Overview of Technology Resources for Teaching at Notre Dame

The best places to find help

1. Help Desk - 631-8111- tech support, how-to, where to find it
2. Classroom Support - 631-8778 - "Help! I'm in a classoom and something doesn't work!"
3. Learning Technology Lab - http://learning.nd.edu - help identifying and integrating appropriate tools
4. Office of Information Technologies (OIT) - http://oit.nd.edu - lots more
   • Academic Technologies - http://oit.nd.edu/at - identifying emerging technologies & facilitating adoption.
5. Colleges - Arts & Letters Computing | Engineering & Science Computing |Mendoza IT Group

Every course has access to these tools

• Sakai - http://sakai.nd.edu - course websites
  • Concourse (goes away July 1, 2013) - http://oit.nd.edu/concourse (Blackboard Vista, a.k.a. WebCT)
• Course e-mail list - http://acadlist.nd.edu - more at http://learning.nd.edu/list/
• Online photo - class rosters with faces - access directly or through InsideND
• Courseware - online space for distributing & collecting course-related files - you must request activation
• InsideND - http://inside.nd.edu - one-stop access to grade submission, class list, online photo,Sakai, etc.

Classroom technology - http://oit.nd.edu/academic-support/learning-spaces/

• Presenter station - most have a computer (runs Windows and Mac OS), laptop hookup, DVD player, and document camera - all controlled from a touch panel.
• Learn to use classroom technology through short videos or call 631-8778 to arrange a classroom tech tour.
• Request classroom delivery of a projector or document camera - 631-8782 or fill out form
• Portable devices for checkout - laser pointer, wireless microphone, digital audio recorder, CD/cassette player, mini-DV video camera, tripod, or region-blind DVD player - Inquire at 115 DeBartolo.
• Cable TV - channels in Spanish, Italian, French, German, & Russian, plus SCOLA-4 (news from Asia)
• Videocassette player - NOT provided or supported

Library services for teaching - http://www.library.nd.edu/help/faculty.shtml

• Course reserves (electronic and in-person) - books, articles, audio, video
• Library instruction - schedule sessions for your students on RefWorks, online databases, or other topics
• Media - check out DVDs, CDs, and other resources
• Subject area librarians - content them about Course Guides or to request purchase of a book or DVD
• RefWorks - web-based bibliographic management tool

File storage - https://oithelp.nd.edu/shared-file-space/

• Box - http://box.nd.edu - 50 GB of cloud storage
• Google Drive - 5 GB of cloud storage via Google Apps for ND
• NetFile (N:) - Windows and Mac - 30 GB of file space - additional space may be rrequested
• AFS (H:) - all platforms - 1 MB (not much) - additional space may be rrequested
• Courseware (I:) - start with 1 GB after activation - automatically restricted to students in your course

Additional services and information

• Your ND website - http://www.nd.edu/~netid - publish course materials, professional info
  
• Wiki - request a Confluence wiki through Hesburgh Libraries
• Blog - request a WordPress blog through Agency ND
• Class videotaping - you are entitled to three free tapings per semester
• Media duplication and conversion - videotape, slide, DVD, etc. (see copyright policy)
• Training - class listings and printed documentation - register for classes using Endeavor
• Software - learn how to download, purchase, and license a number of programs
• Video conferencing - schedule a facility
• Scantron ($$) - purchase forms, drop-off completed tests, and pick-up results in 301 O'Shaughnessy
• Turnitin - plagiarism detection service - individual subscriptions can be provided to faculty members