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Digital Learning Centers

Rockville and Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campuses

Digital Learning Center

Welcome

We operate on the Rockville and Takoma Park/Silver Spring campuses providing students with Windows and Mac workstations for their academic coursework.

The Centers provide user support that helps students develop and expand their digital literacy skills, including MS Office 2019, MS Office 365, Blackboard, ePortfolio, LinkedIn, presentation tools, Zoom, and other common resources for student use to promote safe computing practices.

  • The Digital Learning Centers provide ONLINE instructional support assistance and workshops using Zoom and other learning management tools.
  • The Digital Learning Centers do not provide loaner laptops or any equipment.
  • The Digital Learning Centers will abide theHealth and Safety Measuresnew windowat Montgomery College.

For more information:Digital Learning Center Brochure(PDF,Get Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader.-Link opens in new window.)

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DLC REMOTE LEARNING SUPPORT

On Campus and Remote Digital Learning Centers

FALL 2022

Rockville Campus

Computer Science (CS) 025 | Is closed

Rockville Campus Map
Virtual Tour of the DLCnew window

Computer Science building on the Rockville Campus
Rockville Campus

Humanities (HU) 312
240-567-5156

  • Monday – Friday | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m

Rockville Campus Map
Virtual Tour of the DLCnew window

Humanities Building on the Rockville Campus
Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus

沙琳·南利学生服务中心(ST) 304/304A
240-567-1657 | 240-567-1658

  • Monday – Thursday | 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
  • Friday | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m

Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus Map
Virtual Tour of the DLCnew window

Student Services Center on the Takoma Park/Silver spring Campus

On Campus Instructions for Students and Faculty

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Students
  • Must have an MC ID to use the Digital Learning Centers
  • Students attending face-to-face classes or accessing campus services in person are expected to upload proof of vaccination status or apply for a medical or religious exception
  • ONLINE Center Staff will be available for students using the Digital Learning Center's workstations
  • The Center Staff will not print documents for you
  • The Center Staff do not issue “guest logins” or retrieve forgotten passwords
  • NEED HELP with MyMC account or reset password?IT Resource Guide(PDF,Get Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader.-Link opens in new window.)
Faculty
  • Faculty who would like the DLC to provide assistance to their students with common use software tools are encouraged to reach out to us
  • Faculty who would like to request an online presentation for your class
  • Please contactEd Cunningham | Learning Center Manager |Emailnew window
Guidelines for Using the Digital Learning Centers

To ensure that the Centers provide an environment conducive to academic study, the Digital Learning Centers ask our users to adhere to the following guidelines:

♦ Users
  • The Digital Learning Centers will abide the Health and Safety Procedures at Montgomery College.
  • All users must log-on using your MyMC credentials.
  • 中心员工不会发出“访客登录”或找回遗忘的密码。
  • The Centers are for current students, faculty, and staff only.
  • 任何客人或儿童不得进入数字学习中心。
  • Food and uncovered drinks are not allowed in the centers.
  • 任何时候都要穿鞋。
  • Users must adhere to all aspects of the College’s Student Code of Conduct and the College’s Acceptable Use of Information Technology.
♦ Computers
  • The Center Staff will not print documents for users.
  • Access to the computers is on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Center computers print only to the INK printing kiosks located at each center and at various sites on each campus.
  • Computers at the center are configured to prevent permanent storage of files on the computer’s disk drive. Please make sure to save your work to a USB device, or to the College’s internal network or your cloud account.
  • 请勿断开桌面电脑的连线(如电脑、鼠标或网线)。
  • Scanning of books is prohibited. If you need to scan books, please use the scanners in the Library.
♦ Environment
  • Loud or disruptive conversations are not allowed.
  • Headset volumes must be limited in order to not disrupt other users.
  • Remember to take all external media such as USB device or CD/DVD disks before exiting the center.
  • Do not leave personal items unattended. The Staff are not responsible for lost or stolen items.
  • In case of emergency, please exit the center immediately. When the emergency is over, staff will allow access into the center and you can pick up where you left off.
Rockville Campus
The Humanities building on the Rockville campus which houses the Digital Learning Center
Virtual Tour: The Humanities building on the Rockville campus which houses the Digital Learning Center

The Digital Learning Center at the Rockville campus is located in the Humanities (HU) building on the third floor. We provide an open learning lab and study environment for students in all disciplines. The Digital Learning Center offers both Windows and Mac systems and have a wide variety of software installed. The computer lab is equipped with INK printer.

  • We will offer one-on-one ONLINE assistance using Zoom/Lanschool interactive software to students who need help with the basic operation of academic computer resources provided to all students, such as Windows 10, MS Office 365, Blackboard, ePortfolio, LinkedIn, presentation tools, and Zoom.

  • The Center collaborates with the Academic Success Center (ASC) at the Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus to offer workshops and individualized tutoring using Zoom.

