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A wide range of faculty support is available on-campus. The five primary avenues for faculty support are the Peer Mentoring program, FDI Production Support, Online Course Systems, The Software Skills Gateway and the New Media Center. If you are unsure where you should go, contact fdi@vt.edu to get more information. Please note that the FDI Production Support and the New Media Center are available at any time. The Peer Mentoring program is only available during the Spring and Summer semesters.
- FDI Peer Mentoring
- The Peer Mentoring program provides a faculty mentor for one-on-one consultation sessions. If you would like to meet with a colleague to openly discuss issues and concerns relating to the use of instructional technology, simply fill out the "FDI Peer Mentor Meeting Request Form" and you will be contacted to set up a meeting time to discuss your needs.
- FDI Production Support
- The FDI production support program provides free technical assistance on a wide range of technology for teaching and research. Assistance such as digitizing instructional or research materials, editing digital video, creating streaming video/audio files, and creation and debugging of web pages are all available. If you would like to take advantage of this service, simply fill out the "FDI Production Support Request Form" and you will be contacted to discuss your needs.
- Online Course Systems
- Online Course Systems was created to support faculty in their efforts to integrate instructional technology with their course presentations as well as provide online research tools to facilitate research activities. OCS provides system administration for Blackboard, ePortfolio, Courseware and other instructional software. OCS offers software training and documentation as well as consultation and assistance on project development through the FDI. Please email ocs@vt.edu for assistance..
- The Software Skills Gateway
- Learning Technologies has contracted with Elementk.com to provide more than 500 online tutorials covering a wide range of software. The courses are free to Virginia Tech faculty, staff, and students, and individuals may take as many as they like at any time. These tutorials can be used to brush up old skills or gain new skills with most common software packages. Faculty can also asssign these tutorials to help students acquire skills needed for success in the classroom and their profession without devoting valuable class time to technology training. To gain access to Element K materials go to the The Software Skills Gateway.
- New Media Center
- The New Media Center at Virginia Tech is located in room 1140 of Torgersen Hall. Since its inception in 1994, the Center has been a primary source of faculty support for a variety of techology needs. The Center is open from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday with extended hours until 9:00 pm Monday through Thursday during the busy part of the semester (visit http://www.nmc.vt.edu for details). Faculty are invited to walk-in between these hours for assistance. Appointments are also welcome and can be made by calling 231-4826. All services are free; however, materials such as tapes, CDs, and DVDs need to be provided by patrons. All services above are supported through this facility.
FDI Follow-up
Every FDI session (Workshop or Short Course) has presenters who are available for consultation. The FDI web pages should have e-mail addresses for every presenter. If you don't remember or can't find the contact information for a specific presenter, contact fdi@vt.edu to get more information. If the specific presenter is not available at a convenient time, FDI will provide an alternate consultant to answer your specific questions.
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