And in some cases, leaders of the training sessions tell professors not to use technology at all, unless it will help explain the material they are presenting.
Technology is just a tool, the session leaders say, like a pen.
UWired, as the group is called, offers faculty members its services both on line and in a computer laboratory for professors who want help with technology. The lab is located on the second floor of the main undergraduate library. UWired's leaders avoid hiring computer-science majors as consultants, says Mark Donovan, the group's acting director. They look instead for technology-savvy students in other fields, such as geography and library science. UWired's approach is that professors can learn the few easy steps it takes to move their files without ever having to hear the protocol's formal name.