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Here is where you will find information related to my work as an Instructional Technologist at Wake Forest University.
What does an Instructional Technologist do?
Primarily I help faculty and staff in academic departments use technology in pedagogically appropriate ways. Currently I work with six academic departments and programs:
For the people who work in those departments, I am their primary resource for all things technical. That makes for a varied, interesting work environment. I can be doing anything from working on a course redesign to troubleshooting a printer. In addition to working with my specific departments, there are always a number of campus-wide projects and efforts that keep me busy. My full job description is posted on the WFU Human Resources Position Descriptions page as a word document. It is listed as Instructional Technology Specialist English.
Areas of Interest
Training and instructional design
Emerging technologies and gadgets
Hardware and software troubleshooting
Operating systems and client software for Windows, Mac, Android, and *nix
Ergonomics and accessibility standards
WFU Standard Technology Tools and Resources
Here at Wake Forest University, we provide our students, faculty, and staff with a number of technological tools.
A new laptop for each faculty, staff, and student every 4 years (for most)
A standard software load for the WFU laptops
Google Apps for Education
Microsoft Office
Adobe Creative Cloud
Qualtrics
VoiceThread
Camtasia
WordPress
Dropbox
Canvas is our LMS
Kaltura is our media platform
Multimedia and laptop-ready classrooms for all class spaces
Ubiquitous networking and centrally managed network printing
Department scanner with OCR software
More information on Technology is available in the Technology section.