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Instructional Technology at a Liberal Arts College: A Faculty Centered Approach to the Development of Instructional Technology

Abstract

This presentation looks at the development of a comprehensive instructional technology plan for a masters level liberal arts institution of 17,000 students. Thanks to a technology fee, additional resources have been made available to faculty and a diverse student population for the use of technologies. In order to manage, support, and encourage technologies in the classroom, the Office of Converging Technologies and the Office of Instructional Technology has developed a plan to respond to new initiatives, encourage faculty development, and assist in the assessment of effective teaching practices.

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Queens College, one of the senior institutions of the City University of New York, is a masters level liberal arts institution with over 17,000 students, 4500 of whom are graduate students. The college has been able to hire many new outstanding faculty who join the ranks of a stellar faculty. Particularly strong majors include education, media studies, science, music and the social sciences. Presently, ninety-eight new faculty have joined a faculty that has grown to over five hundred. New faculty have come to the college with expectations about the use of technology in the classroom. Thanks to a technology fee, additional resources have been made available to faculty and a diverse student population for the use of technologies. Over the past two years, labs, specialized learning environments, technological tools and a course management system have changed the delivery of instruction in many courses, including meeting the needs of special needs students. The office of Disability Services has taken the lead in ensuring that the technological advances incorporate the needs of special students. In order to manage, support, and encourage technologies in the classroom, the Office of Converging Technologies, the Technology and Library faculty Senate Committee, and the Office of Instructional Technology have developed a plan to respond to new initiatives, encourage faculty development, and assist in the assessment of effective teaching practices.