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lowlej accepted into theMicrosoft Meotor ProgramInspring 2000, Cowley was accepted into the Microsoft MentorProgram, which isdesigned to assist colleges and universitieswith faculty development by providing opportunities for facultyto develop and enhance their computer usage skills.Its goal isthe enhancement of teaching and learning through the use of technology.S«9Charles Myers, formerdirector of technical computereducation, believes everyoneCowley offered a two-day trainingworkshop May 19-20 forcollege instructors interestedMicrosoft. Mentors receiveongoing training materials,information, access to a privaterefrom the instructors to thein participating in this pro-community website, and specialstudents willbenefit from thisgram. Six other Kansas col-discounts from program part-program. He feels the collegewill benefit from the free soft-leges participated in the program:Hutchinson Communityners.Each participant in theware and the students fromCollege, Wichita Area TechnicalMentor Lab Workshop receivedthe increase in technology inCollege, Newman University,a training binder that containsthe classroom.Wichita State, Butler Countythe course training materials"I'm interested in bring-Community College, andfor allavailable workshops,ing technology into the classroom,more than just theWebster University.The focus was on the useadditional training materials, apersonal copy of Office 2000r/-Internet," he said. "There's notreally a lot of training outof the Microsoft Office 2000Suite for efficiently managingand FrontPage 2000 AcademicEdition, a training licensethere for instructors to learnclasses, enhancing the educa-enabling them to concurrentlyhow to do that."When the college imple-tional experience, and on thedevelopment and managementuse up to 30 copies of Office2000 and FrontPage 2000 in aments (the program), we'llof online classes. This trainingtraining laboratory for thehave the capability of usingevent was instructed by aduration of their appointmentthis technology without anyMicrosoft-supplied trainer.as a Microsoft Mentor, and aadditional cost in one of theThe role of a Microsoftcertificate of appreciation, suit-(college's) labs with up to 30Mentor is to provide trainingable for framing.computers."to at least 20 faculty peers,As a host institution forusing the software and train-the Microsoft Mentor Program,ing tools provided byPrrsiili'iih liimiiil Report 1999-2000