Educational Support Services provides leadership and support for promoting and maintaining CSULA's academic goals, instructional computing services (technology-mediated classroom instruction and distance learning), and commitment to effective teaching and learning. In collaboration with other units and constituencies within the University, this includes planning for academic technology, coordinating the relationship between instructional and administrative technology plans, and managing CSU academic technology projects.

To accomplish this mission, ESS offers the following specific services:

The Center for Effective Teaching and Learning (CETL) helps fulfill CSULA's commitment to assist and promote teaching excellence, which leads to successful and meaningful learning.

The Faculty Instructional Technology Support Center (FITSC) trains and supports faculty in the application of appropriate pedagogy and computer-based technology as tools of instruction both in the classroom and at a distance.

Information Technology Consultants (ITCs) are professionals playing critical roles in the use of information technology to support teaching and learning. ITCs are resources and liaisons between ESS, the six CSULA colleges and the Library and Extended Education, and Information Technology Services (ITS).

Open Access Labs (OALs) provide CSULA students with the computing tools and staff support to accomplish their academic goals.

ESS coordinates the installation of Instructional Software on workstations in Open Access Labs, Computer Classrooms, and Technology-Enhanced Classrooms, providing faculty and students the software tools necessary to enhance learning outcomes.

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