Welcome to the World of Best Practices in Teaching &

Learning

PresentersH. Steve Leslie &Terri Sue Smith

Library Suite 301(870) 972-2334

http://www.astate.edu/ittc/

Our Mission

We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.  ~Lloyd Alexander

ITTC’s mission is to provide instructional design tools, best

practices in teaching and learning, and professional development by using

researched pedagogical practices that empower faculty to foster academic

excellence as educators, researchers, and professionals.

Professional Development

Mentoring

Instructional Design Best

Practices

Technology Support

Pedagogy

ITTC Overview

Learning without thought is labor lost.  ~Confucius

Team Introduction

• H. Steve Leslie, Interim Director • Terri Sue Smith, Web and Media Support

Coordinator• Carolyn Ponce, Academic Technology Specialist• Jacob Reynolds, Academic Technology Analyst• Rhonda Dauer, Course Builder & Trainer• Valerie Bounds, Administrative Specialist III• Kyle Granberry, Media Specialist

People learn something every day, and a lot of times it's that what they learned the day before was wrong.  ~Bill Vaughan

Technology - bridging the gap between teaching and learning

How can the ITTC help you?

BlackboardProctoringMentoringPod CastingVideo CastingWebconferencingFaculty EvaluationInstructional Design

Training and Support for the following :

MS Office Suite Digitizing MediaResearch SupportScreen and Audio CaptureForums – Book Clubs, etc.Teaching & Learning Best

PracticesWeb Site Creation and many others

Accessing Blackboard – Easy as 1,2 3

• Enter the URL https://bblearn.astate.edu/ into your browser or go directly to the Astate homepage, http://www.astate.edu and select Faculty & Staff, then Blackboard

• Login using ASU email address and password• Welcome to the exciting world of Blackboard Learn

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"Moving from the one-room schoolhouse to the one-world schoolhouse is now a reality."Cisco Systems

Manage your mailbox II: Understand your choices for storing

Available Resources to Borrow/Use

• Webcams• PDF scanners• Lapel Microphones• Digital voice recorders• Typewriter (In case you need it )• Links to free software downloads & Many others…

Other ITTC Support Services

Other ITTC Support Services

Fully Equipped Computer lab and faculty resource center with cutting edge multimedia technology…come by and see us, we’ll be happy to work with you.

It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.  ~Attributed to Harry S. Truman

Our Services are there for you…We look forward to seeing you…

Library Suite 301(870) 972-2334

http://www.astate.edu/ittc/