Penn State's Center for Academic Computing now offers over 650 Web Based Tutorials for faculty, staff and students on IT and office related skills. Our support staff can help you plan a development curricula using these Web Based Tutorials for your department and even for students in your class.

If your students need IT skills for class projects and assignments, Web Based Tutorials are a great solution. Students can acquire the skills anytime or anyplace they have access to a computer and you can concentrate on your course content in class.

Please see our web page at http://wbt.cac.psu.edu or contact April Sheninger at (814)863-7768 for more information.

Customized Training Services Available

The Center for Academic Computing (CAC) provides customized training services on computer-related topics to the Penn State community. The benefits of customized training are significant. Training costs are low, scheduling is flexible, training content is based on departmental needs, and staff time away from the office is kept at a minimum.

The CAC Training Group professional staff will work with you to develop a customized training program designed to improve your staff or student's computer skills and increase their productivity. There are fees associated with these services. The following services are available to your department:

Rentals

The Wagner Computer Training Center (WCTC) has both Windows and Macintosh labs designed for teaching software packages for all user-levels. There is limited grant money available to cover lab rentals for classroom related customized training requests.

Instructor Scheduling

Qualified instructors can provide hands-on computer training to your staff. Instructors can train your staff or students on-site at your location or at the Wagner Computer Training Center.

Send questions or requests to seminars@psu.edu.

Fall Series Will Show Technology's Value in the Classroom

This fall, the CAC is presenting Teaching with Technology, formerly known as the New Media Colloquia Series. This series highlights the benefits technology brings to the classroom. We extend this invitation to all Penn State faculty and staff, who are interested in seeing how others are making practical use of technology to enhance teaching and learning.

A discussion of pedagogical and technical issues between attendees and IT staff from the CAC will follow half-hour presentations by faculty. This fall's presentations include the following: