SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS.. 4

The Teaching Learning & Technology Group.. 7

COLLABORATIONS. 7

THE KEY TECHNOLOGIES. 8

ASSESSMENT.. 9

ONLINE COURSES. 9

LOW THRESHOLD APPLICATIONS. 10

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. 11

ADVICE. 12

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. 13

GENERAL DESCRIPTION.. 13

FIVE MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE INFORMATICS LITERACY PROGRAM... 14

EQUIPMENT COSTS. 14

ORIENTATION & CLASSES. 14

STAND ALONE TUTORIALS. 15

ONLINE TUTORIALS. 15

EVALUATION OF TRAINING.. 16

BUDGET.. 17

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HELP DESK.. 18

ADVICE. 18

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL.. 19

BASIC DESCRIPTION OF BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL. 19

THE ACROBAT.. 19

INTERNAL MARKETING OF TRAINING SERVICES. 20

FORMAL CLASSES. 21

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRAINING CENTER.. 22

BEYOND TRAINING AS CRISIS INTERVENTION.. 23

WORK TIME MANAGEMENT.. 25

COMPUTER LITERACY REQUIREMENTS. 25

ASSESSMENT.. 25

ADVICE TO PEERS. 26

TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY.. 27

BASIC DESCRIPTION OF TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY.. 27

FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT.. 27

THE NEW MEDIA WRITING CENTER.. 28

WORKSHOP IN NEW MEDIA FOR FACULTY.. 29

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. 29

MARKETING.. 30

STUDIO BUDGET.. 30

ADVICE FOR PEERS. 30

INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST.. 32

BASIC DESCRIPTION OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST.. 32

THE NEEDS OF THE RETURNING STUDENT.. 32

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW INFORMATICS MAJOR.. 33

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. 35

ADVICE FOR PEERS. 35

The South Carolina Center of Excellence for Instructional Technology Training At Clemson University   36

STAFF. 36

THE CENTER’S MISSION.. 37

OTHER ROLES ON CAMPUS. 38

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. 39

MAC CENTER.. 39

ADVICE. 40

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE. 41

BASIC DESCRIPTION OF TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE. 41

ROLE OF THE E-LEARNING COORDINATOR AT TUSKEGEE. 41

KEY TRAINING CONCEPTS. 43

FIRST STEPS. 43

ADVANTAGES. 44

SURVEYING THE END USERS OF BLACKBOARD.. 45

FUTURE PLANS. 45

ADVICE FOR PEERS. 46

THE APPALACHIAN COLLEGE ASSOCIATION.. 48

BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE APPALACHIAN COLLEGE ASSOCIATION.. 48

THE INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM... 48

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. 50

AN EMPHASIS ON USABLE TECHNOLOGY.. 50

ADJUSTING TO THE GEOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS OF APPALACHIA.. 51

FOLLOW UP. 52

ADVICE FOR PEERS. 52

THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA... 53

BASIC DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA.. 53

DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLLEGE’S DISTANCE LEARNING EFFORTS. 53

TRAINING INSTRUCTORS IN THE DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM... 54

STAFF TIME SPENT IN TRAINING.. 55

ONLINE TRAINING MODULES. 55

JUST-In-TIME. 56

TRAINING PRACTICES AND PREFERENCES OF FACULTY PREPARING TO TEACH ONLINE IN THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA.. 56

REACHING THE AUDIENCE. 57

ADVICE FOR PEERS. 58

OTHER REPORTS FROM PRIMARY RESEARCH GROUP.. 60