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Faculty Resources - Instructional Technology

Teaching and Learning Resources

(Courtesy of our Professional Development Department)

Technology Available to Faculty!

(Links to help resources provided as well)

Instructional Method	Name	Link to Assistance	Description
Traditional Face-to-Face	Course Studio		Located by clicking on your course from the "My Courses" tab Easily upload files for your students.(powerpoint, word, adobe pdf files) Post announcements Manage a discussion board Upload pictures ...and more
		What is Course Studio?? - Quick Reference Overview Getting Started in Course Studio (PDF document)
Traditional Face-to-Face Partially Online Online	Microsoft Office Suite 2010		Office 2010 QuickStart (PDF) Excel 2010 QuickStart (PDF) Outlook 2010 QuickStart (PDF)
		Microsoft Office Tutorials (Note: Link is to Microsoft.com and has tutorials for Office 2013, 2010, & 2007)
Traditional Face-to-Face Partially Online Online	Turnitin Plagarism Detection		Turnitin improves the student writing cycle by preventing plagiarism and providing rich feedback to students.
		Turnitin.com Webinar Community
		Getting Started with Turnitin at VC
Traditional Face-to-Face Partially Online Online	Desire2Learn Learning Management System		Desire2Learn is the VCCCD chosen Learning Management System used in Distance Education Courses
		Desire2Learn Assistance
Traditional Face-to-Face Partially Online Online	Respondus Test Bank Generator		Respondus is a powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Blackboard, ANGEL, Desire2Learn, eCollege, Instructure, Moodle, and other eLearning systems. Exams can be created offline using a familiar Windows environment, or moved from one eLearning system to another. Whether you are a veteran of online testing or relatively new to it, Respondus will save you hours on each project.
		Respondus Online Knowledge Base
		Ventura College Respondus Help Page
Traditional Face-to-Face Partially Online Online	Intelecom Captioned Video Repository - Documentation (PDF)		The INTELECOM Online Resources Network ™ is a hosted and supported digital repository and subscription database of academic video clips - streamed on demand - for use in support of online, hybrid and face-to-face classes. Choose from a variety of video collections including Biological Sciences, Oceanography, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, Health, and Environmental Studies. And as with academic journal databases, new content is added on an ongoing basis.
		Intelecom Usage Tutorial Videos
		Intelecom at Ventura College
Traditional Face-to-Face Partially Online Online	CCCConfer Meeting and Office Hours Web-Conferencing System		The CCC Confer project is located at Palomar College in San Marcos, California and is funded from a grant from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. The project was initially funded in February 2001 in order to offer the CCC system a viable means to meet and collaborate at a distance. CCC Confer is led by a Project Director, three managers and a small staff. CCC Confer was designed to allow communication and collaboration, using the latest Web conferencing technology, for all staff, faculty and administrators in the California Community Colleges system. It is ADA and Section 508 accessible.
		CCC Confer Recorded Training
Traditional Face-to-Face Partially Online	CLICKERS! Turning Technologies		Student Response System to auto poll your students during on-campus classes.
		TurningPoint Online Tutorials and Webinars
		CLICKERS!... Download the software here!