Faculty Support Lab
We are here to help!
The Center’s lab, located in Tinsley 105, provides work space, ‘rest’ space, computers, printers, scanners and a variety of software for faculty use.
Staff members are available for 'drop in' consultation on issues related to teaching, instructional technology, service-learning and other professional activities. To schedule an appointment with a specific consultant, please contact them directly.
Our services include assisting you with
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Blackboard
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Course design and delivery for distance and face-to-face courses
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Teaching with technology
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Internal grants for travel, teaching and professional development
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Professional Portfolios for annual evaluations, 3rd year review, promotion and tenure
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Course evaluations and improving SOTs
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Service-learning projects
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Creating surveys in SurveyMonkey
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Document and photo scanning
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Video capturing and editing
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DVD and CD burning
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PDF document production
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Web development
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Printing posters for conference or classroom use
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Multimedia and PowerPoint presentations
Our facilities include
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Reading area with sofa and chairs
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Tables with comfortable chairs for work between classes or away from the office
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Training room with tables and 30 chairs, 13 wireless PC laptop computers , 50-inch wide-screen plasma television, and SmartBoard 3000i rear-projection presentation system and a Sympodium
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VCRs, DVD players, tape players, and television sets for previewing of audio-visual materials
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Small library of video tapes, handouts, and books for enhancing teaching and learning
Our lab equipment includes
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Dell desktop computers with Windows XP SP2 (6)
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Dell desktop computer with Windows 2000 (4)
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Apple iMac desktop computer with built-in display (1)
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Apple Macintosh G4 desktop computer with widescreen display (1)
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HP ScanJet desktop digitizer with automatic document feeder (2)
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HP ScanJet desktop digitizer without automatic document feeder (2)
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Microtek desktop digitizer without automatic document feeder (4)
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Color LaserJet printer (2)
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Monochrome LaserJet printer (2)
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HP inkjet color copier (1)
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HP DesignJet 500PS 24-inch roll-paper color inkjet printer (1)
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Epson Stylus 9600 Pro 44-inch roll-paper color inkjet printer (1)
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12" cool laminator (1)
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Rotary-blade paper cutter (2)
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Guillotine-blade paper cutter (1)
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Memory card reader (1)
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Microsoft Office XP on 2 computers
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Microsoft Office 2003 on 8 computers
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Microsoft FrontPage webpage program (7)
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Microsoft Publisher desktop publishing program (5)
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OpenOffice on all computers
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Respondus test generator for Blackboard (3)
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Dazzle audio-video digitizer (2)
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Pinnacle Studio 10.6 video editing program (2)
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WordPerfect suite (1)
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Adobe Acrobat Professional (4)
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Adobe Acrobat Standard (2)
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Adobe Photoshop CS (2)
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Adobe Photoshop CS 2 (1)
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SPSS version 14 (all computers)
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SAS version 9.1 (2)
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Adobe Audition sound editing program (1)
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Television set (1 stationary, 2 on carts)
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VCR player/recorder (6)
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DVD player (3)
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DVD recorder/player (1)
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Wacom Graphire digitizing tablet (1)
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Heavy-duty shredder
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3-hole punch (2)
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Wireless network access point
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Cat-5 cable network access