Ocotillo Spotlight on Instructional Technology
Note: The Ocotillo Spotlight is no longer published, but all previous issues will remain on this site.
spotlight for November 2002
For the November 2002 Ocotillo Spotlight we travel to the northwest part of town get a broad overview of the various ways that Glendale Community College supports students, staff, and faculty using instructional technology tools and systems.
Sheila Brandt (Scottsdale Community College)
Rick Effland (Mesa Community College)
Ocotillo Faculty Co-Chairs
sheila.brandt@sccmail.maricopa.edu
richard.effland@mcmail.maricopa.edu
What does Glendale Community College offer its Students and Faculty in IT?
compiled by Elizabeth Jacobs, Psychology Faculty and Ocotillo Chair, Glendale Community College
elizabeth.jacobs@gcmail.maricopa.edu
Network Services:
GCC supports almost 2500 computer workstations on a fully switched 100mb network for its faculty, staff and students. The main server farm is comprised of twenty four 1 GHz dual processor servers connected to a fiber optic Storage Area Network with over 3.4 terabytes* of disk space available.
*A terabyte is a measure of storage capacity and is 2 to the 40th power or approximately a thousand billion bytes (that is, a thousand gigabytes).
Visit the Network Services web page:
http://ns.gc.maricopa.edu/
FMIFor More Information »» KC Hundere
kc.hundere@gcmail.maricopa.edu
Innovation Center:
The Instructional Palette offers all students and faculty, including adjunct,  a standardized suite of software programs that includes Microsoft Office suite of programs, web page hosting storage space on a network drive, and e-mail. Additionally each student has access to course specific specialized software depending on enrollment in specific course sections. A variety of group folders are available for specific sections including "drop boxes" and discussion groups.
The Innovation Center also maintains Blackboard course management software, Perception testing software and provides the infrastructure for their support.  Web page development assistance is available to faculty, staff and administration. Our "Critter Farm" provides laptop computers and digital cameras for check out to faculty, staff and administration. Each summer online "syllabweb" groups help faculty prepare their online syllabi.
Information about the Palette and other online resources can be found on the student server, Gecko.
Visit the Innovation Center web page and see more of their projects:
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/ic/
FMIFor More Information »» Jim Daugherty
jim.daugherty@gcmail.maricopa.edu
From the High Tech Centers:
The High Tech Centers are open over 100 hours per week, including Saturday and Sunday. Workstations are provided to assist students with disabilities such as hearing, sight, and mobility. The building is staffed with faculty, staff, technicians, and student Instructional Associates to help answer questions about course work and to maintain equipment.
Information about the High Tech Centers and other labs can be found at:
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/htc/
FMIFor More Information »» Sue Murry
sue.murry@gcmail.maricopa.edu
Web Access:
The college provides Internet connectivity on all academic and
administrative desktop computers, and provides all students and employees access to publish their own web sites. Sample resources to support students and employees include:
FMIFor More Information »» Bobby Sample
bobby.sample@gcmail.maricopa.edu
Training and Employment Development:
Training and Employment Development (TED) offers training and support on the MS OfficeXP products, MIDAS, Instructional Palette, MEMO, phones, calendar, WebScribe, FrontPage, classroom presentation systems, and coordinates the campus Desktop Project.
Training schedules and information:
http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/~TED/
FMIFor More Information »» Debbie Krumtinger
D.krumtinger@gcmail.maricpa.edu
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