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Centra is Paying Dividends at Northern Virginia Community College. NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Technical Applications Center. Dan Alford Instructional Technologist 703-323-4127 dalford@nvcc.edu Cathy Simpson Coordinator 703-323-3515 csimpson@nvcc.edu. Centra at NVCC.
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Centra is Paying Dividends at Northern Virginia Community College
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGETechnical Applications Center Dan AlfordInstructional Technologist703-323-4127dalford@nvcc.eduCathy SimpsonCoordinator703-323-3515csimpson@nvcc.edu
Centra at NVCC • Scope of Centra at NVCC • Decision to Purchase • Rollout Plan • Pilot Projects • Blackboard/Centra Connection • Centra Support for NVCC Students and Faculty • Technical Support • NVCC Centra Targets – Where Are We Going?
Scope of Centra at NVCC • Centra supported events in traditional courses • Centra supported events in distance courses • Centra supported events in hybrid courses • Centra distance courses • Centra e-meetings
Decision to Purchase • State and College mandate to increase number of courses offered to increase enrollment • College mandate to increase number of distance courses offered • Reduction of courses offered through video conferencing • Initial purchase FA 2002 • Increased seats FA 2003
Rollout Plan • Define detailed rollout activities • Develop training materials • Deliver demonstrations, face-to-face workshops, online training • Identify and support series of pilot Centra projects • Maintain and update Centra server
Redesign and maintain NVCC Centra student and faculty web sites • Design and maintain online database for workshop registration and evaluation • Collaborate with NVCC IT Help Desk for student technical support for access and use • Establish policies and procedures for Centra use, including naming conventions, student enrollment
Plan and implement processes for assessing effectiveness of learning in Centra environment • Establish project budget needs and deadlines • Identify additional equipment needs • Identify and justify staffing needs • Research and recommend other Centra applications
Pilot Projects • Guest speakers • Demonstrations • Speech presentations • Lecture delivery with interaction • Question and answers • Office hours for tutorial assistance • Class small group work
Blackboard/Centra Connection Each course using Centra has a Blackboard component to house • course materials • asynchronous discussion forums • online testing
Centra Support for Students/Faculty • Student and faculty support web sites with online tutorials • IT Help Desk • Learning materials • Forms for course development proposals, planning, & procedures • Batch enrollment of students • Faculty online workshop registration & evaluation
Technical Support • Centra administrator • Technical Applications Center • IT Help Desk • Server support
NVCC Centra Targets -Where Are We Going • Centra events in traditional and distance learning courses • Centra delivered distance learning courses • Centra delivered programs • e-meetings
Dan AlfordInstructional Technologist703-323-4127dalford@nvcc.eduCathy SimpsonCoordinator703-323-3515csimpson@nvcc.edu