News

The ATS team welcomes Peggy Quinn -
CC's new Social Sciences Academic Technology Specialist
Peggy Quinn joins the ATS as of January 16... (more...)

ATS Faculty Events for Semester 2 and Summer 2006
have been announced
The ATS team, in conjunction with the Library, the Learning Commons and the Crown Faculty Center, is offering a blend of technical and pedagogical sessions about using instructional technology in teaching and learning at CC in the coming eight months. (more...)

Events

Academic Technology Services Faculty Curriculum
January - August, 2006
Click here for a complete schedule and more information.

Summer 2006 Events

• Faculty Digital Video Institute - June 7-9
  Digital video has come to the masses, making a whole new means of expression available to the average person. If you've wondered how this technology might fit into classes you teach, join Academic Technology Services for our Digital Video Faculty Institute, June 7-9! (more...)

• Faculty Instructional Technology "Boot Camp" - August 24 & 25
  This faculty institute offering targets new and existing faculty alike. Attend your choice of hands-on sessions related to:
  • Introduction to faculty computing at CC
  • Using PROWL (CC's course management system)
  • Spatial Analysis and GIS assignments for your course
  • Scanning, digitizing and high-end printing
  • Faculty web site templates
  • And much more!
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April 2006 Events

• Tuesday, April 4 -
  Scanning program and support for faculty
  Sponsored by ATS and the Crown Faculty Center, this program will introduce faculty to the basic tenets of digital image scanning, and offer project support to up to 10 faculty, to have 10 student worker hours dedicated to an academic scanning or printing project.
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• Wednesday, April 5 -
  Printing program and support for faculty
  Sponsored by ATS and the Crown Faculty Center, this program will introduce faculty to the basic tenets of high-quality digital image printing, and offer project support to up to 10 faculty, to have 10 student worker hours dedicated to an academic scanning or printing project. (more...)

• April 20-21 (Block 7 Block Break) -
  Intermediate GIS Faculty Institute
  This intermediate GIS institute will cover a few general intermediate topics and practices, and will allow participants the opportunity to start or flesh out their unique GIS project. (more...)

March 2006 Events

• Wednesday, March 1 -
  Audio and Sound File Use in Teaching and Learning
  Ever wondered about what podcasts or mp3's could do for your courses? Join ATS, the Library and the Crown Faculty Center for this lunch presentation and hands-on workshop about how using digital audio may be able to enhance your teaching and learning strategies. Attend the immediately-following hands-on workshop to try some of these strategies yourself. (more...)

• Thursday, March 2 -
  Scanning program and support for faculty
  Sponsored by ATS and the Crown Faculty Center, this program will introduce faculty to the basic tenets of digital image scanning, and offer project support to up to 10 faculty, to have 10 student worker hours dedicated to an academic scanning or printing project. (more...)
  
• Friday, March 3 -
  Printing program and support for faculty
  Sponsored by ATS and the Crown Faculty Center, this program will introduce faculty to the basic tenets of high-quality digital image printing, and offer project support to up to 10 faculty, to have 10 student worker hours dedicated to an academic scanning or printing project. (more...)
  
• Friday, March 10 -
  Faculty Instructional Technology Showcase
  Join ATS, the Crown Faculty Center and the Dean's Office for this inaugural celebration of faculty use of instructional technology in teaching and learning. (more...)

February 2006 Events

• Thursday, Feb. 2 - 12 - 4 p.m.
  PROWL - CC's new Learning Management System - is making its debut!
  Join ATS and the Crown Faculty Center for this "Thinking Inside and Outside the Block" luncheon and hands-on workshop. Learn about this Learning Management System (LMS) that allows faculty to easily set up interactive, online course communities and materials for their classes, without knowing how to create web pages.  Our faculty will be able to upload syllabi and other materials., host discussions, create online journal assignments, give quizzes, and much more! (more..)
  
  
• Wednesday, Feb. 8 - 12-4 p.m.
  Lunch n' Learn - Social Software in Teaching & Learning
  Join ATS, the Library and the Crown Faculty Center for this Lunch n' Learn presentation and hands-on workshop about social software and how it can enhance teaching and learning interactions. (more...)
  
  
• Friday, Feb. 10 -
  Open House - CC's New Keck GIS Commons
  ATS, Southwest Studies and the Dean's Office are pleased to annouce the opening of CC's new Keck GIS Commons. This campus learning space is dedicated to campus-wide, academic Geographic Information Systsems (GIS) iquiry, research and production. (more...)
  
  
• Thur. Feb 16 through Sat. Feb. 18 (Block 5 block break)
  ATS Faculty Institute - Introduction to GIS
  Join us for this hands-on introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and ESRI ArcGIS 9, and learn how they can help students understand and solve a range of problems facing our interconnected world . (more..)