ISC Services
Instructional Support Centers
The Instructional Support Center provides access to computers and a wide range of technology Monday through Friday between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM, supported by a staff of friendly Certified Instructional Designers and Technology Experts.
Training on current computer topics as well as on the use of Temple Smart Classrooms and videoconferencing facilities is also available.
Blackboard & Online Education
- Access to Blackboard, Temple's primary online course creation, delivery, and management tool
- Assistance putting course material or your entire course on the web
- Assistance creating and delivering online tests and quizzes
- Assistance setting up course discussion groups, listservs, chat rooms,
and online meetings
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Digital Imaging
- High-speed document scanning to PDF or text file
- Flatbed scanning of graphics and other materials
- Slide and negative scanning
- Access to and assistance with digital still cameras
- Assistance manipulating / retouching photographs and negatives
Presentations
- Assistance creating and delivering professional PowerPoint presentation material
- Traditional slide film creation from digital files (does not include film developing/processing)
- High quality color laser printing
- Poster printing on full-size 56" x 32" paper
Audio/Video
- Assistance creating and delivering digital audio and video
- Non-linear video editing workstations with iMovie and FinalCutPro
- DVD creation
- Quicktime Streaming Server & Windows Media Server
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Website authoring
- Access to ISC webserver with FrontPage extensions for course-related websites.
- Assistance with the creation of webpages
- Assistance with file management and uploading to ISC, UNIX/Astro, or WWW server (departmental sites only)
- Access to web-authoring software including FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Flash, and ColdFusion (note: the ISC is not able to provide in-depth assitance with programming. Please ask an ISC consultant for more information if you are interested in more advanced web design topics)
- Create and manage web forms and databases for surveys and other information-gathering purposes