Instructional Technology
Conference 2005
Proposal #48
Title: Instructional Technology at a Liberal Arts College: A Faculty Centered Approach to the Development of Instructional Technology
Name: Sue Henderson
Audience Level: beginning/intermediate
Audience: faculty, administrators
Length: One Hour
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.
Description:
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.
Session Type: Lecture/Presentation
Contact information/affiliation:
Samantha Penney
Center for Extended and Distance Education
Austin Peay State University
Instructional Technologist
PO Box 4717
Clarksville, TN 37044
(931) 221-6397
penneys@apsu.edu
Equipment: Data projector