The Instructional Design and Technology Resource Center (IDTRC)

About The Center

The Center provides a wealth of resources for the successful integration of technology and learning. It is equipped with the latest computers that operate in both Windows and Macintosh platforms. These computers offer a range of software products from the latest Microsoft Office suite to Adobe Flash. The Center has a classroom to facilitate a 10 seat workshop and conference space for webinars.  Multimedia development space is also available for editing video using iMovie or Adobe Creative Suite to produce media rich course materials.

One-on-One Workshop Schedule

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Services Offered

• Anti-Plagiarism Software: Check students' work for originality and proper citations using SafeAssign through BB Vista.  A special note about TurnItIn.  
• Audience Response Technology using TurningPoint: Learn how "Clickers" can be used to improve student comprehension and class interaction.
• Banner:  We provide one-on-one training for a variety of Banner topics.  Please contact Jennifer Nicoletti for more information.
• Blackboard Vista: Orientations and workshops for both Web-enhanced and Online courses.
• Blogging:  Always wanted to try blogging but never had a spot to do so?  Well, CCSU has it's own blogging site called CCSYou. Click "blogging" to learn more.  
• Instructional Design Services for Online Course Development: Work with our instructional design team to design and develop your online learning materials.
• LanSchool: Easy-to-use classroom management software. 
• Multimedia Development Assistance: Work individually or with an assistant to edit and display media for multiple applications, such as iMovie and Profcast. 
• Multimedia Teaching Station Training: We can teach you how to use the teaching stations available in most classrooms.
• Respondus:  a tool used to create and manage exams that can be uploaded into Blackboard Vista. 
• Sandbox:  Come play in our sandbox where we have exciting new technology. 
• Scanning Documents: Using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software or scan photographs and negatives for use in publications, presentations, web pages and class handouts.
• SMART Board: do Smart Boards seem intimidating to you?  Make an appointment with us and we can show you all the features and benefits of using one. 
• Software Instruction: Work with an Instructional Technologist one-on-one in the Instructional Design and Technology Resource Center for help with Blackboard Vista,Podcasts or other software, such as Microsoft Office.
• Web Conferencing: using Webex or Adobe Connect. 
• Website Editing: Using Expression Web or FinalSite.
• Workshops: Experts in Residence: a 1-2 hour workshop where faculty experts demonstrate successful integration of instructional technologies followed by hands-on use of the demonstrated technology; Digital Seminar Series: a series of workshops that seek to demystify new and developing academic technologies.

 Additional Services offered for Students

• One-on-One assistance with, multimedia class assignments, creating Powerpoint podcasts, blogging and/or social networking software.
• Digital Seminar Series workshops open to students.
• Collaborative work space is available for group work.