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Volume 1 Issue 1November 1997

4C@ONE Project Funded At De Anza College

Roberta Baber
Information Systems Instructor, Fresno City College

Community college instructors in all disciplines received help from the state in bringing technology into their classrooms. De Anza College in Cupertino received a $1 million grant for a two-year effort to create an infrastructure among the community colleges in California to train educators in the use of instructional technology. The grant is part of the State Chancellor's Office Telecommunications and Technology Infrastructure Program.

The 4C@ONE (Center for California Community Colleges at Outcomes Network) project is comprised of 10 faculty, one from each of the 10 partnering community colleges and personnel from CSU and UC campuses as well. The 10 community colleges involved are Butte College, Los Positas, LA Trade-Tech, College of Marin, Rancho Santiago, San Diego Miramar, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Monica College, Fresno City College, and De Anza. The project will be completed under the leadership of De Anza's Ann Koda, with assistance from consultant Catherine Ayers. Policy direction will come from an advisory committee of high-level industry and education leaders, including FACCC and statewide Academic Senate leadership.

The project will determine training needs, identify skills and knowledge needs of faculty, and point out obstacles that can be solved with policy decisions. Support of the training and self-directed learning of faculty will come from databases of software, training options, and support products. Web sites, listserv, and chat rooms will also be developed and supported for additional access by faculty anywhere in the state or elsewhere.