Instructional Resources Center

' Instructional Resources Center

COMPUTING RESOURCES

General Information

The Instructional Resources Center houses two rooms' worth of computing resources-- Rooms 264 and 262, both located in Allen Hall. Currently, we are stocked with 19 Pentium Pro 200 IBM-compatible systems, 6 Pentium 200 IBM-compatible systems, 6 PowerPC 200 Mac-compatible systems (all of which are MPC-3 compliant), a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4Si MX laser printer, 2 Epson Color Stylus 800 inkjet printers, and a variety of software applications implemented to meet the needs of the College of Education (COE). These systems are driven by Novell Netware-based and Windows NT dedicated servers (across switched 10BaseT,) forming the instructional laboratory and professional development sections of the College of Education's LAN environment. The COE LAN is connected directly to the University's ATM backbone system. This integrated computing environment provides a complete computing service and an electronic classroom environment for the faculty, staff, and students in the College.

Currently, the following software applications are available for our patrons in their teaching and learning:

OnNet PC/TCP Network Tools	WordPerfect for Windows
Quattro Pro for Windows	Paradox for Windows
SPSS for Windows/Macintosh	Presentations for Windows
Netscape Navigator for Windows/Macintosh	Word for Windows/Macintosh
Excel for Windows/Macintosh	SAS for Windows
Works for Windows	Choices CT for Windows
Access for Windows	Hyperstudio for Macintosh/Windows

Besides providing the computing resources, each semester, the Instructional Resources Center staff offers workshops and short courses on software applications and Internet uses* to its patrons. It is one of Instructional Resources Center's goals to provide the best in computing services to the faculty, staff, and students of the College of Education.

Laboratory Usage

The Computing Resources areas are open to the faculty and students from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. CT, Monday through Friday on a regular basis. A facilities use calendar is maintained to convey at-a-glance the laboratories' availability. Reservations are necessary to schedule group usage, and applies to COE faculty and staff only. Procedures for reservations are:

Contact the IRC by phone or electronic mail and a staff member will log your request onto the requests calendar.
All requests are validated on a "first come, first served" policy with priority given to COE patrons.
Notification of arrangements will be sent back to the requester.
Alternate time and dates will be explored if the initial request could not be honored.

For detailed information, please check with an Instructional Resources Center staff member.

* For the workshops and short courses, please see the Upcoming Short Courses.

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