Volume 1 | Issue 3 | MAR/APR 2020
Program Spotlights
Thank you, OTIS! As we continue to monitor ongoing developments related to COVID-19, OTIS (Office of Technology & Instructional Services) has Reinvented its services and support to meet the demands of full remote instruction. Their effective hybrid support model is meeting the teaching and learning demands of our faculty and students, as well as accommodating the activities of faculty utilizing enhanced classrooms at both locations. Under agile and steady leadership, OTIS was quick to act by developing and conducting remote instruction webinars to build the proficiency of faculty to meet the remote teaching mandates of the University toward providing a solid learning experience for our students. Laptop loaners, noise-cancelling headsets and webcams are allowing our faculty to conduct quality virtual classes and a COVID-19 website is providing up-to-date information to keep the RBS community abreast of technology news to enhance remote teaching and learning. In the coming weeks, RBS will be entering exam periods, and OTIS is poised to guide our faculty in deploying review and live proctoring options to maintain the integrity of testing sessions. With the support and leadership of the Dean’s Office, OTIS is committed to fully support our faculty, staff and students. With robust service continuity plans in place, OTIS strives to provide exceptional, uninterrupted and innovative service with Resilience, Resourcefulness and the deepest levels of Responsibility to promote excellence in teaching and learning. A huge thank you, Russell Clarke, Shevon Jackson, Joe Bassano, Jay Badiani, William Reason, Shakira Willoughby-Little, Irving Rroman, Wes Stochel, Quinton Mitchell, Lisa Dedrick, Max Biles, Irving Roman, Carlton Hurdle, Kyle Korley, Sofia D’Rozario, Constance Sullivan, Ozgur Yaglidere, Steven Stone and the rest of the OTIS team!
Pictured from left to right: Jay Badiani, Lisa Dedrick, Steven Stone, Sofia D’Rozario, Max Biles, Wes Stochel, Quinton Mitchell, Shakira Willoughby-Little, Rowland Privett (December 2019)
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