Disseminate through conference publications Ongoing evaluation Public training sessions for faculty Addresses Central Causes of Problem . Literacy is simple skill learning, which will not carry over to new technologies. Fluency indicates higher level learning, which allows application to new technologies. By including this course in the core curriculum, we will involve every student, regardless of major. Furthermore, faculty in non-technical majors often need some coaching to incorporate the sweeping changes of information technology in their own disciplines.
Addresses Needs .
The project considers the diverse learning needs of the students by incorporating multiple pedagogical approaches and accommodating different starting proficiencies through use of tutorials. It meets the needs of faculty by considering the variety of faculty backgrounds and using plenaries for fundamental concepts. It meets the needs of cost-conscious institutions by improving efficiency through combining basic education in information technology that would overlap across departments into one course for all students. This in turn frees up departments to focus on discipline-specific technology issues. It serves more broadly as well by allowing other institutions to selectively replicate materials for their own courses from the published web-text, templates, and tutorials.