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Welcome to The FAST Team wiki!

The LeCroy Center FAST Team (Faculty Access to Supportive Technology) assists DCCCD faculty members (full-time and adjunct) with instructional design, Quality Matters, accessibility and universal design as well as new and emerging technologies and to improve or extend online and hybrid courses.

Contact the FAST Team so we can assist you!

Cheryl Brandon Wells, Instructional Technology Facilitator, 972-669-6428; cbwells@dcccd.edu

2011 ITC Outstanding Technical Support and Service
ITC Website

View recording of award presentation.

From Access to Online Success

12-1-11

Thanks to everyone who helped make the conference a great success. If you missed it, click on the links below to review some of the presentations.

Introduction to Creating Accessible eContent LeCroy Presentation.pptx

Accessibility Made Easy.ppt

Scottish Castles (accessible).pptx

Student Resources-Free Assistiveand Adaptive Software 12-1-.pptx

Famous People w disabilities.pptx

DCCCD presentation.pptx

Students and Technology

I love mobile technology!! I operate as many of our student do, so I'm seldom without it. Read the report from Educause to see how students are using mobile technology. Educase is a non-profit organization whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. The report covers technology use by students, institutions, and instructors.

Can't read the full report now? Click here for the highlights.

Email: fast@dcccd.edu

FAST Team Course Consultation Request

Where to get help - Where can I get additional help with the topics covered on this wiki? Find out where to go and who to contact for assistance.

eCampus OnlineTutorials

Get Your Cape On! Course Content Superheroes 2011

Please click on the links below to access the content pages in the FAST Team wiki.

Free eCampus Templates/Digital Resource Repository - What courseware or course content is available for use in the DCCCD faculty for free in district courses?

Fast Team Overview and Services - What is the Fast Team?

FAST Course Design Process - What steps do I take if I would like to work with the FAST Team enhance, improve or fully develop my online course?

LeCroy Technologies and Services for Teaching in your Online Course - What are some technology tools that I can use to enhance my online course? This page include effective use of tools in Blackboard, video, social media and networking, and other technologies you may want to try. This page also includes services from LCET including free district software, assistance with video, etc.

Quality Matters - What is Quality Matters and how can apply it to my online course design?

Other Free Content Resources - Where can I find online content for my course?

Meet Online Faculty - "Stay the Course" is a series of interviews with faculty who teach online in the DCCCD.

Accessibility for online courses - How can I make online course materials more accessible? Read the latest update from the Department of Education that directly addresses accessibility and online courses.

Universal Design for Learning- What are some ways I can design my online or hybrid course for those learners who need or prefer content in alternative formats? How can I make my content usable to more students?

New Tools and Ideas for Learning - The tools, websites and ideas listed below are only some of the free or almost free activites you can embed or link to your Blackboard course.

What's New, What's Cool, What's Free - Take a look at free tools to enhance your online course.

Where do I get tutorial training for using eCampus tools?

Access 9.1 Tutorials

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