There are approximately 2,000 desktop computers on campus. UALR will soon become one of the first Arkansas institutions to connect to Internet2, the high-speed interstate research network. Currently there are two distance education classrooms on campus, supporting delivery of instruction over compressed interactive video. There are more than 35 computer labs, offering a range of general purpose and specialized software for research and learning. These labs provide support for students learning about technology as well as for learning with technology.
Lab provides demographic research to the state and the region.
Johnson Space Flight Center. The Baum Decision Support Center offers a high-tech electronic meeting room using networked computers and decision support software. The Media Production Laboratory in the College of Education offers student teachers the equipment and training to create instructional aids from graphics to projected media. As noted above, several new labs have become available in H. Tyndall Dickinson Hall. A 106 are three fully networked computer classrooms, one for instruction in music and audio production, one for instruction in art, theater, and graphics production, and one for instruction in writing and document production.