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Computer Lab

The Learning Center is a modern and welcoming education based computing center designed to give our patrons a professional yet comfortable place to learn and study. Located on the second floor of HSC North, The Learning Center offers not only access to the latest computing technology, but also to a trained professional staff for support of technology needs.

• Bright, open, professional study environment
• Wireless internet available throughout the Learning Center/Classrooms/Study Rooms
• Eight study rooms equipped with computer workstations
• Wireless keyboard and mice available upon request for group presentations
• 55 computer workstations in the open lab area of The Learning Center equipped with 19” flat panel displays and CD/DVD burners
• Digital sender – Scan and email documents without a computer
• Color flatbed scanners – Can also scan slides and transparencies
• Black and white printers on paid printing system
• Color printer (8.5x11 and 11x17) on paid printing system
• OCR scanner with document feeder for production of editable document from printed pages
• Digital editing stations with VCRs
• Two 25 seat computer classrooms that can be opened into one 50 seat classroom
• Smart sympodiums for classroom instructor, allowing for annotations onto instructor's computer screen to be shown to class via projector
• Electronic room controls for classroom podium allowing the instructor to remotely control all classroom functions (projector, projector screen, sound system, DVD, VCR, laptop hookup)
• Technology classroom software, empowering the teacher to lock/start/stop all computers, view any computer screen in the classroom from podium, two way chat from test computers to the instructor for questions, and ability to display any desktop on the projector for group
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• 6 tables with 30 laptop compatible study stations featuring data/power ports on the desktop
• Extended hours, including most weekdays till midnight, plus Saturday / Sunday hours
• Network access to user's home domain, allowing Downtown / Ruby / UHA / Students to log onto Learning Center computers using their own credentials
• Computer imaging software (Ghost) allows for remote refreshing of the computer operating system and software back to the original install, assuring a reliable and consistent public computing experience
• Key Licensing software allows for the offering of a limited number of software licenses on all 100+ computers in the Learning Center utilizing automated check-in, check-out
• Photo ID/Smart card system allows for traceable access to facility by non-WVU affiliated patrons (Ruby visitors / Ronald McDonald House / Appalachian Lifelong Learners / etc.)

Available Software

Database

• Microsoft Access

Desktop Publishing/Tools:

Adobe Acrobat 8.0 ** Dreamweaver

Microsoft FrontPage 2003 Microsoft Publisher 2003/2007

Graphics/Presentation

Adobe Image Ready Adobe Photoshop

Camtasia Microsoft PowerPoint 2003/2007

Health Sciences Software **

Atlas of Human Anatomy Brain Slice Embryo Images Epi Info 6 Heart Sounds Histology Lab Assistant Human Anatomy Human Structure Lectures Inspiration 6 Interactive Brain, Hand & Skeleton Axis Louisiana Outbreak

Macbrain Lesion Merck Micromedex NeuroSyllabus Pacep Parasite Tutor SciFinder Scholar TractFinder 2.0 Virtual Physiology Lab WVU Libraries Database

Operating System

• Windows XP

Spreadsheet

• Microsoft Excel 2003/2007

Word Processing

• Microsoft Word 2003/2007

Other

Endnote Firefox Internet Explorer Quick Time **

Real Player Reference Manager 11 Roxio CD Creator WS-FTP 95 **

*Available only on a selected number of machines

** Limited usage support for this software is available from Learning Center Staff. Please see your instructor for more indepth assistance.

We only offer support for the applications for which we provide workshops. The Learning Center staff is not trained to support specialty software that is not available in the lab or that has been purchased for the lab by faculty for student use, although staff will attempt to assist you to their best of their ability.

Use of the Learning Center is a privilege, not a right. Learning Center privileges are contingent upon courteous, professional conduct, observation of copyright policy, and the appropriate use of equipment and software. Inappropriate conduct may result in suspension or revocation of privileges.

How To

You may be able to find answers to your simple Microsoft Office questions in the Class Handouts section. These pages contain explanations and directions for simple tasks within the Microsoft Office Suites. Information is available for Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Software Policy

The Learning Center has both an ethical and a legal responsibility for compliance with software copyright laws. In general, these laws prohibit unauthorized uses and copying of software beyond those uses and copying privileges specifically granted by the author or developer of the software. To comply with these laws, the following procedures have been established for the Learning Center.

Without prior permission from the Learning Center Management, no one is allowed to copy software to or from the computers in the Learning Center. This includes, but is not limited to, all software, both instructional and productivity, system files, printer drivers, fonts, shareware, freeware, and public domain software. Ownership of these types of programs by the Learning Center does not guarantee distribution rights to students, faculty, staff, employees or any other persons.

If users want to load software that they or their department own, onto Learning Center computer hard drives, they must make prior arrangements with the Learning Center Management.

Instructors who wish to load software on the Learning Center computers for student use or classes should provide the program two weeks in advance to the Learning Center Management, so proper testing procedures can be followed, and insure appropriate copyright requirements are met.