The mission of the Instructional Technology Center (ITC) is to assist faculty and staff in developing and integrating multi-media instruction, web-based resources and other forms of technology into courses, presentations and programs.

In support of that mission the ITC has a variety of available resources (see tabs above). Feel free to stop by during normal hours or call ahead to set up a personal appointment.

Location: Lorusso Technology Center, 2nd floor – Tech 215
Hours: Monday – Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Phone: (508) 362-2131 x4923 

The ITC is equipped with three networked Dell workstations, and an assortment of peripheral features for creating multimedia applications, such as:

• CD/DVD RW (rewritable) drives
• Two HP ScanJet scanners
• Minolta 35MM Slide scanner
• Two HP LaserJet color printers
• Wacom Graphics tablet
• SmartDisk universal media readers
• Digital headsets for audio recording

Also available for use are:

Two laptop computers, with optional scanners, running a selection of software applications recommended for creating content components for online courses.

Four digital cameras, with a variety of zoom, macro and audio/video clip features.

Adobe

Adobe software enables users to integrate graphics design with the development of both print and web-based publications.

• Acrobat: Publish documents in PDF format for universal document exchange
• Dreamweaver: Design professional web sites using a visual HTML editor
• Fireworks: Develop graphics for the web
• Flash: Design low-bandwidth animations; create interactive web experiences
• Freehand: Create original illustrations and lay out multiple page documents
• Illustrator: Create original artwork for print or web use
• PhotoShop: World standard image editing software for web or print media
• PageMaker: Page layout program for creating publications

Microsoft Office

• Access: Create databases and manage data
• Excel: Create spreadsheets to analyze data
• FrontPage: Create and manage web sites
• Photo Editor: Edit images using a Microsoft standard user interface
• PowerPoint: Create, organize and format material for presentations
• Publisher: Create, customize and publish newsletters, brochures, flyers, catalogs and web pages
• Word: Create professional-quality documents and share information in print, e-mail and on the web

Respondus

• Respondus: Create and manage exams for printing or publishing to Blackboard
• StudyMate: Create interactive flash-based activities for Blackboard

Multimedia

• Roxio Media Creator Suite: Capture, create, edit and share multimedia (audio, video, photos and data)
• Real Producer: Edit and encode audio and video files

Other

• OmniPage Pro: Perform optical character recognition to transform scanned pages to editable text
• Quark Xpress: Page layout software for design and publishing

Small group workshops are held in the Instructional Technology Center as demand is demonstrated. Sample topics might include:

• Digital Camera Photography
• Scanning Documents and Images
• Slide Scanning
• Using the Graphics Tablet
• Preparing Adobe Acrobat Files

Individual instruction or consultation in any hardware or software supported by the Instructional Technology Center is always available upon request.

A collection of books of interest to the educational community is housed at the center.

The ITC maintains a non-circulating collection of technical reference books. Online reference for software is also available.