The faculty technology center, an initiative of Lamar University and the Center for Distance Education, provides resources that support and encourage faculty to understand, explore, and design ways of effectively integrating technology into teaching and learning in the classroom. The center is open Monday through Friday, 8:00-5:00 and by appointment.
Facilities
Location
The Faculty Technology facilities are located in Building B of the John Gray Center at Lamar University.
The Faculty Technology Classroom
This facility contains 12 student computer stations and instructor station. A rear projection Smart Board, VCR and document camera are also available for instructor use. This classroom is available for faculty training. The Faculty Technology Classroom is located in room 124 of the John Gray Center - Building B.
The Faculty Technology Lab
This facility provides access to state of the art hardware and software for faculty. There are five computer stations to be used for video editing, digitizing of materials and multimedia development. Student assistants or graduate assistants from academic departments may have access to the lab during regular hours if they have the sponsorship of a faculty member or academic department. The Faculty Technology Lab is located in room 125 of the John Gray Center - Building B and can be contacted at (409) 880-7849.
Video Room
This facility provides a room to record media in a mock office eniveronment.
Conference Room
Call (409) 880-7849 if you would like to reserve our videoconferencing rooms for interviews, meetings, or workshops. The conference room is available for anyone at Lamar University with any costs being charged to their department.
For scheduling information call (409) 880-7877.
Mission
The Faculty Technology Lab and the Faculty Technology Classroom are designed to assist and support faculty in the creation of instructional materials in digital format for use in the SMART Classrooms, in the delivery of interactive video, and web-supported courses and web-based courses.
Mission Statement:
The Faculty Technology Center provides resources that support and encourage faculty to understand, explore, and design ways of effectively integrating technology into teaching and learning in the classroom.
A crash course in copyright developed by Georgia Harper, manager of the Intellectual Property Section of the Office of General Counsel of the University of Texas System.
Official United States Copyright Law website.
The TEACH Act
The TEACH Act expands the scope of educators' rights to perform and display works and to make the copies integral to such performances and displays for digital distance education, making the rights closer to those we have in face-to-face teaching. More information can be located at http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/teachact.htm
Professional Development:
Multimedia Resources
ntelecom Online Resources http://www.intelecomonline.net/
A video repository of clips for a variety of subjects that can be used in on campus or online courses History Political Science, Oceanography, Health Psychology, Sociology. Call Kyle Boudreaux for access.
Merlot http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
A repository of learning objects on a variety of subjects that can be used in on campus or online courses.
Wisconsin Online Resource Center http://www.wisc-online.com
The Wisconsin Online Resource Center is a digital library of Web-based learning resources called "learning objects."
The Digital Scriptorium http://scriptorium.columbia.edu/
An image database of medieval and renaissance manuscripts that unites scattered resources from many institutions into an international tool for teaching and scholarly research
iLumina http://www.ilumina-dlib.org/index.asp
A digital library of sharable undergraduate teaching materials. undergraduate teaching materials for chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, and computer science.
Access 2007
Creating Basic Forms Video
Creating Multi-part Forms Video
Creating Multi-table Queries Video
Creating Relationships Video
Creating Simple Queries Video
Creating Simple Reports Video
Creating Tables Video
Access 2003
Basic Tables, Forms, Queries and Reports Handout
Filters and Custom Forms Handout
Relationships, Advanced Queries, and Advanced Reports Handout
Dreamweaver MX 2004
Basic Web Page Creation HandoutFiles
Blackboard is an integrated set of web-based tools for course management and delivery. It was built by educators at the University of British Columbia as a tool to allow other educators to build sophisticated web-based learning environments without a lot of time, resources or technical expertise. And to allow any student who knows how to navigate the WWW to be able to participate in an online class. It may be used both in a distance learning setting (completely web-based) and as a supplement to lecture-based courses.
Smarthinking delivers both synchronous and asynchronous tutoring and is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. All tutors hold a masters degree in their field of expertise. Aside from tutors, Smarthinking also hosts a bevy of study guides, study skills manuals, test prep, and self-assessment tools to help students succeed. Smarthinking is currently available to all distance education students and is free to use.
To access Smarthinking your students should use their My Lamar ID as their username and their Lamar student ID number as their password.