  • 我们的目标是通过与课程相关的作业来提高学生的能力，这些作业需要使用MS Office套件、黑板、浏览器、基本的云应用程序和学院的共享文件系统。在条件允许的情况下，我们为计算机应用专业(CMAP120)的学生提供基本的或高级的一对一在线帮助。

  • If you wish to receive one-on-one ONLINE assistance, you need to be prepared. You must have your textbook, assignment, any necessary files, storage device, required password(s), and writing instruments. Please note, the Center Staff cannot help you if you do not know your passwords.
Learning Center Manager

Ed Cunningham
Emailnew window| 240-567-5191

Staff
  • Niki Delk
  • Thanh King
  • Adetoro Oladokun
  • Kim Potter
Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus
Virtual Tour: The Charlene R. Nunley Student Services Center on the Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus which houses the Digital Learning Center
Virtual Tour: The Charlene R. Nunley Student Services Center on the Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus which houses the Digital Learning Center

The Digital Learning Center at the Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus is located in the Charlene R. Nunley Student Services Center (ST) on the third floor. We provide an open learning environment for students in all disciplines.

  • We will offer one-on-one ONLINE assistance using Zoom/Lanschool interactive software to students who need help with the basic operation of academic computer resources provided to all students, such as Windows 10, MS Office 365, Blackboard, ePortfolio, LinkedIn, presentation tools, and Zoom.

  • The Digital Learning Center is equipped with number of Microsoft Windows based systems and Apple iMacs which offers a variety of educational software for students to enhance their course-related assignments. Student must be ready to use the INK printer for course assignments; the Center Staff will not print documents for you.
♦ Room ST304 | General Purposes Use
  • Workstations are Dell Precision and Optiflex for general purpose use by enrolled students
  • One-on-one ONLINE assistance with Digital Learning Center Staff is available via Zoom session and Lanschool software for students
  • Capacity limited to 20 users
♦ Room ST304A | Graphic Design, Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Software
  • Workstations are Dell Precision and Apple iMac for graphic design coursework and STEM based courses use by enrolled students
  • All students are welcome to use the workstation if not occupied
  • One-on-one ONLINE assistance with Digital Learning Center Staff, Science Learning Center, and Math Center Staff via Zoom session
  • Walk-in appointments are available. Appointments are highly recommended
  • Capacity limited to 15 users
Interim Learning Center Assistant Manager

Robel Belay
Emailnew window| 240-567-1646

Staff
  • Saul Goldberg
  • Kenneth Kiv
  • Hyde Revilla

On Campus Instructional Support Services

  • Must have an MC ID to use the Digital Learning Centers
  • Students attending face-to-face classes or accessing campus services in person are expected to upload proof of vaccination status or apply for a medical or religious exception
  • ONLINE Center Staff will be available for students using the Digital Learning Center's workstations
Instructional Support Services for Students, Faculty, and Staff by Subject
  • Accessing and creating a free account on Adobe Spark
  • Selecting and formatting templates and features
  • Designing a slideshow/video project
  • Using and editing text tools, graphics, sound, and video
  • Downloading/saving/sharing your presentation
  • Navigating and accessing Blackboard courses page
  • Accessing and using the course menu such as syllabus, course content, announcements, discussions, and course mail
  • Accessing and viewing Blackboard course tools and MC resources
  • Accessing and joining Blackboard Collaborate Ultra using features such as content sharing, profile setting modifications, and breakout groups
  • Accessing and creating a WordPress account
  • Selecting and applying designed themes for your ePortfolio
  • Accessing and applying the Montgomery College WordPress prototype
  • Saving files using various formats
  • Adding files, images, and videos
  • Managing and modifying profile settings such as dashboard, security, privacy, and notifications
  • Creating a free account on Piktochart, Canva, Vennage
  • Selecting and formatting templates and screen layouts
  • Designing and customizing graphic element libraries such as shapes, photos, drawings, icons, maps, charts, borders
  • Using and editing text tools and moving/deleting/resizing elements
  • Downloading and saving into PowerPoint
  • Setting up and creating initial layout infographic/infoposter
  • Accessing and creating a LinkedIn profile
  • Adding and editing your profile such as introduction, experience, profile photo, and summary
  • Adding and editing your education, licenses, certifications, and skills

♦ Microsoft Access

  • Creating/working with tables, forms, queries, and reports
  • Setting up data tables, table data fields, and table key fields
  • Setting up/editing table relationships
  • Creating/editing reports and establishing report data sources and report layouts
  • Adding/editing report elements and printing reports
  • Importing/exporting data
  • Creating/editing simple macros

♦ Microsoft Excel

  • Creating/working with worksheets
  • Adding/deleting/copying/
    moving worksheets
  • Formatting/editing worksheet elements and styles
  • Setting up page and worksheet layouts
  • Creating/editing charts
  • Using basic formulas and functions
  • Working with data tables and sorting/querying/filtering data
  • Importing/exporting data
  • Creating/editing simple macros

