The Center for Excellence in Instruction:

• Provides space for faculty to study, exchange ideas, learn about and experiment with effective methods of teaching and learning;
• Provides individualized training for the integration of instructional technology into courses;
• Informs faculty of new and upcoming teaching practices and technology advancements through forums, workshops, training programs and publications;
• Provides professional development resources such as pedagogical journals, discipline-specific texts, and software and multimedia tools for course content development.

Overview
The Center for Excellence in Instruction is located in the Jessup Library. The Center is staffed full-time and currently offers the following for our faculty and staff:

• 10 computers including zip drives and CD rewritable/recordable drives; 1 scanner; 2 laser printers including 1 color printer;
• Multimedia applications such as Adobe Acrobat, Camtasia, SnagIt, FrontPage, Photoshop, PowerPoint and Producer;
• 1 recording room with USB microphone podcasting kit;
• Video technology including digital camera, and editing software;
• One-on-one and small group instructional technology training, including electronic classroom usage;
• Reading library;
• Information center for professional development and instructional design.

Hours
The Center for Excellence in Instruction is open during regular college hours, Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Extended Hours - Just Added!
To better serve the College faculty, the Center for Excellence in Instruction will be open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Aug. 24 - Sept 30.

[The Center may be opened by the pad lock combination when closed.]

Contacts
Colleen Bishop
Director of the Center for Excellence in Instruction
434.961.5305
cbishop@pvcc.edu

Tim Hoffman
eLearning Specialist
434.961.5316
thoffman@pvcc.edu

• Academic Disaster Planning
• Instructional Technology Summit
  Professional Development Seminars