FaSTRC - Faculty and Staff Technology Resource Center

The Faculty and Staff Technology Resource Center, or FaSTRC, is located in Harper Building Basement - Haper 6.

There are a number of resources that touch upon the successfull melding of teaching and technology, and a sample of these is listed below:

Faculty computer workstations are available in FaSTRC Harper 6. These workstations are available for course uploads and backups, and for any other course-related activities.

The following are available for faculty use:

· Scanner – scan images or documents for inclusion in your course.

· Photoshop – software that makes photo-editing easy.

· Breeze/Captivate – tutorial-creation software that can be sure to make course concepts come to life.

· CD burner

Technology use in Classroom

Make Videos: An Education Course Puts Students in Director's Chairs, by Katherine S. Managan (Chronicle of Higher Education.) http://chronicle.com/weekly/v51/i42/42b

Mark Essays Electronically: A Professor Uses Tablet PC's in a Composition Course, by Andrea L. Foster (Chronicle of Higher Education.) http://chronicle.com/weekly/v51/i42/42b01801.htm

Use the Smart Classroom: A Spanish Professor Tries Several Tech Tools, by Vincent Kiernan
(Chronicle of Higher Education.) http://chronicle.com/weekly/v51/i42/42b01001.htm

10 Techniques to Change Your Teaching (Chronicle of Higher Education.) http://chronicle.com/weekly/v51/i42/42b00101.htm

Run a Class Like a Game Show: 'Clickers' Keep Students Involved, by Dan Carneval
(Chronicle of Higher Education.) http://chronicle.com/free/v51/i42/42b00301.htm

Effective Teaching with PowerPoint: A Learning Theory Approach, by David M. Antonacci
(Educause.) http://www.educause.edu/LibraryDetailPage/666?ID=SWR0417

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Welcome! The Office of Information Technology (OIT) is responsible for guiding, assessing, planning, developing, and executing state-of-the-art information technologies in support of the University’s academic disciplines and administrative functions.

This site includes a number of tools, resources, and contacts that we hope will help you use technology throughout your time at CGU.