FACULTY

I.T.S., in partnership with AIT in the Library, continues to focus on using technology to assist faculty in their instructional and administrative missions. I.T.S. maintains an extensive suite of distance learning support systems, including large complex web sites, streaming video services, Caucus conferencing, SALI student information access, e-mail for students, Internet access to satellite High Schools

• Videoconferencing/Multimedia Classroom

BC’s CUNY sponsored state-of-the-art video conferencing facility is used to teach courses to multiple locations, to participate in national and international seminars, and also as a sophisticated multimedia teaching environment. The facility contains:

• Live videoconferencing with outside partners, satellite feed, cable TV feed, and local PC output (for instructors only).
• A dedicated T1 high speed phone line links the room to the CUNY communications hub and allows interaction with other CUNY colleges. A dialable ISDN line will facilitate connection to similarly equipped facilities anywhere in the world. The lab is available for instructional, administrative, and faculty development purposes

• Caucus Conference/discussion Server

The Caucus conferencing system is a web based discussion server that can integrate text and web materials to allow electronic discussions amongst participants. Caucus is heavily used by many of the colleges virtual and web assisted courses.

• Blackboard

This new CUNY sponsored system provides wraparound support for teaching on the web and is now being evaluated/piloted in several courses.

• Web Grading

See description above in Web Section

• E-mail to students via SALI class rosters with Student alternate addresses

See description above in Database Section