Different strokes for teaching folks

What differentiates technology-using teachers from the rest of your users? How can you best address their special needs? How will you know if you are successful in your approach? This session will take a look at three major considerations for supporting users who apply computer technology to their classroom teaching. 1. Classroom use of technology is time sensitive and mission critical. Staff can help minimize in-class technical crises by providing a comprehensive array of services to prepare faculty to use computers in the classroom and offer backup resources for veteran users. 2. Faculty members’ technology development time must be conserved to cultivate their long-term interest. The initial increase of time required to develop technology applications for teaching can be held in check by strategically deploying self-service tools and closely monitoring faculty efforts. 3. As the number of those teaching with technology continues to grow faster than the size of support staffs, resource leveraging and continual assessment become more crucial than ever. Sustaining a shared vision for faculty support can add focus to collaborative efforts between campus support units.