April Adams

Texas State University's Instructional Technologies Support division is upgrading the school's TRACS website. April Adams has more in this Bobcat Update…
With the population of Texas State University growing and more faculty, staff and students using online tools, it is important for technology to keep up. The Instructional Technologies Support division will soon launch a new version of the TRACS software program. The idea is to integrate TRACS to work more like a social-networking site, much like Facebook. Assistant Vice President of I-T-S, Dr. Milton Nielsen, says that one goal is to make TRACS more intuitive for students and faculty alike. He says it's essential for the university to keep up with technological demands. Nielsen anticipates that students will make the transition easily because they're familiar with the social-networking trend. 
Pre-Mass Communication freshman Chelsea Martin says she would be would be more motivated to learn with the upgraded TRACS.
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The newer version of TRACS will mix old conventions with new ideas, taking advantage of an environment, which focuses on communication and teamwork between students and faculty. Associate Director of University Honors, Diann McCabe, says the update will benefit her students.
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The new version of TRACS is expected to be available to all faculty, staff and students in the fall of 2012. For Bobcat Update, I'm April Adams.