Jim, I think it is a problem for us personally as well as for our students. Mary Ann -----Original Message----- From: Teaching Breakfast List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jim Greenberg Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 12:54 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Software Bottlenecks for Students Tbers, From my vantage point, more and more faculty at the College are trying to figure out ways to include training in programs like Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Final Cut, Pro Tools, and even Flash for their students. Knowing the Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) isn't enough any longer and that students in growing numbers now also need to know how to manipulate images, edit video or audio, layout posters, or build animations. Faculty are struggling with the problem of knowing their students need to know how to use these programs and the lack of opportunity at the College that learn them. I'd be interested in your ideas about this issue. Do you believe your students need to know these programs? Do you have the expertise in your departments to teach it to them (or even the time in your courses)? What types of things can the College do to address this need? I appreciate the argument that we are not about "training" students to use certain software packages, yet the issue continues to raise its head. I'd be more than happy to try and champion a solution to this issue for our students - but I want to be sure it is a real problem and if it is, get a sense for what faculty would like done. Thanks in advance for any ideas or thoughts you have about this. You can post them back to the TB list or email them directly to me. Mr. James B. Greenberg Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center Milne Library SUNY College at Oneonta Oneonta, New York 13820 email: [log in to unmask] phone: 607-436-2701 fax: 607-436-3081 IM: oneontatltc "Ignorance is curable, stupidity lasts forever"