Why SacCT?

Most faculty have heard of SacCT/WebCT.  For those who are new to it, I’d say it’s is a great tool for teachers.  It is widely known that SacCT is a program to package your course materials for student online access, it has a cool online Gradebook, and that the automatically-graded quizzes/assessments are fairly easy to set up... read more about My SacState 2.0.

AIRC - A 24 Hour Place to Study and Learn

“I love the ARC building!” says College of Business Administration Senior, Jennifer Lawson-Monopoli, as she sets her MacBook on an available desk in the first floor study area of the AIRC building, plugs it into the outlet and within seconds has logged into her Saclink account.  “I love that it’s so easy to get here, especially on the weekends, because you can park right there and don’t have to truck all the way across campus with a heavy backpack.”  Like many full-time students here at Sacramento State, Jennifer also has to contend with a full-time work schedule and therefore has to get creative with her study times. With a wide variety of computer lab and study areas in the AIRC building alone, and all accessible... read more about The New Academic Computing Resources.

Faculty and Staff Create and Manage Email Alias

Currently SacLink usernames can only be up to 8 characters, so to create a user friendly email address users can create an e-mail alias.  This alias does not replace the SacLink username; it simply personalizes the e-mail address based on the individual's name.  The alias allows the faculty or staff members to have an e-mail address in the form 'alias@csus.edu'... read more about IRT Presents the Student Technology Center.

The Case for and Process to a "Clicker"

Over the past few years, there have been an increasing number of Sac State faculty who have been using classroom or individual response systems, aka “clickers,” to increase student participation, keep attendance, perform formative assessment, and automate grading in their courses.  A clicker system allows faculty to pose a variety of questions, including multiple-choice, true-false, and numeric entry, and have each student submit his/her answers using a small handheld remote device with a numeric and letter keypad.  A small RF (radio frequency) receiver connected to the classroom computer collects student submissions... read more about What is ATI?.