♦ Microsoft Outlook

  • Accessing Outlook mail in MS Office 2019 and 365 on the computer
  • Using Outlook mail on mobile devices
  • Managing calendars and scheduling meetings in MS Office 2019 (Zoom and Teams)

♦ Microsoft PowerPoint

  • Creating/copying/sorting/
    deleting slides
  • Designing slides from templates
  • Inserting/editing text, tables, images, illustrations, links, symbols, and media
  • Applying design themes, transitions, animations, and slide show
  • Working with slide views and windows
  • Selecting/applying slide layouts
  • Using PowerPoint to create infographics and infoposters

♦ Microsoft Teams

  • Accessing/creating a team and its channels
  • Viewing/communicating with team members
  • Scheduling meetings and calls with one/many team members
  • Sharing desktop, windows, and files content
  • Accessing/posting files, links, and content for team members in shared cloud storage using Teams

♦ Microsoft Word

  • Creating/editing page and paragraph styles and themes
  • Setting up/editing page and paragraph layouts
  • Inserting/editing pages, tables, illustrations, media, links, header and footer, text, and symbols
  • Setting up/editing tables of contents, footnotes, citations and bibliography
  • Setting up/editing document reviews (proofing, language, and tracking changes)
  • Working with document views and windows
  • Downloading and setting up VDI web client used for connecting personal computer to College VDI network
  • Saving files to personal cloud storage and USB devices
  • Printing files to personal printers
  • Accessing Windows applications and features, devices, system, and personalization
  • Accessing and viewing folders and contents layout such icons, details, or list
  • Accessing and modifying devices such as blue tooth and other devices, printers, mouse, or keyboard
  • Changing mouse cursor and accessibility settings
  • Changing Windows display settings such as background, color, themes, fonts, or language
  • Accessing and joining Zoom meetings using laptop or mobile devices
  • Viewing and communicating with other Zoom participants
  • Modifying Zoom controls such as lock meeting, waiting room, sharing your screen, breakout rooms, polls
  • Sending and receiving files and links using Zoom
  • Modifying basic Zoom settings such as backgrounds, names, camera, and sound controls

Book An Individual Appointment HERE

  • Book an individual appointment with Digital Learning Center staff by using Microsoft Bookings.
  • To book an appointment, select the appointment topic, date, available staff, and time.
  • After booking an appointment, a confirmation email from the Digital Learning Center will be automatically sent to your email.
  • The staff will send you an email with a meeting link prior to joining the booked appointment
BOOK AN APPOINTMENT

Upcoming ONLINE Presentations and Workshops

FALL 2022

DLC Remote Learning Support
ONLINE Presentations and Workshops
  • Blackboard Learn
  • ePortfolio | Basics & Advanced
  • File Management
  • LinkedIn Profile
  • Microsoft Excel Charting | Basics & Intermediate
  • Microsoft PowerPoint | Basics & Intermediate
  • MyMC
  • Navigation Operating Systems: Windows10-Mac-Chrome
  • Software Used for Infographics
  • Personal Computer Safety
  • Presentation Creation Using Adobe Spark
  • Your Windows 10 Computer
  • ZOOM Basics

All presentations and workshops are conducted online via Zoom and other learning management tools.
All presentations and workshop access will require a meeting link sent to you after you register for a workshop.

  • Presentation and workshop registration employ Microsoft Bookings.
  • To register, select a presentation or a workshop topic, date, and time.
  • After registering for a presentation or workshop, a confirmation email from the Digital Learning Center will be automatically sent to your email with a meeting link.
  • Presentation or workshop registration must occur an hour prior to obtain a meeting link.
REGISTER HERE

ONLINE Resources for Students

♦LinkedIn Learning – Anywhere Anytime

  • Log in to MyMC
  • At MyMC homepage, click on My Classes
  • Scroll down to Online Video Training Library
  • Under Online Video Training Library heading, click on Sign in using your MyMC credentials to log in your Montgomery College LinkedIn Learning account

♦Smarthinking – Online Tutoring

  • Log in to MyMC
  • At MyMC homepage, click on My Classes
  • Scroll down to Study Skills and Tutoring
  • Under Study Skills and Tutoring heading, click on Smarthinking Online Tutoring
  • Follow instructions on the screen to access the tutoring service

♦Learning Centers

  • Montgomery College offers a variety of services and supports through our discipline-specific Learning Centers to help students meet the rigors of academic coursework
  • Visit theLearning Centersnew windowwebsite at Montgomery College

♦ Computer Applications (CMAP120) Tutoring | Digital Learning Center

♦ Computer Science (CMSC) Tutoring | Ackerman Learning Center

♦ Humanities Courses Workshops | Academic Success Center

  • Visit theAcademic Success Centernew windowwebsite
  • For questions, contact Learning Center Manager, Tsung (Jeff) Chuang

Updated by Thanh King (August 26, 2022)

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