Technology Proficien
cy for
the Occupational Therapy Associ
ate (OT
A) Program
The skills listed below are examples of skills or abilities OTA students are expected to have on entering
the program. The program does not teach these skills; students are responsible for having or developing
them outside of the program. If you do not have proficiency in any of the tasks listed below, it is your
responsibility to become proficient through taking an Introduction to Computers course, using online
tutorials such as those found at GCFGlobal or Durham Tech Library LibGuides
, or other methods you
choose. Proficiency in the skills listed below is essential to student success in the OTA program as well as
in the field of OT.
At the time you apply
to the OTA program you must
be able to:
□ Use your Connect
Mail email account to receive and send communication to Durham Tech,
including attaching documents, opening attachments and saving them
□ Use a web browser to navigate a variety of websites, refresh a web page, and find resources
□ Use web-based document sharing platforms such as Google docs
Use Microsoft Office programs:
1. Use Microsoft Word to:
□ Create, open, and save documents
□ Compose documents using text functions including editing
□ Use page layout, font and paragraph functions to format text (margins, orientation, columns,
headers, page numbering, font style & size, bold, italics, color, highlighting, spacing)
□ Use spelling and grammar check to find and correct errors in your writing
□ Insert tables to organize content
□ Use track changes to work on shared documents
2. Use Microsoft PowerPoint to:
□ Create, open, edit and save presentations
Use Sakai, a learning management system, to:
□ Find a course syllabus
□ Open weekly lessons
□ Take online tests
□ Submit assignments
□ Monitor performance in the grade book
□ Communicate with others in the class
□ Participate in discussion forums
I verify that I understand the technology proficiency expectations of the OTA program and agree that I
am able to do the tasks I have checked off above. I understand that these skills are necessary to succeed
in the program and that they are not taught in the program. I understand that it is my responsibility to
learn how to do any skills I have not checked off prior to starting the OTA program.
Student signature __________________________________ Date _______________________
Revised 1/2019
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