Technology Training
This page provides a synopsis of technologies used here at Madison College, as well as links to resources available to you as an employee. General training is available through the Annual Tech Academy in May, Tech Training Fridays, and Convocation. Training is typically coordinated by CETL and you can register for many opportunities through our registration site. All employees are expected to have basic technology competencies when attending training.
Adobe Acrobat has many capabilities for PDF creation. Acrobat PDF forms can collect standard information from your users into a spreadsheet or database. To request training about PDF creation or Acrobat forms, please use the CETL request form.
Blackboard is course management software that provides an online shell into which faculty can add course content. It is available to all Madison Area Technical College faculty and staff. To find out more about training opportunities, visit a Blackboard Mentor at your campus, or sign up for an online Blackboard training course.
Adobe Connect is an interactive software package that lets you visually and audibly communicate over the internet. To learn more about Connect, visit a Connect Mentor.
Drupal :
Drupal is the platform for our content management system (CMS) website. Using a CMS provides web administrators and content creators with the ability to create and edit content without needing any knowledge of HTML or other code used in order to create the pages. Drupal training must be approved by web administrators, please use the request form to initiate training.
FacultyCenter or Final Grades :
Final grades are registered through your 'FacultyCenter' via myMadisonCollege. Training for this can be found inside Blackboard under the 'Student Success Blackboard Page'. See also a webcast about entering final grades. Lastly, stop by CETL to get guide-by-your-side assistance when entering your final grades.
Learning Objects are small, digital, stand alone, instructional "chunks of knowledge" (or modules). They are designed to be reused and repackaged (stacked together into larger instructional structures) to meet the needs of a variety of learning environments and different contexts. We make some learning objects here at the college, but there are also many available through WiscOnline and the California-based MERLOT.
Outlook :
Microsoft Outlook is the email system at Madison Area Technical College. Find quick reference guides, FAQs and other help, visit the Outlook page. There are training sessions at most Convocation events. If your department, unit, or new employee needs training, please use the CETL request form.
The Position Requisition Process is used by Administrators and other designated staff to process Position information . It includes an automatic routing function for approvals and processing. Training documentation can be found: http://matcmadison.edu/in/position-requisitioning-process-training. If you need individualized training, please contact a technology trainer at CETL to set up an appointment.
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) :
Office training is coordinated by technology trainers in CETL. Customized training can be requested by individuals or departments at the CETL request form. Tech Training Fridays features many Office topics that are useful to Madison College employees.
A smart classroom is the term designated to the classrooms that have a computer and projector and often contain other multi-media equipment. For help on smart classrooms, call the Help Desk (x6666), contact a Technology Trainer at CETL, or visit any smart classroom to find instructions.
As of May 2010, SurveyMonkey is the College's Online survey and questionnaire tool. IRE will only be supporting online surveys developed using this tool. Support may include training, development, design, deployment and analysis. Survey training is done by IRE and SurveyMonkey training is done by CETL. Request this training through the CETL request form.
Madison College uses PeopleSoft to record time entry for all faculty and staff. Training is available through the training guides, orientation, or specific questions to CETL.
TelePresence is a Cisco system that allows classrooms in two regional campuses to connect seamlessly. Training is done by CETL for faculty who will be using this technology. More information about the TelePresence rooms can be found at the TelePresence Services page or in the TelePresence Blackboard Resource site.
Register for CETL Courses here
Upcoming Tech Training Sessions are listed below: