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Four Components to Certification Success. Welcome. Mary Jo Slater Associate Professor, Office Technology Community College of Beaver County Monaca, PA. CCBC Office Technology . Going Green. Four Components. Open Entry/Open Exit Textbooks/SAM Software Funding Certiprep Software.
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Welcome Mary Jo Slater Associate Professor, Office Technology Community College of Beaver County Monaca, PA
CCBC Office Technology • Going Green
Four Components • Open Entry/Open Exit • Textbooks/SAM Software • Funding • Certiprep Software
Open Entry/Open ExitLearning Environment • Flexible, individualized attendance • Credit earning coursework without a traditional setting • Self-paced courses • Complete objectives in lab or at home • Seek instruction with lecture, video, textbook or tutor
Open Entry/Open Exit (cont) • Day – Evening – Online options with seamless instructor interaction • Students should attend the scheduled lecture time • Learning Environment – office setting • Collaboration • Reference Materials • Instructors – Live and Online Help
Objectives • Assignments • Exams • Non-Attendance
Timeframe • Fall, Spring, Summer semesters – 15 weeks • Students may register three weeks into the semester • Students may meet objectives early
Textbooks • -Illustrated Complete – Microsoft 2007 • Certification objectives • Bundle – Office 2007, SAM, USB drive • www.course.com
SAM • SAM Assessment • Demonstrate computer knowledge – hands on • http://sam2007.course.com/
Blackboard • Blackboard – Learning Management • Collaboration • Assignment link • Resource Center • http://blackboard.ccbc.edu/
SmartTech • SmartTech • SmartBoard – Sympodium • Lectures recorded • Sync classroom management software • http://smarttech.com/
Microsoft Ultimate Steal • Microsoft Office 2007 • Students purchase for $59.95 • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, One Note, Groove, Publisher, InfoPath, Accounting Express
Perkins Act • Federal funds to provide vocational-technical educational programs • http://www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/CTE/perkins.html
Certiprep • Practice Test - experience (including time limitations and interface) certification exam technology to assess initial skills and preparedness • Learning Mode - feedback and step-by-step instruction for each question • Network license • Students may purchase per exam $34
Certification – Final Exam • Word Course • Students schedule exam • 80% certification success • College is a Microsoft Testing Center
Questions and Answers • Thank you Mary Jo Slater Associate Professor, Office Technology maryjo.slater@ccbc.edu 724-775-8561 ext 414