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Instructional Computing

Overview

Instructional Computing is a division of Information Technology Services specially designed to provide support to all open classrooms and computing labs. Instructional Computing manages the 16 open student computing labs, 101 technology enabled classrooms and provides audiovisual resources to open classrooms for instructional use

There are 16 open computing labs available to students on campus. Instructional Computing has lab staff (consultants) available in 7 of the 16 open labs who will orient students to the available hardware and software, upon request. The consultants can also assist with many software issues, but they will not do student homework nor assist with programming problems. Students may use the computer labs for instruction on new and existing technologies available. Support is provided for MyGateway, Single Sign On ID and passwords. There are also short courses for students during the Fall and Spring Semesters. These courses are free and designed to introduce students to a variety of campus software and computing topics. Some labs do provide special services, such as Writing or Math Help.

There are seven types of classrooms that a course might meet in:

Technology Enhanced Classrooms (TECs)
TECs have individual networked computer stations for all students, an instructor station, a VCR and a ceiling-mounted data projector.

Learning Studios (TECs)
Learning Studios are innovative classrooms designed to help meet various pedagogical needs. The rooms feature flexible technology and room arrangements to include wireless student laptops, Instructor station with Dual monitors and SMART software, multiple instructional points, multiple LCD projectors, advanced lighting and projector control systems, movable furniture, printer, digital document cameras, and advanced audio and visual systems.

Stick rooms
Stick rooms have one networked computer station, a VCR and a ceiling-mounted data projector.

Technology Enhanced Lecture Halls
Technology-enhanced lecture halls have the same basic configuration as stick rooms but have a much larger seating capacity. They are basically traditional lecture halls with an instructor station that has a Windows XP networked computer station, a VCR, a sound system and a ceiling-mounted data projector.

Interactive two-way video classrooms
Interactive two-way video (ITV) classrooms are classrooms equipped to transmit and receive audio and video to and from a variety of sources. ITV classrooms are available for instructional use and video conferencing.

Open classrooms
Regular open classrooms have permanently placed overhead projectors, and many have permanently placed TV/VCR units. Instructional Computing will also deliver slide projectors and TV/VCRs to open classrooms based on availability.

Closed classrooms
Closed classrooms are rooms used and maintained by individual departments. There is NO Instructional Computing technical or audiovisual support in these rooms.

Although specific configurations vary from location to location, TECs, Stick rooms, Technology Enhanced Lecture Halls, ITVs and computing labs are fully connected to UMSL's network and are Internet accessible.

Audiovisual Resources
Audiovisual Resources are available for use in open classrooms. These resources include overhead projectors, TV/VCRs and slide projectors. Most of these resources are already available in the open classrooms, but they can also be requested via telephone or email if a room does not have the needed equipment.