technology –Barriers –New Topics List of questions and summary can be found in the chair retreat group on St Johns Central 6/16/20155

6. Learning Most HelpfulFTPT Experimenting on your own84%82% Talking with colleagues77%67% Face-to-face technology courses 66%64% Internet Searches63%62% Consulting with IT61%71% 6/16/20156

7. Use of technology 6/16/20157

8. Barriers Time required to learn about technology32% Network/Internet connection problems24% Time required to use technology in class23% Lack of current hardware23% Lack of current software20% 6/16/20158

9. Topics of interest 6/16/20159 Digital video or audio editing software (Podcasting) 65% Publishing tools (e.g. Adobe Acrobat) 60% Image editing software (e.g. Photoshop) 56% Web conferencing software (e.g. MS Live Messenger) 55%

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11. Portable Professor More in-line with Class schedule Customized workshops for your department Evening and Weekend workshops on request 4 Audio/Video Podcast edit stations added Contact Technology Learning Center - X6402 6/16/201511

12. Email 6/16/201512 100 MB 500 MB StorageExpanded

13. Faculty Using Gateway How are they using: Blog Posts to receive feedback from their students Wikis are used for group student projects Participation tracking Homework What they like: Wikis and Blogs are easy for students to understand Wikis and Blogs allows students to express themselves in complete thoughts Introverted students that don’t like raising their hands, can express themselves in writing More Storage Space Good Central Place Homework Submission is easy to use 6/16/201513

14. E-Blog 6/16/201514

15. Live@edu 6/16/201515

16. Live Messenger 6/16/201516

17. Spaces 6/16/201517

18. Office Live 6/16/201518

19. Skydrive 6/16/201519

20. Live@edu 6/16/201520

21. 6/16/201521  Available in 9 languages and multiple interfaces:  English (ESL), Latin America Spanish, Castilian Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic  2,000+ hours of content per language  Frequent use of speech recognition, video, and learner interaction  37 different types of learner activities TELL ME MORE® TELL ME MORE® allows students to reach their maximum learning capabilities, while keeping the teacher in charge of the curriculum. Fully customizable, advanced language learning – TELL ME MORE®

22. See The Demos Live@Edu Tell Me More Gateway Portable Professor Office 2007 6/16/201522