Technology Badge Program
ITT offers an annual Technology Badge Program to assist faculty and staff in meeting their technology goals. The program runs from May to August.
A digital badge will be awarded upon the successful completion of five ITT training classes and a work-related project within a specific track.
Participants can register for one or more technology tracks. To register for the program, select a track, then choose five classes within a track using the Training Registration Form.
Learn more about the four technology tracks available by clicking on the choices included below.
Goals:
This track is designed primarily for faculty, with an emphasis on the Canvas Learning Management System, Poll Everywhere for classroom and online engagement, Adobe Express for presentations and video storytelling, and Zoom for web conferencing.
Learning Outcomes:
- Develop proficiency in the tools and methods needed to create and facilitate a technology-enhanced course in the Canvas Learning Management System.
- Effectively integrate Poll Everywhere for activities that generate engagement.
- Demonstrate digital literacy and creative skills using Adobe Express for presentations and video storytelling.
- Lead interactive learning activities using Zoom web conferencing.
Project IDEAS:
- Design assessments with Canvas New Quizzes. Use tools such as the Gradebook, Discussions, Rubrics, and Turnitin to manage Grades, Student Collaborate, and Feedback.
- Design assessments with Canvas New Quizzes. Use tools such as the Gradebook, Discussions, Rubrics, and Turnitin to manage Grades, Student Collaborate, and Feedback.
- Design an assignment for your course where students create a podcast about their experiences and share them on USF blogs, Canvas, or some other online platform.
- Integrate Adobe Express into a course project, directing students to create either a webpage or video in accordance with provided guidelines, requirements, and assessment criteria.
View Samples of Submitted Projects:
- Melanie Cahill, Innovation Hive: Melanie has created this project " Badgr as a training tracking system for the Innovation Hive".
- Estella Sanchez, Arts and Sciences: Estella has created a webpage using Adobe Spark Page named "From Nature to Art or vice versa? The MARVELOUS fungi".
Goals:
This track is designed to improve an individual's productivity both remotely and in the office, using today's office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Drive for collaboration (Docs, Sheets, and Slides), Zoom for conferencing, EMMA email, USF Calendar, and MyUSF Website Editing.
Learning Outcomes:
- Develop fluency using today’s productivity tools to create, edit, and format documents, spreadsheets, and presentations efficiently.
- Develop collaboration skills using tools such as Google Drive, Sites, Forms, and Blogs, to share work with colleagues, fostering teamwork and productivity.
- Promote communication tools to message and inform others using tools such as EMMA email, Drupal webpages, and Slack.
Project IDEAS:
- Develop a PowerPoint or Google Slideshow containing multiple forms of media: text, graphics, audio or video.
- Create a simple website using Google Sites or USFblogs with at least 3 pages including text and images, hyperlinks, and an embedded video.
- Create a simple survey form using Google Forms including at least one conditional question, and multiple question types.
View Samples of Submitted Projects:
- Jasmine Pritchard, Purchasing and Ancillary Services: Jasmine has created an iMovie video "PaAS Print/Copy Program Overview Video".
- Stephanie Ando, Zief Law Library: Stephanie has created an introductory LinkedIn Learning path "Introduction to Accessibility in the Workplace".
- Roxanne Young, School of Management: Roxanne has created a Google form "Choosing the Right College for you".
- Pascal Boker Thiam, Performing Arts and Social Justice Department: Pascal has created a digital storytelling project on "Africans introduced the syncopation and the blue notes to the Negro Spirituals to create Gospel".
- Rebecca Seeman, Music Department: Rebecca has created a Google site on "Singing together during the pandemic".
- Yuan Zhou, Student Housing and Residential Education": Yuan has created a project in PowerPoint for the Resident Advisors class.
- Jessica Javier, Koret Health and Recreation Center: Jessica has created a project in PowerPoint for the Koret Health and Recreation Center.
- Michelle Pan, CASA: Michelle has chosen to introduce herself as a success coach at CASA using iMovie.
Goals:
This track is designed to support users with developing technology skills in quantitative analysis, from simple data entry to the development of interactive data visualizations. Technologies presented include MS Excel, Qualtrics, and Tableau.
Learning Outcomes:
- Acquire the skills to efficiently enter, organize, and manage quantitative data using tools such as MS Excel and Qualtrics, ensuring accuracy and reliability in the data handling processes.
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Develop a strong understanding of quantitative analysis methods, including data functions, calculations, and visualizations.
- Develop interactive and visually compelling data representations, enhancing the ability to communicate findings effectively.
Project IDEAS:
- Demonstrate how to input and manage data entered into worksheets, the creation of formulas and functions and the ability to format worksheets appropriately for reporting needs.
- Develop and distribute an online survey for a target audience using Qualtrics in order to conduct data collection and analysis.
- Create and present a Tableau dashboard that will help with the presentation of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for your audience in a more efficient and professional manner.
View Samples of Submitted Projects:
- Roxanne Young, School of Management: Roxanne has created a post-meeting survey "Sample Qualtric Post meeting survey" to gain feedback from faculty.
- Estella Sanchez, Arts and Sciences: Estella has created a data analysis using Tableau on "COVID-19 Cases and Death in the USA from late January to Early June".
Goals:
Learn how to create documents, presentations and other digital media so that your materials are accessible to all. In this track you will learn how to remediate and develop materials that are WCAG 2.1 compliant.
Learning Outcomes:
- Develop the skills to create documents, presentations, and other digital media that adhere to accessibility standards and compliant with WCAG 2.1 guidelines.
- Aquire the skills to identify accessibility barriers in existing materials and remediate them to meet current standards.
- Remediate a Canvas course to create a more accessible learning experience.
Project IDEAS:
- Convert or create an accessible document using Word or PowerPoint. Show at least three accessible examples in your document such as accessible tables, image ALT Text, headings hierarchy, lists, hyperlinks, or metadata.
- Improve an inaccessible PDF to an accessible level using Adobe's Acrobat Pro. Please send us both the original and the remediated files, showing at least three examples of how you remediated in any of the following areas: tables, image ALT Text, headings hierarchy, lists, and hyperlinks.
- Provide evidence that a Canvas course has been remediated using UDOIT.
- Add Closed Captioning and Transcripts to your digital media.
View Samples of Submitted Projects:
- Malibu Cox, Student Housing and Residential Education (SHaRE): Malibu has created this project for RA training on "How to create an accessible newsletter".
- Amy Joseph, Undergraduate Teacher Education Center: Amy has revised an inaccessible UTEC handbook (PowerPoint ) to be an accessible document.