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.

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. It is also the heart of the unit, an active learning space designed to facilitate both individual and group work with technology.  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) is a dedicated teaching space assigned to instructors for the entire semester. The room contains a movable instructor station and six 6-person workstations. Each group station has a Windows computer, a 55" flat-screen monitor, and wall-mounted laptop and USB inputs that connect directly to computer or monitor. Whiteboard surfaces cover most of the walls, and two LCD projectors display a mirrored image on opposite ends of the large classroom. The instructor station features a SMART Podium for annotating directly on the computer 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

The active learning classroom (4068 Wescoe) is a dedicated teaching space assigned to classes for the entire semester. It contains a movable instructor podium and reconfigurable tables that seat up to 20 students. There is a 24’ unobstructed whiteboard directly behind the instructor and a large projection screen on the opposite side of the room. Students have easy access to power outlets and wireless connectivity to the projector for presenting group projects.

Computer Lab

The computer lab (4074 Wescoe) consists of 25 computers, including an instructor station with its own computer and a visual presenter, both of which are connected to an overhead LCD projector for display to the class. Although this room is primarily a open computer lab, it can be reserved for individual class sessions in which students will be working on computer-based projects.

Conference Room

The conference room (4038 Wescoe) is specially designed for class meetings, presentations and conferences for twelve or fewer people. The room is equipped with a multi-standard VCR/DVD, a computer, and an LCD projector that projects all video signals to a large screen at the front of the room.