The new facility offers students the opportunity for exercises that are less generic and more tailored to fit their particular needs. Which isn't to say that everything always operates perfectly just yet. A French 101 class was sitting down to its first exam in the lab last Wednesday when, at the half-way mark, someone realized that the keyboards weren't set up to render French accents. Roy is not surprised that students are championing the lab's potential. And he appreciates their patience for the occasional bumps presented by new technological approaches.
Students are great.
They understand when we say, 'The server is down. She believes that the new, more nimble language lab will allow instructors to become more creative in the classroom. If anything, the lab and its 40 computers are currently too popular. Extended hours will be offered soon. And next year, the lab will expand into two more rooms.