Involvement Opportunities

The High Tech Center Training Unit provides several opportunities for California Community College faculty and staff to participate. We will be providing additional information about these programs shortly. If you have questions or an interest in participating, please do not hesitate to contact the HTCTU at 408-996-4636.

Distributed Scanning Network

The High Tech Center training Unit supports a network of 16 California community college locations equipped with high-speed Canon 5080C scanners, advanced scanning software and CD duplication equipment. Operating under the Chafee amendment, these sites each scan up to 10 books per month for other community colleges in their area. Scanned book titles are registered through the AMX database as a resource for alternate media specialists working within the California community colleges.

Braille Note Program

The HTCTU has 15 BrailleNote personal notetakers (3 of which are equipped with GPS) available for loan to qualified Braille-using blind students in the California community colleges.

Equipment loans are for one school year beginning in late August or early September and going through June. Special arrangements can be made so that students taking summer classes can extend the loan.

Depending on the number of applications for equipment, students may also be allowed to use the equipment for more than one year.

Loan applications are available on the HTCTU Website in May for the following school year. First preference is given to schools that meet the application deadline, but applications are accepted until all the machines have been assigned on loan. Application must be made by whoever at the school will be overseeing the loan, not by students themselves.

An audio training tape is included with the equipment.

Equipment is maintained by the HTCTU. Contact Gaeir if you have any questions on repair or maintenance of the equipment.

Folsom Video Captioning Project

Folsom Prison uses four RapidText captioning stations to caption videos for the California Community Colleges at no cost to the campuses.

To use the captioning services, the campus must have permission to caption the video. Allow at least 8-10 weeks for captioning. It's best to send videos that won't be needed until next semester. Contact Gaeir at the HTCTU for information about how many videos the project can accept and for the necessary paperwork. You will be sending the videos to the HTCTU, along with the following:

copy of permission letter
video to be copied
blank VHS tape (long enough to hold the video on standard play)
blank DV or mini-DV tape (again long enough to hold the video on standard play)
blank floppy for the transcript

We will mail the videos back to you as they are completed.

Experts from the Field Trainings

Recognizing the enormous wealth of technical and instructional expertise represented by high tech center specialists, alternate media specialists, learning disabilities and Web accessibility specialists in the California community colleges, the High Tech Center Training Unit frequently provides the opportunity for such persons to share their knowledge with the entire California community college system. These "Experts from the Field" trainings take place both at the High Tech Center's offices and at community colleges around the state. If you are interested in proposing a training, please contact Carl Brown at (408) 996-6047 to discuss your ideas.

Advisory Committee Participation

High Tech Center Training Unit advisory committee members serve two-year terms and represent each of the 10 California community college regions. the advisory committee also includes representatives from other Disabled Student Programs and Services grant funded programs, the California State Department of Rehabilitation, the CSU and UC systems.if you are interested in serving on this committee, please contact ahead of your region. Advisory members review High Tech Center activities, program direction and outcome studies providing guidance and direction from the field.

Curriculum Contributions

The High Tech Center Training Unit is happy to make available original curricular materials developed by California community college high-tech center, alternate media, Web access and learning disability specialists from around the state. We make such materials available through our web site at www.htctu.net. We can accept curricular materials in a wide variety of formats including PDF, HTML, Microsoft Word and most other book publishing formats. From time to time, the High Tech Center Training Unit also offers internships where there is clear evidence of potential benefit to Disable Student Services Programs within the California community colleges. If you're interested in discussing an internship, please contact the program director, Carl Brown, at (408) 996-6047.

Trainings HTCTU Resources Divisions Publications About the HTCTU		Involvement Opportunities The High Tech Center Training Unit provides several opportunities for California Community College faculty and staff to participate. We will be providing additional information about these programs shortly. If you have questions or an interest in participating, please do not hesitate to contact the HTCTU at 408-996-4636. Distributed Scanning Network The High Tech Center training Unit supports a network of 16 California community college locations equipped with high-speed Canon 5080C scanners, advanced scanning software and CD duplication equipment. Operating under the Chafee amendment, these sites each scan up to 10 books per month for other community colleges in their area. Scanned book titles are registered through the AMX database as a resource for alternate media specialists working within the California community colleges. Braille Note Program The HTCTU has 15 BrailleNote personal notetakers (3 of which are equipped with GPS) available for loan to qualified Braille-using blind students in the California community colleges. Equipment loans are for one school year beginning in late August or early September and going through June. Special arrangements can be made so that students taking summer classes can extend the loan. Depending on the number of applications for equipment, students may also be allowed to use the equipment for more than one year. Loan applications are available on the HTCTU Website in May for the following school year. First preference is given to schools that meet the application deadline, but applications are accepted until all the machines have been assigned on loan. Application must be made by whoever at the school will be overseeing the loan, not by students themselves. An audio training tape is included with the equipment. Equipment is maintained by the HTCTU. Contact Gaeir if you have any questions on repair or maintenance of the equipment. Folsom Video Captioning Project Folsom Prison uses four RapidText captioning stations to caption videos for the California Community Colleges at no cost to the campuses. To use the captioning services, the campus must have permission to caption the video. Allow at least 8-10 weeks for captioning. It's best to send videos that won't be needed until next semester. Contact Gaeir at the HTCTU for information about how many videos the project can accept and for the necessary paperwork. You will be sending the videos to the HTCTU, along with the following: copy of permission letter video to be copied blank VHS tape (long enough to hold the video on standard play) blank DV or mini-DV tape (again long enough to hold the video on standard play) blank floppy for the transcript We will mail the videos back to you as they are completed. Experts from the Field Trainings Recognizing the enormous wealth of technical and instructional expertise represented by high tech center specialists, alternate media specialists, learning disabilities and Web accessibility specialists in the California community colleges, the High Tech Center Training Unit frequently provides the opportunity for such persons to share their knowledge with the entire California community college system. These "Experts from the Field" trainings take place both at the High Tech Center's offices and at community colleges around the state. If you are interested in proposing a training, please contact Carl Brown at (408) 996-6047 to discuss your ideas. Advisory Committee Participation High Tech Center Training Unit advisory committee members serve two-year terms and represent each of the 10 California community college regions. the advisory committee also includes representatives from other Disabled Student Programs and Services grant funded programs, the California State Department of Rehabilitation, the CSU and UC systems.if you are interested in serving on this committee, please contact ahead of your region. Advisory members review High Tech Center activities, program direction and outcome studies providing guidance and direction from the field. Curriculum Contributions The High Tech Center Training Unit is happy to make available original curricular materials developed by California community college high-tech center, alternate media, Web access and learning disability specialists from around the state. We make such materials available through our web site at www.htctu.net. We can accept curricular materials in a wide variety of formats including PDF, HTML, Microsoft Word and most other book publishing formats. From time to time, the High Tech Center Training Unit also offers internships where there is clear evidence of potential benefit to Disable Student Services Programs within the California community colleges. If you're interested in discussing an internship, please contact the program director, Carl Brown, at (408) 996-6047.