The services of Academic Computing and Information Services have been combined to form the new Educational Technology unit  within the Information Technology Department.  This new organizational arrangement has been designed to optimize support to curriculum units in their efforts to incorporate the mobile computing platform with their areas.  The current institutional computing architecture with standard institutional applications, platforms, and network services eliminates the outmoded distinction of academic and administrative computing at JCSU.  This new unit within IT will direct it’s activities to the following broad areas: 

1. Professional Development – Providing training and technology consulting services to Faculty Development in a partnership linkage such as:
    

   1. Bush-Hewlett Faculty Development Grant
   2. Mellon Foundation Grant
   3. Lilly Foundation Educational Technology Grant
   4. Participation in TLTR/TLTC Activities (CoChair)

2. Curriculum and Instructional Development – Assist in  project management and technical implementation support to curriculum and instructional initiatives such as:

1. CAN-8 Digital Foreign Language Lab
2. Mathematics Teaching Improvement – Math Lab/Math Department
3. MBRS Development
4. NT Training Institute
5. North Carolina Technology Competencies for Teachers
6. DB2 Scholars Program
7. International Studies Foreign Language Initiatives
8. Russian Language Institute
9. Multi-Media and Electronic Classroom Development
10. Faculty Web Site Authoring and Administration

                                                i.   Quick place
ii.  Front page
iii. Learning Space 

3. Technology Evaluation and Assessment –Provide technical and consultation support to technology related instructional and curriculum evaluation projects in coordination with Institutional Research:
    

   1. SACS  Self Study and Desktop Audit Process (Technology Components)
   2. NCATE Accreditation Process
   3. Technology Assessment – Annual Student Satisfaction Survey
   4. Flashlight Institutional and Classroom Assessment (Mini-Grants Program)
   5. Evaluation of Laptop Deployment Process
   6. Mellon Proposal for Student Activity Study – (Includes Laptop Use and Skill Development Assessment)

4. Training and Technology Application Development Activities -  Provide training, grant,  and technology application development support to administrative and curriculum units such as:

1. Web Radio Project – Communication Arts
2. Digital Dashboard (Microsoft Grant Project)
3. Electronic Portfolios (Education)
4. Lotus Notes R5 Implementation (Institutional)
5. Library NCLIVE Personalization Project
6. LearningSpace Distributed Learning Activities
7. Quickplace Site Development, Training,and Administration
8. Frontpage Training and Administration
9. Grant Development Activities (Office of Development)

5. Educational Technology Dissemination Activities – Active participation in National and Regional Forums in support of the use of Technology in Teaching and Learning
    
   1. Participation in HBCU Faculty Development Network
   2. Advisor and Program Consultant for Southern Education Foundation

                                                i. Gateway 21 Technology Enhancement Project (Mellon Foundation)
ii. Instructional Technology Assistance Program (Mellon Foundation)

3. Consulting Associate – TLT-Group, AAHE
   
   i.  Flashlight Asssessment NetworkTLT-
   ii. Group Virtual Teaching and Learning Centers Initiative 

6. Institutional Technology Planning and Development Activities – Assist in the planning, management and development of institutional technology initiatives.

1. Participation in the Information Technology Management Committee
2. Participation in the Information Technology Steering Committee
3. Participation in Mobile Computing Deployment Committee (Adhoc)
4. UNCF Technology Enhancement Initiative
5. UNCF  Software Enhancement Initiative
6. Coordination and Linkage with Division of Academic Affairs