CEHD technology fee
Undergraduate and graduate students admitted to the College of Education and Human Development are assessed a technology fee of $120 per semester if taking six or more credits, and $60 per semester if registered for two or more credits, but fewer than six credits. No fee is assessed on students taking fewer than two credits.
The technology fee is spent directly on improving College undergraduate and graduate education and student services. Technology fees paid by students, along with departmental and University fiscal support, help:
- maintain and expand classroom computer labs and classroom multimedia facilities,
- provide general support to departments to provide technology-enhanced learning opportunities for students,
- support and facilitate production of multimedia and distance learning educational materials through the Instructional Technology (IT) Fellowship Program, and
- fund other College technology advances.
Maintain and expand classroom computer labs
College students gain access to specialized classroom computer labs through courses using these labs and open lab time provided outside of class. Technology fees pay to purchase and upgrade computers in the following classroom computer labs:
- 325 Peik Hall (Minneapolis)
- 355 Peik Hall (Minneapolis)
- 135 Classroom Office Building (St. Paul)
- 117 Appleby Hall (Minneapolis)
- 128 Appleby Hall (Minneapolis)
- 302 Appleby Hall (Minneapolis)
General support to departments
All departments receive funding from technology fees to enhance learning opportunities for students. Funds are allocated to each department based on enrollment (how many students are enrolled in a department) and instruction (how many courses are taught within a department) figures. For the last three years, fees have been used to:
- purchase classroom projection/presentation systems,
- purchase multimedia data carts for large classes taught in different buildings,
- develop course Web sites, and
- other projects (see below).
Departments are required to submit a plan to outline their intended use of the technology fees. Approved department plans are available upon request by contacting David Ernst at 612-624-2760 or dernst@umn.edu.
Instructional Technology (IT) Fellows to support faculty and students
College faculty and students are supported through the Instructional Technology (IT) Fellowship Program. IT Fellows are graduate students trained to:
- support faculty in learning new skills required to use technology in the classroom and for delivering courses online via WebCT or Moodle, including redesign of online courses; and
- provide ongoing training on new technology to faculty.
All College departments have at least one half-time IT Fellow to support faculty and staff within that department.
Academic Technology Development Project Initiative
In January 2007, Academic Technology Services spearheaded a new system for initiating academic technology development projects in the College. All instructors and staff are now invited to submit a proposal for technology-driven development projects that will further the growth of academic technology in the College. In 2007, over 50 project proposals were submitted by instructors and staff to their respective department chairs and more than 40 were approved for development in 2007-08.
| Department or center |
No. of projects
approved |
|---|---|
|
Curriculum and Instruction
|
9 |
|
Educational Policy and
Administration
|
4 |
|
Educational Psychology
|
3 |
|
Family Social Science
|
6 |
|
Institute of Child Development
|
2 |
|
Kinesiology
|
4 |
| Postsecondary Teaching and Learning | 7 |
| Social Work | 3 |
| Work and Human Resource Education | 4 |
| Center for Early Education and Development | 2 |
| TOTAL PROJECTS | 44 |
For more information or to get
involved
If you have questions about fee assessment, please
contact Student Services at
612-625-8842 or by e-mail at
reifs001@umn.edu. For more information on the
Instructional Technology Fellowship Program, please
contact David Ernst at
dernst@umn.edu or 612-624-2760.
Revised 2007