Emerging Technology Center
Welcome to the Emerging Technology Center at Georgia Southern University! We provide comprehensive services to the campus in all facets of emerging and instructional technology. It is our goal to improve the teaching and learning process by recommending, testing, implementing and supporting technology for use in the classroom.
Technology Showcase
The Emerging Technology Center will host a Technology Showcase from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm on November 14, 2008, in the College of Information Technology Building. This free event is aimed to provide technology training and information to the faculty, staff, and students of Georgia Southern University.
The day will feature vendor exhibits in the atrium where attendees can interact with technology vendors such as Crestron, Dell, Wimba Live Classroom, eInstruction, Polycom and many others. Workshops on many different topics will be held in the 3rd floor Professional Development Center. Topics will include News from USG's Advanced Learning Technologies, Capturing your Desktop, Using the USG podcasting Server, iTunes U, Lego Robots, Classroom uses of Wimba Live Classroom, GA View Vista and much, much more.
Click here or on the "Tech Showcase" link to your left for more information.
Services
In order to facilitate the distribution of information within the Georgia Southern community, we provide numerous services such as equipment checkout, document scanning, DVD/VHS conversion, and video streaming. We also offer training on many technologies that are commonly used on the Georgia Southern campus, such as podcasting, Crystal Reports, and CPS.
Classroom Technology
The Emerging Technology Center supports over 200 Smart Classrooms on campus. We are also the primary campus location for information and training related to CPS.
Distance Learning
Distance learning programs allow Georgia Southern to provide classrooms to students in remote locations. We offer two primary methods of distance learning: videoconferencing and on-line learning through WebCT Vista.
Emerging Technology
Emerging technology is not just our namesake, but also our mission. Investigating, testing and recommending new and emerging instructional technology is our underlying mission. Click here to see some of our current projects.
Announcements/Blog
Click here to read the latest in Emerging Technology Center news including informational and training sessions that are coming to campus as well as new technologies that are being implemented on-campus.