Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences, Faculty, and Support Services
Sustaining A Virtual Support Organization: The Learning Technologies Partnership, A Model for the New Millennium
| Title: | Sustaining A Virtual Support Organization: The Learning Technologies Partnership, A Model for the New Millennium (ID: EDU9904) | | Author(s): | Barbara Hoffman (The University of Arizona) and Karen Williams (The University of Arizona) | | Origin: | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (1999) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | To meet the ever-growing demand to integrate information technology into all aspects of university life, the University of Arizona has been exploring new support models. One of the most successful strategies for improving the instructional environment is found in the Learning Technologies Partnership. Created in 1995 to improve support and expand development opportunities for teaching faculty, the functional links between diverse service units--computer center, library, teaching center, video services, a new media research center, and the extended university--now support a "virtual organization." The impact of this virtual organization is felt across the curriculum. In its fifth year, the Partnership is preparing to step beyond "doing" to help lead the UA into the next millennium. | | View this resource: | |
The Catalyst Project: Supporting Faculty Uses of the Web...with the Web
| Title: | The Catalyst Project: Supporting Faculty Uses of the Web...with the Web (ID: EDU9941) | | Author(s): | Scott Macklin (University of Washington) | | Origin: | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (1999) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | Since 1994 UWired, a collaborative unit at the University of Washington, has worked to develop and improve ways to support faculty teaching with new technologies. In 1998 UWired initiated a series of activities aimed at reinventing its support structure and redefining the role of the university's Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology. In early 1999 UWired launched the Catalyst project, the most visible manifestation of its new approach. This articledetails the strategic plan behind the Catalyst project and the redefinition of the center. This EDUCAUSE '99 presentation was based on an article in CAUSE/EFFECT Volume 22 Number 3 1999. | | View this resource: | |
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