Frequently Asked Questions about the ATC and its Services
What are the current priorities for projects using the ATC's production services?
  • To create practical tools and templates that support web-based interactive teaching.
  • To aid in the education of health professional students who are trained in the community.
  • To use distance learning methods and technology as a means of delivering continuing education to health care providers.
  • To provide public health education to high schools, community colleges, public libraries, community hospitals and public health agencies.
What is the basic procedure for using the ATC's production services?

Outline of Steps:

  1. Meet with ATC staff to discuss your project idea.
  2. Plan your project. ( Mentors may be appointed to help you if needed.)
  3. Prepare an electronic proposal and submit it to the ATC via e-mail.
  4. Allow two weeks for your proposal to be reviewed.
    (The ATC will contact you once the review is complete.)
  5. Meet with the ATC staff to discuss the reviewed results. At this time, tasks and a timeline will be established prior to production.
  6. When production begins, you will be an important team member, and the ATC will be counting on your participation.
  7. As production proceeds, you will be asked to review and evaluate your project, and insure others participate as needed.
  8. Approve the project once complete.

Many potential ATC clients will need assistance developing project ideas and understanding the strengths and deficiencies of various educational and technical approaches. To support this need, the ATC will consult with potential clients and assign them a campus mentors with the necessary expertise, if needed.

Once projects are defined, faculty will request services by submitting an electronic proposal to the ATC. Proposals will be evaluated and reviewed for educational/technological merit .  Approved projects will be queued based on the priority assigned during the review.

Is there a sample of the proposal that needs to be submitted? Yes, a sample proposal is availabe by clicking (here to view sample)
Are more details available on the whole process start-to-finish? Yes, a detailed process is availabe by clicking Here
What happens after a project is approved?
  1. Approved proposals will be assigned a priority and the submitter notified. (Proposals not approved may be revised and re-submitted.)
  2. Based on the priority assigned during the review process, projects will be queued for production.  Before production can begin, projects must have:
    -- All instructional content completed and reviewed by ATC staff
    -- A mutually agreed upon timeline and approval process for specific production checkpoints
    -- Funding available for any contract services or additional equipment
    -- Identified who will be responsible for the project once completed and, if computer or web-based, where the end-product will reside.
What if some of the content I want to use is copyrighted? Did you know that violating copyright can result in "statutory damages of up to $100,000 per unauthorized use, even if it didn't cost a dime in actual damages"

Because both the ATC and its clients would be liable for the infringement of intellectual property rights, the following policy has been developed. (click here to view Policy)
Please contact us if you have questions.

What equipment and software does the ATC have that I can use?

The ATC specializes in helping you prepare multimedia for the web.  There is a workstation available for faculty & their representatives to:

Prepare digital imagery for the web:

  • Create and edit images
  • Retouch and enhance photos
  • Digitize existing photographs, illustrations & 35mm slides
  • Download images from a digital camera

Narrate and Digitize (music and voice)

Digitize and edit video

Build and manage websites

Convert existing text to browser readable formats

  • OCR scanning software for existing print documents
  • Convert word processing files into HTML
  • Produce PowerPoint presentations for the Web
  • Create PDF files for the Acrobat browser plug-in
Are there any samples of ATC work available? Yes, samples of ATC work is available by clicking here.
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Last Reviewed: 9/15/2006