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Volume 2 Issue 10November 1998

@ONE Technology Training Available

Catherine Ayers,
@ONE Project Consultant

California Community Colleges now can integrate a quality @ONE training course into flex day schedules or ongoing campus technology training at no cost.

The @ONE project is a faculty driven community college consortium funded by the Chancellor's Office to provide a statewide technology training infrastructure. One of its main strategies is to develop training that can be delivered live at the campuses by existing training units.

The first training package, "Using E-mail to Support Instruction," is focused on how to integrate e-mail into classes to support instructional goals and benefit students. In this hands-on training, faculty will learn:

• what to do ahead of time to prepare for using e-mail with students
• student activities and assignments that ensure quality time on task
• methods of organization and time management
• effective techniques for group communication
• methods to encourage student collaboration
• instructional design guidelines and lesson crafting

This training was developed by faculty for faculty. The development team brought a wealth of practical experience to the table, as well as a history of working with faculty regarding applications of technology to instruction. The content experts were: Susan Adrian, English faculty, Mission College, Santa Clara; Lucy MacDonald, Developmental Studies faculty, Chemeketa Community College, Salem, Oregon; Dan Mitchell, Music faculty, De Anza College, Cupertino. The instructional designer and developer, Sandi Watkins, is now heading Foothill College's Computers on the Internet program.

@ONE provides training materials that can be reproduced for use with college faculty and staff without charge during 1998-99, including:

• trainers guide: hard copy and document file on disk
• formatted participant materials: hard copy and document file to customize
• evaluation tools: hard copy and online participant evaluation; @ONE conducts longitudinal follow-up evaluation.

The only requirement for colleges is a commitment to provide specific evaluation data to @ONE so that training products can be continuously improved and grant criteria can be met. @ONE can provide train-the-trainer consultation for an hourly fee, plus travel expenses.

Visit the @ONE web site (http://one.fhda.edu) for more information or to view online course materials.