Resources at IMR-LRC

I stopped in at IMR in the LRC to ask about the sign out front advertising SPSS, Adobe Creative Suite, and group practice rooms. Here's what I gleaned:

SPSS is available on the PC's in the computer lab. This is great, since it gives us another place to send students for SPSS. Adobe Creative Suite (Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, etc) is also available.

IMR has one medium-sized presentation practice room with TeamSpot, which lets a group connect five laptops to one projector and share files. There are two small rooms that hold two people tightly and one person semi-comfortably, each with a computer, large desktop monitor and DVD/VCR player. The three rooms are together billed as Team Tech Rooms. Right now they are first-come-first-served, but a student reservation system may be available soon.

You already know that the IMR computer lab is the destination for Mac users. I didn't realize, however, that that students can borrow items from Audio/Visual Services and use them in the IMR. When I was there yesterday, two students had borrowed a projector so they could trace and enlarge an image onto posterboard. The catch is that A/V Services closes at 4:30 pm, so if students need to use something in the evening, they should stop by IMR early and ask to reserve an item.

For pre-service education students, the Instructional Technology Support Center provides Pre-Professional Skills (PPST) /Praxis I study materials. Students can register on the ITSC Web site.

One last thing: Business Cards with IMR hours and phone number are available at the Walker Library reference desk. Feel free to hand one to a student who may need it.

Do you know something else about IMR resources or services that the rest of us might not know? If so, please chime in.

-Kristen W.