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Tina James / Kathleen DeLong, Associate Directors
Mandate:
The Knowledge Common/TTC provides the technology and support required by learners to identify, access, retrieve, distribute and utilize information.
 
 
   Knowledge Common
 Technology Training Centre
 
 
Unit-specific excerpts from the Learning Services Strategic Plan...

 
1.3 Contribute to the success of students, faculty and staff by providing tools, training, enquiry support, educational opportunities and other services that appropriately contribute to individuals’ acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies within the context of information services.
1.3.2  Ensure adequate learner support and timely use of information by providing tools and enquiry support services through the operation of the Knowledge Common and underlying instruction through the Technology Training Centre.
1.3.5  Provide on-campus productivity technology training, including on-line courses to students.

1.4 Work to assure that all students receive introduction to basic information literacy concepts and skills and assist the campus to understand the ethical aspects of utilizing knowledge and information with a particular focus on electronic and digital materials.
1.4.2  Integrate ‘Information Literacy’ programming into appropriate curricula, including summer camps for incoming first year students in productivity and ‘Learnware’ applications.

1.7 Develop models and secure resources to sustain and renew the information services infostructure, including the underlying technology infrastructure, and interfaces to information and knowledge resources and services.
1.7.2  Pursue relationships with the private sector to supply innovative instructional technology and software such that these programs will be a showcase for innovation in information literacy instruction.

   
 
1.2 Provide the best possible learning experience for our students' lives and careers.
1.3 Create an improved learning environment inside and outside the classroom.
2.1 Achieve national and international leadership in research.
3.3 Renew and enhance the University's infrastructure and provide high-quality support services to meet the needs of the future.

 



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