UNB = f(IT)ness

1. UNB = f(IT)ness Get f(IT) Keep f(IT) UNB = Fluency with Information Technology UNB graduates are f(IT) for life. Point your Web browser at http://www.unb.ca/fitness/demo to join the UNB f(IT)ness program today or e-mail us at fitness@unb.ca

2. UNB=F(IT)ness • Infrastructure • Hardware, Software, LAN, Internet, People • Smart Classrooms • IT Skills • Communication , Creation • Research and Discovery • Management, IT Fundamentals • Life skills • Application and Demonstration of Skills • Arts, Science, Business, Administration • Nursing, Education, Law, Kinesiology • Engineering, Forestry, Computer Science • Graduate Studies, Renaissance College

3. UNB=F(IT) Application Infrastructure IT Skills

4. UNB=f(IT)ness • FITness • Module Content • Web page development and maintenance • Course delivery • Faculty participation to make sure students utilize skills • Customers • UNB Students: Get FIT for life after university • High Schools: Get FIT for life at UNB • UNB Employees, Alumni, Public: Get FIT, Stay FIT • Partners • CSpace, TeleEd NB, Faculty of Education • Brandon University; Brock University • Brunnet

5. Work place UNB students Grad School Alumni Faculty FITNESS Keep FIT Get FIT Public Staff High schools University Life

6. UNB=f(IT)ness 3 Types of Modules • Generic • What is the Internet? • UNB Specific • Where are the labs? How to claim? • Product Specific • Presentations with PowerPoint.

7. UNB FITness Curriculum   I.Communication • Connect to and use UNB services. • Use directories to find people. • Send, read email messages. • Take part in virtual discussions. • Use your email to send files to others.

8. UNB FITness Curriculum   II.Research & discovery • Use a browser to effectively search for information on the web. • Learn to use the library’s information sources. • Choose the best research tools. • Evaluate information.

9. UNB FITness Curriculum   III.Product creation skills • Use word processing software to create and edit documents. • Conceptualize and build a web site. • Use software to make presentations. • Create spreadsheets to store and manipulate data. • Use database software • Use software to represent data in graphs and charts. • Use software to work with basic statistics. • Use graphics software to create or manipulate images.

10. UNB FITness Curriculum IV. Information use & management skills • Understand the basic computer operating system (Windows XX) • Move information between documents, programs. • Store and organize information. • Protect personal information and your computer and files. • Understand rights and responsibilities in the online environment.

11. UNB FITness Curriculum V. Information Technology Concepts • Computer hardware. • Computer software. • Databases and Information systems. • Networks. • The Internet. • Digital representation of information. • Limitations of information technology. • How to get connected to the Internet.

12. UNB FITness Curriculum Keep FIT  • Current issues. • New Technology Trends. Other “life” skills  • Resume writing. • Interview skills. Employee Skills • Integrating FITness into classroom teaching • Using Datatel.

13. Project Phases • Initiation • Executive Approval • Analysis • Design • Development • Implementation • Operation • Maintenance • Audit Prototype

14. Where Are We Now? • 100 + students in pilot • Monitoring daily activities • Teaching and Learning Centres • Identifying faculty needs • Developing partnerships • Seeking funding

15. Lessons Learned So Far • Need for clear online “orientation” materials • Combination of commercial content & homegrown causes confusion for learners

16. The Challenges • Moving ahead despite the unknowns • Convince faculty that there is value in integrating IT skills into teaching & learning • Resolving issues

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