The iStudio is the physical home of the Center for Technology in Education
(CTE) and serves its missions in Teachers College
and supports its technology outreach activities in
K-12 schools.
iStudio Mission Statement:
To catalyze the digital media and computing literacy of
pre- and inservice teachers, teacher educators, and K-12
technology leaders through professional services provided
in an immersive context that promotes engagement,
innovation, and discovery. See our Services page for more
information about what the CTE iStudio does and how
you can be a part of its mission.
About the iStudio in relation to CTE:
The iStudio is under the direction of the CTE and serves as
its physical home. The mission of the iStudio is a subset
of the mission of the CTE, which includes supporting
technology initiatives in Teachers College. The CTE is
under the direction of the Office of the Dean, Teachers
College and therefore works in close partnership with the
Director of Technology and academic programs that might use
the iStudio for teaching and learning purposes that
support, ultimately, the common mission of advancing how
technology is realized in K-12 schools and teacher
practice.
About the iStudio in relation to iTunes U:
The CTE provides general oversight and support for the
iTunes U initiative in and for K-12 schools. The iStudio
provides production support for teacher education or K-12
content that is intended for iTunes U distribution. Think
of the iStudio as Teachers College production studio for a
distribution via iTunes U and other channels. The iStudio
is not equipped to be a broadcast quality, continuous
production service. It is a place where faculty and
students can experiment and prototype solutions. See our Services page for more
information. For ongoing production design and
videography, we recommend integrating these services
into your own workflow or outsourcing with a
professional service like the Teleplex.
iStudio as Catalyst, Not Mainstream
Beyond serving as the physical teaching and training hub
for the CTE and for course instruction, the iStudio is
primarily set up to provide exploratory, demonstrative, or
incubational services in advance of regular services that
can be more systematically supported. An example of this is
the RapidWeaver initiative, which
was explored for two years in the iStudio and in EDTEC
courses before being launched as the required
portfolio platform for all of teacher education. The
iStudio presently maintains the RapidWeaver support
site in concert with the Portfolio Lab while the
Portfolio Lab assumes the front-line support to
students.
Who can use the iStudio?
Anyone in teacher education, Teachers College, or
affiliated with one or more CTE initiatives.
How can you get engaged in the CTE iStudio
missions?
In addition to the scheduled events and workshops,
come on by the iStudio during open hours. It is meant to
be a place where anyone can tinker with new
technologies and engage professional and
pre-professional technologists in exploration and
development. Anyone can request services of the
iStudio and the missions of the CTE are inclusive of
everyone. Opportunities currently exist for faculty
and students to contribute to the professional
services and academic opportunities of the CTE,
whether they are within the iStudio, Teachers College,
or in K-12 schools. Contact us for more
information.
Some History:
The iStudio emerged from the EDTEC Media Studio which
itself was an outcome of the PT3 project (1999-2003) to support
technology infusion in the teacher education program.
In the Summer of 2007, we changed the name to the
iStudio to recognize the studio's additional role as
the support center for the iTunes U initiative. In the Fall
of 2008, the iStudio become part of the CTE to support its missions.
