tictech: OWA Training

From: Janine Magidman (jmagidma@gte.net)
Date: Thu Jan 31 2002 - 19:01:14 PST

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    -tictech message:
    Dear Mark and others,

    It is unfortunate that you had such a negative experience with your
    training. We at Roosevelt tried something similar earlier this year and felt
    some frustration ourselves. This led us to believe there must be a better
    way.

    Roberta Johnson put me in contact with Rick Henry who promptly sent me very
    useful information. He provided us with a skills survey, sign-up sheets, and
    overviews of the trainings. We had staff take a quick survey on their
    e-mail/basic computer skills during a faculty meeting. Based on their
    scores, staff members signed up for one of the following options: Basic OWA
    training, Accelerated OWATraining, or indicated no need for training. We got
    this information to Rick before the sessions so that he could check on the
    status of accounts. I must say that the training sessions went well, even
    very well. Staff members indicated that they got their questions answered.
    Grouping students by experience, as in many educational settings, really
    makes a difference. It also made a big difference to have a facilitator with
    experience. Thanks, Rick.

    We set this up mostly due to the fact that all committee meeting minutes
    (and we have plenty of committees) and staff bulletins are now distributed
    by e-mail. Despite the glitches in the program, it's working for us. I think
    we've reached the point where anyone willing to log-on can, and will.

    Janine Magidman
    Tech Committee Chair and ESL teacher
    Roosevelt High School
    jmagidma@gte.net

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