{"id":5,"date":"2013-06-05T09:03:39","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T13:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-03-29T22:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T02:51:11","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Instructional Design Center (IDC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The mission of the Instructional Design Center is to guide and support faculty and staff to integrate technology to help improve teaching and learning, or enhancing professional development. The IDC lab is available for faculty and staff use. We are located in the <strong>Learning Commons, 2nd floor, Room 201<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The IDC offers online support for all your learning technology queries. Log a ticket through the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/helpdesk.ramapo.edu\/\">Web Help Desk<\/a> <\/strong>and we will reply within a few hours on weekdays. Alternatively, you can email <a href=\"mailto:helpdesk@ramapo.edu\"><strong>helpdesk@ramapo.edu<\/strong><\/a>. Updates will go straight to your email inbox for added convenience.<\/p>\n<p>New at Ramapo? Be sure to review the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2025\/08\/Academic-Items-Checklist-for-First-Year-New-Faculty.pdf\">Checklist for Academic Items for New Faculty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><div class=\"infoBox col-sm-12 col-lg-12 \"><div class=\"boxTitle\">Hours of Service - March 30-April 3<\/div><div class=\"boxContent\"><br \/>\n<strong>IDC On-Campus Hours (LC201)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Danielle Howarth, LMS Administrator<\/strong>: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lauren Burbank, Instructional Designer<\/strong>: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Avanish Chaulagai, Student Aide: <\/strong><\/strong>Monday: 11AM-4PM, Tuesday &amp; Thursday: 9AM-2PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>IDC Remote Hours<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Danielle Howarth, LMS Administrator<\/strong>: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lauren Burbank, Instructional Designer<\/strong>: NA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2025\/02\/IDC-QR-Codes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2025\/02\/IDC-QR-Codes-1024x475.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2025\/02\/IDC-QR-Codes-1024x475.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2025\/02\/IDC-QR-Codes-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2025\/02\/IDC-QR-Codes-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2025\/02\/IDC-QR-Codes.png 1278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"infoBox col-sm-12 col-lg-12 \"><div class=\"boxTitle\">Digital Accessibility Open Office Hours<\/div><div class=\"boxContent\">\n<p>Need help making your course materials more accessible? Join our Digital Accessibility office hours for hands-on support and guidance. We can help you use the built-in accessibility checkers in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, PDFs, PowerPoint, and Google Slides, as well as show you how to automatically caption videos in Panopto to ensure your content is inclusive for all learners.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to drop by the IDC Lab (LC201) or join us on <a href=\"https:\/\/meet.google.com\/yrx-gkjz-cfp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Meet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Days: <\/strong>Tuesday, Wednesday, &amp; Thursday (<em>except Spring Break<\/em>)<strong><br \/>\nTime: <\/strong>12:00pm-2:00pm<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"row colSet\">\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12  equal-height \"><div class=\"col-border\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/instructional-technologies\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6177 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2023\/12\/instructional-technologies-maroon-circle_icon.png\" alt=\"instrcutional technologies icon showing a computer and gears\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #25282a\"><a style=\"color: #25282a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/instructional-technologies\/\"><strong>Instructional Technologies <\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12  equal-height \"><div class=\"col-border\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/canvas\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6175 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2023\/12\/canvas-maroon-circle_icon.png\" alt=\"Canvas Icon\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #25282a\"><strong><a style=\"color: #25282a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/canvas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canvas Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #25282a\"><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row colSet\">\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12  equal-height \"><div class=\"col-border\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/workshops-and-training\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6178 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/120\/2023\/12\/virtual-hub-maroon-circle_icon.png\" alt=\"virtual hub showing an atom like structure\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #25282a\"><a style=\"color: #25282a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/workshops-and-training\/\"><strong>Workshops &amp; 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