During the summer we have attempted to improve the air flow in our busiest lab, . As the lab filled with students the temperature rose to uncomfortable heights. To alleviate the problem two new fans were installed under the floor enabling us to draw air conditioning from the operations room across the hall. The new facility will provide multimedia tools and new technologies to support instruction in the traditional classroom and on the World Wide Web. The ITRC will be staffed by capable and willing individuals whose mission is to assist faculty with instructional technologies such as Web course design, computer based presentations, and software and hardware instruction.
Faculty can take advantage of the latest technologies in the new production and training areas.
Our focus is not on the hardware or the technology itself, rather, the use of technology to improve instruction. Please feel free to call Wes Taylor at 2180, Randy Stamm at 4557, or Lou Hong at 2552. Planned for an approximate September 1 implementation, the Computer Center will complete the drive letter mapping changes announced in the Fall 1997 newsletter. Many requests have been received from faculty wanting an easy way to send email to all the students in their classes. This is now available.