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Get f(IT)
Keep f(IT)
UNB = Fluency with Information Technology
UNB graduates are f(IT) for life.
Point your Web browser at http://www.unb.ca/fitness/demo to join the
UNB f(IT)ness program today or e-mail us at [email protected]
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• Infrastructure
– Hardware, Software, LAN, Internet, People
– Smart Classrooms
• IT Skills
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Communication , Creation
Research and Discovery
Management, IT Fundamentals
Life skills
• Application and Demonstration of Skills
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Arts, Science, Business, Administration
Nursing, Education, Law, Kinesiology
Engineering, Forestry, Computer Science
Graduate Studies, Renaissance College
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Application
Infrastructure
IT Skills
UNB=f(IT)ness
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Module Content
Web page development and maintenance
Course delivery
Faculty participation to make sure students utilize skills
• Customers
– UNB Students: Get FIT for life after university
– High Schools: Get FIT for life at UNB
– UNB Employees, Alumni, Public: Get FIT, Stay FIT
• Partners
– CSpace, TeleEd NB, Faculty of Education
– Brandon University; Brock University
– Brunnet
Work place
UNB students
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Faculty
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University Life
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3 Types of Modules
• Generic
– What is the Internet?
• UNB Specific
– Where are the labs? How to claim?
• Product Specific
– Presentations with PowerPoint.
UNB FITness Curriculum
I. Communication
• Connect to and use UNB services.
• Use directories to find people.
• Send, read email messages.
• Take part in virtual discussions.
• Use your email to send files to others.
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II. Research & discovery
• Use a browser to effectively search for
information on the web.
• Learn to use the library’s information
sources.
• Choose the best research tools.
• Evaluate information.
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III. Product creation skills
Use word processing software to create and edit
documents.
Conceptualize and build a web site.
Use software to make presentations.
Create spreadsheets to store and manipulate data.
Use database software
Use software to represent data in graphs and charts.
Use software to work with basic statistics.
Use graphics software to create or manipulate images.
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IV. Information use & management skills
Understand the basic computer operating system
(Windows XX)
Move information between documents, programs.
Store and organize information.
Protect personal information and your computer and
files.
Understand rights and responsibilities in the online
environment.
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V. Information Technology Concepts
Computer hardware.
Computer software.
Databases and Information systems.
Networks.
The Internet.
Digital representation of information.
Limitations of information technology.
How to get connected to the Internet.
UNB FITness Curriculum
Keep FIT
• Current issues.
• New Technology Trends.
Other “life” skills
• Resume writing.
• Interview skills.
Employee Skills
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Integrating FITness into classroom teaching
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Using Datatel.
Project Phases
• Initiation
– Executive Approval
Prototype
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Analysis
Design
Development
Implementation
Operation
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Audit
Where Are We Now?
 100 + students in pilot
 Monitoring daily activities
Teaching and Learning Centres
Identifying faculty needs
Developing partnerships
Seeking funding
Lessons Learned So Far
Need for clear online “orientation” materials
Combination of commercial content & homegrown
causes confusion for learners
The Challenges
Moving ahead despite the unknowns
Convince faculty that there is value in integrating IT
skills into teaching & learning
Resolving issues
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www.unb.ca/fitness
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