Facilities

The OLRC occupies approximately six thousand square feet on the fourth floor of Wescoe Hall.  Most of the spaces described below can be reserved for use by instructors within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for an entire semester or for intermittent usage.

Requests to reserve OLRC spaces for an entire semester should be sent to olrc@ku.edu following the deadlines for active learning classrooms provided on the Registrar's website. Requests for one-time or intermittent usage may be sent at any time.

Main Reception

4070 Wescoe is the unit's "front door" where patrons come to check out videos and equipment, to ask questions and to make requests. The space provides access to computer workstations, a collaborative work area with extensive whiteboard space and a social conversation area with seating for eight. The space also includes a soundproofed mini-studio designed to create audio supplements for in-class or web-based instruction.

There is also a drop box to the right of the door to 4070 Wescoe to return materials when EGARC is closed.

Frank Bangs Memorial Classroom

The Frank Bangs Memorial Classroom (4066 Wescoe) contains a movable instructor station and seating for 36. Each group station has a Windows computer and a large monitor. Whiteboard surfaces cover most of the walls, and two large monitors that display the instructor's computer on opposite ends of the large classroom. The instructor station also features a touch panel that allows annotation directly on the screen and software that allows the instructor to share their display with all of the individual group displays and to share the display of one group with all of the other groups.

Active Learning Classroom 1

The active learning classroom (4068 Wescoe) contains a movable instructor podium and reconfigurable tables that seat up to 24 students. There is a 24’ of whiteboard directly behind the instructor.

Active Learning Classroom 2

The active learning classroom (4074 Wescoe) contains a movable instructor podium and reconfigurable tables that seat up to 20 students. There is a 8’ of whiteboard directly behind the instructor.

Sound Booth

The sound booth (4070B Wescoe) is a soundproofed room that is perfect for recording audio for oral testing and podcasts as well as for conducting teleconferences through Zoom. 

Testing Area

The OLRC testing area (4070C Wescoe) provides two computers and ample desk space for small groups of students to conduct test-related activities. The room also includes a multiregion VHS/DVD player and a small seating area (not pictured).  This space can only be reserved by instructors.