Natalie Johnson, Associate Professor of Mathematics and District CampusCruiser Trainer
Challenge: Increasing usage of CampusCruiser
Tarrant County College District (TCC) is a comprehensive two-year institution established in 1965. TCC serves the citizens of Tarrant County, Texas, with four major campuses in the cities of Hurst (Northeast Campus), Fort Worth (Northwest and South Campuses), and Arlington (Southeast Campus). Administrative offices are in downtown Fort Worth at the May Owen Center. Total enrollment for the four campuses is approximately 38,000.
In 2001, Tarrant County College conducted a review of its course management practices and campus communications, and concluded that CampusCruiser from Timecruiser Computing Corporation® was the best solution for their multiple-campus college. “The ease of use, managed student email accounts, centralized location for online resources and its integration with Datatel’s Colleague system made Campus Cruiser stand out from the pack,” said Wanda Shelton, Applications Consultant, with TCC’s information systems department.
CampusCruiser was introduced at TCC in 2003, however, the administration soon realized that CampusCruiser was not gaining users at the pace they expected. Students that tried the on-demand solution for campus-wide communication, community development, and learning management were impressed with its features. However, since many instructors had not yet adopted Campus Cruiser, students could not use the solution to obtain grades, download curricula, learn of course assignments and more. The administration of TCC decided to work closely with their Timecruiser Computing account service representative, Dave Lustig, and develop a comprehensive plan to bring faculty and students together under the CampusCruiser umbrella.
Solution: Gain support from instructors
Maria Shelton, Vice Chancellor, Information and Technical Services, and Dave Lustig put their heads together and devised a plan focused on TCC’s instructors. Instructors were seen as key to expanding the user base. Get the faculty on board and the students would certainly follow their lead.
In the summer of 2006, a number of instructors were invited to dedicate a full day to learning about CampusCruiser. In return, they were given a small stipend and lunch was provided. These new users soon discovered that CampusCruiser not only offered a superior method to share grades, but was a comprehensive, faculty-focused learning management system. They were able to see first-hand how the CourseCruiser™ module
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