Kutztown University's Learning Technologies Center

Blackboard Course Development - Learn how to use the Web-based Blackboard Learning Management System to create an online presence for your campus-based courses. With Blackboard you can easily create:

A private, online grade book that your students can use to view and track their course accomplishments
Online quizzes and review modules
Asynchronous discussion forums
A repository for course materials such as syllabi, handouts, and PowerPoint presentations

The Blackboard framework lets you create a private, web-based presence for your courses. No knowledge of HTML or special web techniques is required. A functional, online presence can be created in Blackboard in a few hours.

Faculty Web Page Development - The LTC staff can show you how to create a web page using a variety of tools including Microsoft FrontPage and Macromedia Dreamweaver.

Microsoft Office Training - The LTC team can help you with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, and Publisher. We can help you design and create:

Databases using Access
Grade books using Excel
Flyers and brochures using Publisher

From Microsoft Office basics to complex database design, the Learning Technologies Center is here to help.

Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File (PDF) Creation - The LTC lab is equipped with Adobe Acrobat Writer. We can show you how to create PDF files from Word documents in under five minutes! The PDF format is becoming the de facto standard for web publication. Contact the LTC to learn how to create and publish your own PDF documents.

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Scanning - Do you need to convert a paper-based document into a machine-readable form? The LTC has OCR software that allows you to scan your paper documents directly into Word, where they can be edited and saved in electronic format.

Digital Photography - If you are interested in learning about digital photography and preparing digital photos for display on your web page the LTC can help.

Computer/Windows/Mac OS/Email Basics - Need to brush up on computer basics? We can help. The LTC team can show you how to use your computer and email efficiently, create CD-ROMs, and manage files on your computer.

The Learning Technologies Center conducts one-on-one and small-group training sessions. Would you like training or help with a system or software package that is not listed? No problem! Feel free to make an appointment or stop on by to visit. We are located in the Rohrbach Library, rooms RL 27 and RL 30.