1. Get f(IT) Keep f(IT) UNB = Fluency with Information Technology UNB graduates are f(IT) for life. Point your Web browser at http://www.unb.ca/fitness/demo to join the UNB f(IT)ness program today or e-mail us at fitness@unb.ca

2. UNB=F(IT)ness Infrastructure –Hardware, Software, LAN, Internet, People –Smart Classrooms IT Skills –Communication, Creation –Research and Discovery –Management, IT Fundamentals –Life skills Application and Demonstration of Skills –Arts, Science, Business, Administration –Nursing, Education, Law, Kinesiology –Engineering, Forestry, Computer Science –Graduate Studies, Renaissance College

3. UNB=F(IT) Infrastructure IT Skills Application

4. UNB=f(IT)ness FITness –Module Content –Web page development and maintenance –Course delivery –Faculty participation to make sure students utilize skills Customers –UNB Students: Get FIT for life after university –High Schools: Get FIT for life at UNB –UNB Employees, Alumni, Public: Get FIT, Stay FIT Partners –CSpace, TeleEd NB, Faculty of Education –Brandon University; Brock University –Brunnet

5. FITNESS UNB students High schools Alumni Staff Faculty Public Get FIT Keep FIT University Life Grad School Work place

6. 3 Types of Modules Generic –What is the Internet? UNB Specific –Where are the labs? How to claim? Product Specific –Presentations with PowerPoint. UNB=f(IT)ness

7. UNB FITness Curriculum I. Communication Connect to and use UNB services. Use directories to find people. Send, read email messages. Take part in virtual discussions. Use your email to send files to others.

8. UNB FITness Curriculum II. Research & discovery Use a browser to effectively search for information on the web. Learn to use the library’s information sources. Choose the best research tools. Evaluate information.

9. UNB FITness Curriculum III. Product creation skills Use word processing software to create and edit documents. Conceptualize and build a web site. Use software to make presentations. Create spreadsheets to store and manipulate data. Use database software Use software to represent data in graphs and charts. Use software to work with basic statistics. Use graphics software to create or manipulate images.

10. UNB FITness Curriculum IV. Information use & management skills Understand the basic computer operating system (Windows XX) Move information between documents, programs. Store and organize information. Protect personal information and your computer and files. Understand rights and responsibilities in the online environment.

11. UNB FITness Curriculum V. Information Technology Concepts Computer hardware. Computer software. Databases and Information systems. Networks. The Internet. Digital representation of information. Limitations of information technology. How to get connected to the Internet.

12. UNB FITness Curriculum  Keep FIT Current issues. New Technology Trends. Other “life” skills Resume writing. Interview skills. Employee Skills Integrating FITness into classroom teaching Using Datatel.

13. Initiation –Executive Approval Analysis Design Development Implementation Operation Maintenance Audit Project Phases Prototype

14. Where Are We Now?  100 + students in pilot  Monitoring daily activities  Teaching and Learning Centres  Identifying faculty needs  Developing partnerships  Seeking funding

15. Lessons Learned So Far  Need for clear online “orientation” materials  Combination of commercial content & homegrown causes confusion for learners

16. The Challenges  Moving ahead despite the unknowns  Convince faculty that there is value in integrating IT skills into teaching & learning  Resolving issues

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