Welcome

The purpose of the Academic Technology Resource Center is to facilitate and enhance teaching and learning at Palomar College through the use of technology.  We maintain computer labs, administer the Blackboard Learning System, administer various college web servers and services, provide technology training workshops and materials, provide media services, check out hardware and provide software download points and software usage guidance, participate in policy formulation and enforcement.  This web site, and its companion Blackboard web site, are the primary portals by which we communicate with our community.

As a Palomar College organization, we have been around for a while (since 1998) but we have experienced a tremendous pace of change recently.  Our what's new page contains information on some of the new things we would like you to know about.

We hope these pages can be used to keep you informed about changes in the local technology landscape--especially with developments with our new enterprise Blackboard 9 platform--and also on the national and world scene as technology continues to challenge and change us.

If you have questions, want to arrange special training, or need help with some technology issue, please don't hesitate to contact us.

The most important of our responsibilities is to communicate to the Palomar team the technology tools and concepts that can lead to improved teaching and learning at our institution.  With communication in mind, we have created the following communication media to keep our community informed.

For general information about Blackboard, check our "About Blackboard" page.  To keep up with new developments in educational technology, subscribe/read our blog and follow us on our newsletter, twitter feed, YouTube channel, and join our Facebook group: