Effective August 1, 2008:

Only 104 McMillan is available for scheduling classes smaller than 49 students. All other labs with seating availability less than 50 will not have classes scheduled in them unless 104 McMillan is already booked.

If you had specialized software installed in another lab, please email etech@as.ua.edu to request relocating the software to the McMillan Lab.

Robert F. Olin, Ph.D
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty and instructors interested in using Tegrity to capture their lectures are invited to attend either of two workshops to be held Wednesday, August 13, in 308 Manley. The workshops, sponsored by eTech, will be from 9-11AM and 1-3PM and will be similar in content. Contact the eTech office at 348-4832 or etech@as.ua.edu to register.

The College of Arts and Sciences now has an island in the virtual world, Second Life. Contact Dr. Carmen Burkhalter (SL Avatar: Carmen Elephas) or Dr. Julia Hartman (SL avatar: Jayhart Woodget) for access to the island, Alabama ArtsSciences.

From the Faculty Resource Center:
Fall eLearning courses are now available. If you do not see your eLearning course, please make sure you have requested it with your department’s administrative assistant, then call the FRC at 348-3532.
Visit http://frc.ua.edu/tutorial_pdfs/startofsemester.pdf for Start of Semester Steps, including requesting classes, cross-listing, setting up your computer, and more. For more information about instructional technology, visit http://frc.ua.edu or contact 348.ELEARN (3532) or elearning@ua.edu.

The Faculty Resource Center (FRC) is offering a number of workshops this summer. Topics include using eLearning, tech resources for various disciplines and teaching activities, and tools such as CPS clickers , Turnitin, and Tegrity. For a complete list and to register, visit the FRC website.

The Tegrity company will be performing Tegrity system upgrades beginning at 11:00 PM Wednesday June 4th that should be completed at 3:00 AM on June 5th. The Tegrity system will be unavailable during the upgrade period. Once the system is available again users may notice slight changes in functionality and appearance. Please contact eTech if you have any questions.