Academic Technology
The Academic Technology Department provides a wide range of applications and services to support the teaching and learning mission in the classroom and online. The Faculty Technology Center is where you will find this support. Some of the services include assisting faculty in redesigning courses for online and hybrid learning, working with faculty and staff to create accessible websites and learning materials, and designing and developing engaging physical and virtual learning environments, using the learning management system (Moodle), web conferencing (Elluminate), video production, video streaming, and smart classrooms.
Faculty Technology Center
Our Faculty Technology Center section highlights our many services and support options including our video production studio in Oviatt 37 (x3592) and our multimedia lab in Oviatt 30. Our staff and faculty associates are here to assist you in the use of technology in your teaching.
Teaching with Technology
The Teaching with Technology section contains a number of resources to assist faculty in creating technology enhanced instructional materials that use the principles of instructional and universal design to create focused, efficient and engaging learning-centered experiences for the students of California State University, Northridge including our Tools/Techniques Guide, information about our Teaching and Learning Bytes series and Teaching with Technology Video Essays, a collection of short video essays highlighting a number of interesting projects on campus.
News and Events
Summer Redesign Institute
Twelve faculty members were selected for the 2012 Summer Institute, which will begin with a 2-week intensive, face- to-face session from June 4–15 and conclude with a 2-day showcase session on August 15-16 during which participants will present their redesigned courses. During the time in-between (June 15 - August 15) participants will continue working on their redesign projects through online activities, which has the added benefit of providing first-hand experience with online learning. During this time participants can also receive face-to-face support from their designated redesign teams, which include an instructional designer and a librarian. To learn more, see the schedule.
Hybrid/Online Pedagogy (HOP) Community of Practice
HOP will meet several times this semester, and feature guest speakers on topics ranging from lecture capture and learner analytics to high impact teaching practices. The first meeting is on February 28th, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. in the Whitsett Room. See the emerging lineup.
New Online Course Quality Principles
We are pleased to announce that in conjunction with the CSU we have developed a new set of online course quality principles called “QOLT” (Quality in Online Learning and Teaching) which will underpin many of our training and development activities. The principles will also serve as the basis of the CSU Competition for Exemplary Hybrid or Online Teaching in Moodle.
Follow us on Twitter
You can now follow the Faculty Technology Center on Twitter. You can set up your account at twitter.com and if you need any assistance using twitter please contact us. You can also read our feed on the CSUN Moodle Community site within Moodle. Our two accounts are:
@csunftc: Latest news, events and trends focused on the nexus of pedagogy and technology.
@CSUNMoodle: Updates, outages and other changes about CSUN’s Moodle environment.