If you have further
questions, please contact Paul
Boisvert, at 847- 635 - 1935, pboisver@oakton.edu
, or Mary
Hope Griffin at maryhope1@comcast.net
All Phone Numbers
can be dialed internally with just the last 4 digits, from either
campus. Any person or dept. can be easily reached by
dialing the
Main Switchboard at 847
635 1600, and pressing 0 to ask the Operator to connect
you.
There are NO MORE HARDCOPIES
of Oakton College Phone Directories (we have gone Green!)
INSTEAD:
See the Online
Phone
Directory for complete info on any Oakton employee or
department--this is a VERY USEFUL Resource!
COPY
CENTER
EMAIL: copycenter@oakton.edu Phone:
x1652 Submit work to be copied by email from
off campus!
Frequently Sought
Web Pages:
WebMail --access
your Oakton e-mail from Home.
Academic
Calendar
MyOakton
(to access "Banner",
Oakton's computerized Student and Employee Records management
system)
Use this portal to get access to your class
rosters, student transcripts, employee and pay records, submit grades, and
more.
Oakton Computer Help Desk Phone: 847- 635 - 1965 Room: 1710 Des Plaines E-mail: helpdesk@oakton.edu
Adjunct
Faculty Digest: comprehensive guidance
on teaching at Oakton for adjuncts, particularly new ones.
To access it, click on MyOakton
above, log in, click on the Employee Tab near the
top,
then click on "Adjunct
Faculty Digest" from the list on the right under Faculty-Staff
Links.
Academic
Department Info
IT Software
Knowledge Bank If you need Oakton
software, or instructions on using it!
New
Faculty
Computer Account--Get One Now!
Library
at Oakton: A huge set of
resources, worth completely familiarizing yourself with.
Faculty/Staff
Page
OCCFA HomePage--Faculty Association (the Union--for Full-Timers). Has
Online version of Current FT Faculty Union Contract
Oakton
AFA
Homepage--Adjunct Faculty Assoc'n (the
Union--for Adjuncts and Part-Timers). Has
Online version of Current Adjunct Faculty Union Contract
Online Room Request
Scheduling : Go into My Oakton,
choose the Employee Tab, then the Campus
Scheduling Window (2nd one down on Right.)
Need a Notary Public here
at Oakton? There are several-- call the President's office
x1801, and ask the staff about who is currently a Notary.
Counselors:
To quickly reach a counselor,
Call Counseling Services: x1744 (for either Campus.)
Room A100 at Skokie,
Room 2270 at DP
Counseling
Services Web Page
Generally, at least one counselor is on duty there during the day and
evening. If, rarely, no counselor is there, someone there will
know how to contact one.
Division
Offices: . |
Division
1: Science and Health Careers
Lee
Center Room 100 x 1684
Division 2: Math and Technologies DP Room 2180 x 1688 Division 3: Languages, Humanities, and Arts DP Room 2430 x 1950 Division 4: Social Science and Business DP Room 2817 x 1910 |
Oakton Computer Help Desk Phone: 847- 635 - 1965 Room: 1710 Des Plaines E-mail: helpdesk@oakton.edu
. | Hours:
8:00
am to 6:00 pm Call them first if you are having an immediate computer problem, or contact them in any way you wish for any general information technology questions. They are very helpful! After 6 pm, or on weekends, call and leave a message at ext. 1965 if you have computer problems that can be looked at the next regular business day. For urgent issues after 6 pm or on weekends, please call a lab coordinator: At Des Plaines lab coordintators can be reached at ext. 1746, or ext. 1849 or ext. 2627. At Skokie lab coordinators can be reached at ext. 1488. |
Oakton Information Tech Knowledge Bank Official On-line Guide to Using the Oakton Computer Network, including E-Mail.
Instructional
Media
Services x1995 , Room 1815 Des
Plaines or
x1431
, Room A-221 RHC
All Audio-Visual and Media Technology resources are handled by this
department. Call them or drop by for info.
Instructional
Materials
Available in IMS -- Online listing of all IMS
instructional materials, great source!
The Learning
Center x1658 , Room
2400 DP or x1434 , Room A-135 RHC
Tutoring Assessment Testing ESL Disability
Services Study
Skills & More!
The quickest way to find
necessary info may be to click on the folowing link: Frequently
Asked
Questions About the Learning Center
Testing
Center x1939 , Room 2409
DP or
x1446
, Room A-135 RHC
A
very valuable resource, makes makeup tests a breeze! Will
handle testing for special needs students, and all testing is
completely secure.
This
is one of the best of the many effective and efficient faculty
support services here at Oakton.
Center
For
Professional Development x1614 , Room
2410 DP or x1437 , Room B-212 RHC
For WORKSHOPS
on professional devolpment, to incorporate technology in your
classroom, to improve your pedagogy and assessment,
and
for many other faculty services, this is the place to contact.
If you're not sure, ask them, and they'll help you solve your problem!
Academic Computing Committee Web Page To find out about all aspects of using the computer resources on campus.
Pedagogy, Teaching and Educational Resources:
Teaching Tips Many helpful links and resources for new and veteran teachers alike.
Virtual Field Trips The American Library Association's online resource links from museums around the world. Individual links to many good ones, plus links to other compilations of such sites with thousands more. You need to browse down a bit to get to the links.
Arts
and
Letters Daily from the Chronicle of Higher Education A very comprehensive online
review of books, reviews, and articles on current culture.
Among its excellent resources
are thorough and well-organized lists of links to online versions of
magazines, journals, and columnists, from the far left to the far
right with everything in between.
Library Research Guide and Web Letter These guidelines can help any teacher create effective research assignments, develop students' ability to find, evaluate and use information efficiently, and give students a positive library experience. A 3-part focus on the process before, during, and after the assignment is followed by a section on alternatives to the research paper, with many helpful references to other web-sites and books. Must reading for all faculty library-users!
Draft of Academic Integrity "Best Practices" Document This spells out what it means, in the opinion of a large group of Oakton Faculty members, to exercise and embody Academic Integrity in the practice of our profession. An excellent source of ideas for any teacher--there is no better single depiction of the expectations for excellence in teaching on the part of Oakton faculty members.
Online WebPage Construction Guide If you can create and save a Microsoft Word document, you can have your own basic webpage going in an hour or less. No computer coding used--just highlight, click, and type. Try it, and/or feel free to call me for one-on-one help.
www.Plagiarism.Org "The online resource for educators concerned with the growing problem of Internet plagiarism. This site is designed to provide the latest information on online plagiarism and explain how our user portal, Turnitin.com, is now being used by educators all over the world to fight plagiarism."
U. of Wisconsin Student Online Guide to Quoting Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism Good guide for students.
MIT Online Courses -- Free Online Resources from actual MIT courses
Articles on Critical Thinking A list and description of articles on Critical Thinking (and links to other topics) from the Indiana University Campus Writing Program. Nice resource for any classes that involve Critical Thinking and/or writing--i.e., ALL classes!