Future building project should complete the television and video distribution system for all the remaining classrooms on the campus. For the next 6-8 years, carefully transplanting computers from areas that are receiving building funds may meet most of the campus needs if the building projects go as planned. It is difficult to find student workers who have enough knowledge of computer software and hardware to be very effective computer lab assistants without considerable training, and new lab assistants need to be recruited throughout the academic year. There is no person on campus who has the time to provide adequate training to lab assistants, as the Manager of Information Systems is already overburdened by the demands of the campus network. Students are expected to use computers extensively in many of their courses, and many of them need training in using computer applications.
Faculty provide some training to students, but some students require additional assistance.
The Instructional Technologist provides valuable assistance to students, but as the number of DE courses on the campus grows, and as he provides more services to DE students to assist faculty in instructional technology and design, less of his time will be available to help students not enrolled in DE courses. The IS staff is also responsible for maintaining all the multimedia computer and projection equipment in the classrooms and labs. They also assist students in using computers to locate materials from the library catalog and online databases. However, funding to support the LTE position is tenuous. With the coming of the new library system, the staff will need to provide training to faculty, staff, and students in the new library system.