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Academic Innovation Center
Academic Innovation Center
McKee Fisk, Room 110
(559) 278-2058
ROBERT M. THRELKELD, Director
The Academic Innovation Center (AIC) is the unit responsible for providing faculty and staff with technology and media to improve the teaching and learning process. One of the division's goals is to assist students as they develop practical video production skills through the use of AIC's outstanding video studio facilities. AIC's primary goals:
- to improve the quality of instruction through the use of new technologies
- to increase access to the university's academic programs
- to generate funds to support educational technology
AIC provides a number of services to students, faculty, and staff. These include training, classroom support, creative imaging, and mediated learning.
Training. AIC is responsible for faculty and staff training. Through the use of several computer training facilities and video studios, faculty and staff are able to learn software applications - from basic computing to course production on the World Wide Web. AIC holds regular workshops almost daily throughout the academic year.
Classroom support. Multimedia equipment, color TV monitors, and VCRs are available for use in classrooms throughout the university. A closed-circuit television system delivers programs to many campus facilities. AIC also provides maintenance, repair, technical support, and consultation for most television and classroom media equipment.
Creative imaging. Professional staff members consult with faculty
on the concept development, instructional design, production, and distribution
of academic media. In the video and imaging studio facilities, staff members
use advanced techniques to produce instructional videos, television programs,
video courses, educational supplements, PowerPoint presentations, and digital
and traditional photographs.
Mediated learning. AIC produces and delivers mediated and distance
learning in a variety of modes. The campus has extensive compressed video
facilities linked to community colleges and K-12 schools in the region.
Satellite and microwave technologies are employed to deliver programs. Through
its advanced electronic technologies and staff, AIC works with faculty to
design courses and programs for delivery over the World Wide Web.
