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Question 5: (continued)
In what specific ways can De Anza make better use of technology to support learning and teaching?
Responses
Again, start moving stuff completely online.
and were taught how to use hem efficiently.
Not let us beg to things done. Be truly up to date with tools available to us.
Offer an online course management system that is easy to use and widely available. Eliminate
the need for training to use the platform.
Possibly a different course management system--the current one is good, but limited at times.
Provide a more visible, more amazing, Open Media Lab (Campus Computer Lab), and have
sections of it devoted to students who are enrolled in on-line education/hybrid courses. More
aggressively push, maintain, and market the recycled computer giveaway program for students
in financial need. Provide necessary software on these computers and offer a training session.
Partner with private sector tech companies to provide a "job incubator" program on De Anza
campus, and at the same time, create an AS or AA degree in coding or other tech-related job
field. Or, a "Skills Certificate" in this area. Aggressively recruit students from under-represented
backgrounds to this incubation program. I would also say update the campus website and the
on-line admissions process, but that is already being done--thank you! Create a portion of the
campus website that allows students to interact with one another to create car pools. Create a
FaceBook or social media platform to link our graduating/transferring students to one another.
For example, if my student is transferring to SF State, she should be able to use De Anza
resources to be socially connected to another De Anza student also transferring to SF State.
This builds community, and academic peer support, amongst our graduating class. It also forms
a stronger alumni network--which benefits our college in the long term. Also, continue to feature
"smart classrooms." The students really benefit from the classroom computer; internet access;
and especially the document camera and projection screen. It is magnificent to have the
projection screen in all of the classrooms.
Provide more instructional seminars and tuturing on a flexible basis.
provide smartphones and connectivity for instuctors
Provide wi-fi service in faculty buildings. When students have questions about assignments
posted on Catalyst or about Turnitin submissions, they need to use my ethernet cable to use
internet (if they have mac books), or we have to go outside of the faculty building to use the
College Wifi.
Providing increased support and training on new technology. The college is already making an
effort with Heidi King (who is wonderful), but it is not enough to simply have technology: Faculty
that are engaged with technology will take the initiative to train themselves, but that is often a
small percentage of the overall college. Training to allow faculty to see the benefit of, as well as
different ways to implement it in the classroom will ease a lot of the anxiety surrounding it, I
believe. Additionally, technology training centered around accessibility and making sure that it is
ADA compliant will be enormously helpful.
Receiving more timely responses to emails and phone calls
Reduce reliance on printed documents.
remote controls for computer so that instructor isn't tied to front desk during lectures; each
instructor should get a remote or instructed how to download app to use personal phone as a
remote
See number 4. More training for instructors of the technology in their classrooms.
signage and responsive controls in the MLC classrooms -- major delays in responsiveness -
slows down learning process
Simple things first. up-to-date laptop and up-to-date desktop computers. Shorter upgrade
cycles! That would make a major improvement. Now, I have to buy my own computers now as I
am reminded of the upgrade policy. I teach computers so I can't be using slow computers.
-student response tools ("clickers") -computer language lab for world languages
Students need to learn to use tech so that they are prepared for the workforce and/or campuses
they are transitioning.
students with jobs during the day have a hard time picking up their student ID cards and
resulting problems with inability to print.
Team up with DSPS to for training on accessibility for faculty and administrative staff.
Text books on line student tracking on line, electronic feedback of student progress
The only system I know anything about is clickers. I haven't used them much, but some
teachers of introductory general-ed science (like me) at other universities swear by them.
the revised webpage is a start; tracking and communication with the Alumni network through
social media and other technologies...
training at times when part timers can come
Update and manage classroom computers
Use of Adobe Connect or similar software for college-wide webinars, workshops, etc.
we need more training - especially if/when Canvas is implemented to create online content
You are ill and you have a friend record the class meeting so you won't fall behind on the class
material!
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