FRC Opens Its Cybergate

The Faculty Resource Center officially opened on Tuesday, May 9, 1995. Staff members introduced faculty, staff, administrators, and guests to the types of services that are available to faculty to improve instruction. A number of notable, distinguished guests were in the audience including actor/producer/director, Mel Ferrer, and Dr. Stan Nicholson, Director of Instructional Development at UCSB.

Ribbon cutting

Dr. Peter MacDougall, Superintendent/President, cut the ribbon and made opening remarks regarding the Center's purpose and direction.
Dr. Jack Friedlander, Vice President of Academic Affairs, expressed his thoughts regarding faculty involvement and how the FRC has already impacted the use of technology on campus.
Mark Ferrer, FRC Director, discussed the types of services the FRC will be providing and directed the crowd towards the demonstrations.
George Gregg, Director of Educational Technology, made some stirring remarks regarding the location of food and drink for the opening.

Technology Demonstrations followed . . .

Internet Training

Frank Besig, IRD internet guru, provided ongoing demonstrations of internet "surfing." In addition, FRC interns, Mark Kechejian and Bob Cronkite aided faculty in their internet searches. SBCC currently uses Netscape as its web browser on campus.

Slide scanning

Dennis Ringer, Professor of Anthropology, demonstrated to faculty and the Press, how slides can be scanned into improve presentations that faculty use in classrooms and labs.

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OCR/Photographic Scanning

Mary James, FRC Principal Word Processor, and Gloria Wade demonstrated the ease of scanning in text and photographs into the computer which can be used in on-screen presentations as well as in use of documents.

Digital Video Editing

Jeff Barnes (alias Barney Five), Video producer, demonstrated how analog video can be captured and editing using Adobe Premiere. In addition, Jeff directed the videotaping of the opening remarks by the President, FRC Director, and Director of Educational Technology.

Analog Video Production

Jeff Barnes and David Wong, Instructional Technology Coordinator, explained the role of analog production in the development of multimedia and hypermedia presentations.

Instructional Consultation

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Mark Ferrer, FRC Director, George Gregg, Director of Educational Technology, and David Wong, consult with faculty in the development of computer-based media projects.Joe Thomson, FRC intern, designed the table logos

FRC Use Policies & Philosophy

FRC Statement of Philosophy

Approved by SBCC Academic Senate on July 19, 1995

"That the use of the Faculty Resource Center (FRC) equipment be restricted to the classified and certificated personel of Santa Barbara City College and that they must be certified as competent to use the equipment they intend to use. It is the responsibility of the Faculty Resource Center staff to certify them."

Comments: Intent of this policy is to exclude tutors, college work study students and general fund students from using FRC equipment and it is within the realm of FRC to require a certain level of expertise on the equipment.

Proposed Policy for Faculty Professional Development Days

Professional Development Days are intended to provide faculty with up to two days per semester to participate in activities that will increase their ability to promote student learning and achievement. Professional Development Days can be used to support such activities as participation in department/division instructional planning sessions and the acquisition of new skills and knowledge through such means as hands-on training, workshops and seminars.

The Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Vice President of Student Affairs, in consultation with the Academic Senate and the College President, will develop guidelines and procedures for Professional Development Days.

These minimum conditions will apply:

All contract faculty in the department must participate in the activities included in the department's Professional Development Day plan.
Evening classes will be held on the days(s) scheduled as Professional Development Days. All classes beginning at 5:00 p.m. or later are considered evening courses.
In order to comply with state regulations on the percentage of courses that must be offered on a day of instruction (at least 50%), up to four divisions may select the same date for their Professional Development Day(s) if they wish to participate in collaborative activities.
Unless there are extenuating circumstances, The Professional Development Day(s) will be held on the day(s) of the week in which the fewest number of participating department's day classes are scheduled.
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