Instructional Computing support is offered to both faculty and staff by the Office of Information Technology. Here is a list of university wide resources available to enhance your teaching and your students' learning.

Access

On all campuses, OIT operates various computing labs containing Macintosh and Windows 2000 microcomputers and Unix systems (Xterminals or Suns). These labs are open most hours during the week so that individuals can access instructional software & materials and communicate with the academic community. All labs have printers which students use to get copies of on-line materials offered by instructors and to finalize assignments for submission. Color printing is available at some of the labs. For more information visit http://www.nbcs.rutgers.edu/ccf/main.

Students and Instructors need accounts to use the micros in the OIT labs and to access the main system services (such as email). These accounts are self-created by following an on-line procedure. Guest accounts for visiting faculty, students and others needing access to our various services can be made on request. An automated account generation process for faculty and staff is online at http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/rats/rats.cgi.

Teaching Labs

Rutgers provides teaching labs called Instructional Microlabs (IML's) to its faculty. For information on the IML's on the New Brunswick Campuses please visit http://www.nbcs.rutgers.edu/ccf/main/iml/imlbasics.html.

Digital Media Lab

Faculty who wish to develop more sophisticated multimedia applications for classroom use may also find our well-equipped Digital Media Lab useful. You can contact the DML by calling (732) 445-3129 or visit http://dml.rutgers.edu.

Enhanced Classroom Support

For multimedia presentations of your courseware, Rutgers University has Enhanced Classrooms (formerly called Smart Classrooms) available to instructors. An identical basic equipment package is housed in the enchanced classroom cabinets -- vcr with a real time counter, combined laser disc and audio cd player, audio cassette player, slide projector and connections for a laptop PC or Macintosh computer. There are also voice and datajacks to enable hookup to the Internet via modem or Ethernet. Teaching faculty must attend an orientation session conducted by the Teaching Excellence Center in order to use the enhanced classrooms. Contact University Scheduling Office (x5-2572) to schedule one of these rooms. For additional information visit http://teachX.rutgers.edu/ecs/.

New Brunswick Computing Services Educational Series

New Brunswick Computing Services offers computer training classes for University faculty, staff, and students. A listing of the classes offered can be found on the Internet at http://edseries.rutgers.edu/, where an online class registration form is available.

WebCT

WebCT is a tool that facilitates the creation of WWW based educational environments with little technical knowledge needed. It can be used to create entire on-line courses, or to make supplementary materials available through the Web. WebCT also provides a wide variety of tools and features that can be added to a course, such as a bulletin board system, on-line chat, student progress tracking, group project organization, grade maintenance and distribution, auto-marked quizzes, and more. If you want to set up a WebCT course, please fill out this form on the Internet at https://webct.rutgers.edu/course-setup.html

Mailing Lists and Newsgroups

You may want an electronic way to communicate with your students beyond simple email. A Mailing List permits you to address an entire group of pre-designated individuals by specifying only one address to your electronic mail software--a convenience for contacting groups with whom you correspond frequently and also for sharing information among people with common interests. If the size of the list will exceed 50 people, then a Newsgroup would most likely be a better means for the delivery of information. To set up a mailing list, the prospective list owner should send electronic mail to help@nbcs.rutgers.edu. To request a newsgroup, send e-mail to news_support@email.rutgers.edu. For more information on how to submit the request, visit http://www.nbcs.rutgers.edu/newdocs/unx01001/unx01001.php3.

OIT/NBCS Help Desk

The OIT/NBCS Help Desk is the front door to New Brunswick Computing Services for Rutgers University. It provides first-level user support to faculty, staff and students. Dedicated consultants working at the Center consist of full-time staff and students. The office is located at Room 005, Hill Center, Busch Campus, New Brunswick. Users can call for assistance while the Help Desk is open at (732) 445-HELP or (732-445-4357).

The OIT/NBCS Help Desk handles account creation problems including special requests for departmental and guest accounts, password changes for the OIT central systems (also known as 'EDEN' & 'RCI'), inquiries on dial-up communications, networking, electronic mail, Unix, Windows, and Mac. In addition to printed documentation, a wealth of on-line resources is accessible from http://www.nbcs.rutgers.edu/helpdesk.

Teaching Excellence Center, TEC

To promote the enhancement of teaching, the TEC offers services in faculty development, evaluation, assessment, and support for projects using instructional technologies. The New Brunswick Teaching Excellence Center web page can be accessed through http://TeachX.rutgers.edu/.

Libraries

If you are interested in attending workshops on the Internet/World Wide Web, Information Technology, or searching, please visit the Libraries web site at http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu or call (732) 445-3611.

RU-TV Network

The RU-TV Network will work with faculty, administrators and students in creating programming for the video network. This service requires a proposal process and the desire to reach the overall university community. For additional information call (732) 445-3710, ext 6302.