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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. Audiovisual 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, and consulting 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 computer graphics studio facilities,
staff members use advanced techniques to produce video courses, educational
supplements, media packages, and television programs. AIC also produces
a variety of photographic images in both traditional and digital formats.
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.
