High Tech Training Center

• Teach courses in industry-standard applications integrated with assistive technology and ergonomics to students with disabilities enrolled in SMC academic courses.

• Partner with Academic Computing to support students with disabilities using campus labs.

• Evaluate technology needs and provide training in assistive technology and ergonomics to SMC students and employees with disabilities.

• Consult with faculty and staff on campus-wide access to electronic information technology and ergonomics including compliance with federal and state standards.

• Collaborate with Learning Disabilities faculty on integrating technology with our study skills workshops.

Faculty and General Information

Assistive Technologies Instruction
and E-Text ordering

By Appointment Only - Call 310-434-4267

Referrals

Referrals to the HTTC are primarily made by the faculty of the Learning Disabilities Program and by Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) counselors.

Eligibility

Students must be registered with DSPS and enrolled in an academic class at SMC. Visually impaired students must have functional typing skills.

Location and Telephone

 

Student Services Center Room S.-159, 310-434-4267

Faculty

Lisa Courto
Elena Throckmorton

Courses at HTTC

Counseling 21H

In the context of the appropriate assistive technology and ergonomics, students learn word processing skills needed for completion of written academic assignments.

Counseling 22H

In the context of the appropriate assistive technology and ergonomics, students learn Internet skills and resources helpful for academic coursework.

Counseling 25H​

In the context of the appropriate assistive technology and ergonomics, students learn software programs relevant to their academic success. Programs address academic strategies and reference tools (e.g., brainstorming, organizing information, planning, spelling and homonym checking, dictionaries and thesauri), text to speech technology, and the fundamentals of industry-standard applications used in mainstream courses.

Courses offered in 25H:
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Access
Photoshop
Dreamweaver
File Management
Inspiration
Kurzweil 3000

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Counseling 26

In the context of the appropriate assistive technology and ergonomics, students learn features of industry-standard applications (e.g., formatting a research paper in Word, creating a multimedia PowerPoint presentation) professors expect students to use for their course assignments. Students will use these technologies to create a short research paper and a PowerPoint presentation relevant to their academic coursework and/or learning strategies.

Schedules for Counseling 21H/22H/25H/26 are arranged by instructors.

Counseling 21H/22H/25H/26 are available in the Fall and Spring semesters only.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this class, students will conclude that the skills learned in their High Tech Training Center courses had a positive impact on their academic work as measured by a 6 point Lickert scale and written feedback.