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program educates faculty
BY KELLISA ASTON To All Professors: What is the difference between a Ram and a ROM? Those unable to answer this question can avail themselves by visiting the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) right here on campus. MCC faculty are able to get their hands on the latest educational technology and cutting edge innovations. CTL, which has existed for eight years at MCC, was created to enable college faculty to keep up to date on their teaching skills. It was funded through the support of Maricopa County taxpayers in the 1994 District Bond elections. "CTL is like the faculty clubhouse," sad Naomi Story, director of the facility. "We create many faculty learning opportunities through development work and technological advancement." "Basically we offer learning opportunities to MCC faculty as well as to other school districts which will update their teaching skills," Story said. "It makes learning for the student more modern." Some of these opportunities include: a computer workshop/training room, various high-tech technological tools, six state-of-the-art experimental classrooms as well as office space for project development. These provisions are put into use through development work such as courses on graphic art, or the numerous workshops that CTL supports throughout the MCC school year. In April alone, CTL had four workshops open to MCC faculty, with topics ranging from distance learning to women in the future. Shouldn’t a professor have become an expert in his or her field while they were in school? "It is absolutely necessary," said Val Salvaggio, a Roman history major who has attended MCC for two years. "Many of the professors I have had have gone back to school, probably because they had to. Technology has become so advanced in the classroom that there doesn’t even have to be a classroom anymore. You can take your classes online now. A teacher, no matter their specialty, must be aware of these types of advances." Story said that the faculty become empowered students. "The teachers are not just providing information to give to their students. They are guiding the learning, and in turn, learning themselves." "We are a world-known program," Story added. "Directors from countries like Australia, China and the Netherlands come to observe this facility." "We have reaffirmed our commitment to faculty teaching and learning. We exemplify our focus in learning." |
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