Information Technology
Connectivity
- Network Services & Internet Access
- E-mail and Calendar Resources
- Web Publishing
- Telephone & Cable TV
Hardware & Software
Equipment
Consulting Services
Business Partners
IT Training
Training Topics
- Blackboard - Open Lab
- Blackboard: Grade Center
- Blackboard: Introduction
- CMS: Department Web Sites
- CMS: Faculty Web Sites
- CMS: Images and Image Galleries
- CMS: Topic Menus
- Dartfish: Game Analysis
- Dartfish: Motion Analysis
- InDesign: brochures and posters
- Managing your Mailman lists
- Microsoft Office
- Photoshop Basics
- Survey Monkey
- Tools for Documenting Software
- VOIP phones for New Employees
- Video Services for Faculty, Staff and Students
The Information Technology Division provides training services, specifically aimed at assisting faculty, staff, and students with technological change and making them more effective in their work. IT provides training on software and technologies that:
- Enhance teaching and research (e.g., Blackboard, digital video)
- Introduce emerging technologies (e.g., web mapping, social software)
- Involve a major change for employees across campus due to new software or hardware (e.g., Exchange email/calendar)
- Can be customized to address the functions of specific groups
Please note that basic computing skill training, such as using a mouse, cannot be accommodated given our staff resources. We are happy to recommend off-campus courses for those who are interested in further developing such computing skills. Please contact Nancy Grant.
Training Philosophy
We believe that effective technology training:
- Uses active learning techniques, providing as much hands-on as possible with the most relevant examples to the learner
- Incorporates problem-based learning, focusing on real tasks, that may involve multiple software applications or technologies
- Is timed appropriately so that learners can put their new knowledge to use immediately
- Addresses multiple learning styles (visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners) and respects the different means of learning, from in-person structured group sessions to online quick tips.
- Requires the learner to have a goal before participating in training
Training Offerings
Information Technology offers a variety of training opportunities for faculty, staff, and students. Additionally, we welcome requests or suggestions for any of the training types below. Please contact Nancy Grant.
Group Sessions during the Fall and Spring Semesters
- The schedule is posted early in the semester for a variety of sessions.
- The training sessions offered are determined by the general interest in particular technologies across campus, software applications that result in many HelpDesk inquiries, and technologies that serve strategic initiatives of the College.
Summer Pedagogical Workshops for Faculty
- 1-3 day workshops where faculty learn a new technological tool and hear how other faculty are using such tools for their teaching and research.
Customized training for groups of employees who perform similar functions
- Training that is developed, collaboratively with other Bowdoin College staff, for a specific group of employees (e.g., academic coordinators) and focuses on how technology can make their tasks more efficient and effective.
Online Self-Paced Learning Tools
- Element K offers online courses for a multitude of software applications. If you would like access to this product, please contact Dominic Eramo.
Just in Time, Anytime Online Tutorials
- Online video tutorials of common tasks within software (e.g., Blackboard Online Tutorials)
- "Quick start" resources (e.g., CMS Quick Start Guide for Faculty)
- New Employee Orientation video, "Getting Started with Information Technology at Bowdoin"
One-on-One Training Sessions
- We offer one-on-one training to clients, when necessary due to scheduling conflicts or other unique needs.