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General Support

Office of Technology Enhanced Learning and Research (TELR)

The mission of the Office of Technology Enhanced Learning and Research (TELR) is threefold:

to support instructors as they incorporate technology into their teaching
to support students as they incorporate technology into their learning
to form internal and external partnerships to build a sound technology infrastructure and to use it well

Online instruction is becoming an increasingly important part of the educational experience. True online courses are defined as those that either do not require the student to appear on the local campus at all or that may require a limited number of visits, typically for testing purposes. This means students can stay at home and still fully participate in studies at OSU. TELR supports Carmen as a tool for developing distance education courses. The TELR group also tracks the use of instructional technology on campus, brings practitioners together to share successful projects that can serve as models, and coordinates administration of the Grants program. More information can be found on the OIT web site.

Information Technology Resources for Faculty and Staff

Link: http://cio.osu.edu/communications/guide/faculty_staff/

Information Technology Resources for Students

Link :http://cio.osu.edu/communications/guide/student/elearning.html

Turnitin Software

Link: http://8help.osu.edu/3165.html

If you want to help your students learn what plagiarism is, or if you are concerned that some students might be guilty of plagiarism, Turnitin software can be a huge help. The software scans the student work and compares it to other document to detect identical passages. Any OSU instructor can obtain use of the software by contacting the Committee on Academic Misconduct (http://oaa.osu.edu/coam/home.html).

UniPrint

Locations: 2055 Millikin Road (292-2219); 1664 Neil Ave. (292-4576); 2500 Kenny Rd. (292-3450)
Hours: 7:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. at the Millikin branch. Other branches 8-5. Restricted hours during quarter breaks and summer quarter.
Email: uniprintcustserv@osu.edu. To be used for general inquiries, but especially for quotes or if you are ready to place orders.
Link: http://uniprint.osu.edu/

UniPrint offers full assistance to faculty at Ohio State in the preparation and development of their multiple source course materials. They can take your originals and textbooks, get publisher permission, copyright costs, and prepare a course packet to specifications. For more information about development of Course Packets at UniPrint, call 292-2000 (ask for Gary Ellson. If he is unavailable, a number of helpful customer service representatives can assist you).

8HELP (Help Desk)

Location: 512 Baker Systems Engineering (1971 Neil Ave.)
Phone:  688-HELP (4357) (TDD: 688-8743)
Hours:  Walk-in: 8-5, M-F (8-7 on Wednesdays during first half of Autumn, Winter, & Spring quarters)
Phone: 7a.m.-midnight, M-F (additional phone hours, noon to 5 on non-holiday Saturdays, 4pm to 10 pm on non-holiday Sundays)
eMail: 7a.m.- 10 p.m., M-F
Email: 8help@osu.edu
Link:   http://8help.osu.edu/

8help, the OIT Technology Support Center Help Desk handles questions, problem reports, service requests, and inquiries from faculty, staff, and students regarding computer hardware and software, Internet connectivity, and related topics.

OIT Media Library

Location:        025 Central Classrooms, 2009 Millikin Rd.
Phone:            292-3131
Hours:            7:30 am- 4:30 pm, M-F
Email:             avorder@osu.edu
Link:               http://classroom.osu.edu/media.php

The Media Library contains more than 6,000 titles on videocassette, film, laserdisc, and DVD for faculty use. Services include previewing, reference, selection and use assistance; in addition to search and acquisition of requested titles. First time users need to come to Classroom Services (25 Central Classrooms) with a Buck ID to register with the system and set up an account.

Student Computer Centers

Location:        850 Lincoln Tower (Office of Scheduling)
Email:             scc@osu.edu
Link:               http://scc.osu.edu/

The many Student Computer Centers across campus ensure that students have access to technologies for course work that requires current computer hardware and software and Internet access. Centers are equipped with Windows and/or Macintosh computers and a variety of peripheral equipment. Software includes word processing, desktop publishing, spreadsheet, e-mail, web browsers, and more.

Most Student Computer Centers can be reserved by Ohio State faculty for classroom use. Reservation requests are to be made through the University Registrar's Office of Scheduling. Please send all reservation requests to the contacts listed below based on the relevant academic quarter.

To make a reservation for winter or summer quarter:
Frank Robison
robison.19@osu.edu
Voice: 614-688-0036
Fax: 614-292-7199

For spring or autumn quarter:
Joan Haskell
haskell.1@osu.edu
Voice: 614-688-0021
Fax: 614-292-7199

Requests for reservations must be made two weeks prior to the desired reservation date. Any adjustment to existing reservations should be made through the Scheduling Office, as outlined above. Arrangements must be made in advance for any reservation which will be attended by non-OSU personnel who will require Internet access. Requests for temporary accounts must be made two weeks in advance of the reservation by calling 688-HELP (688-4357) or sending email to 8help@osu.edu.

Technology Users Groups

Phone:            688-HELP (4357)
Email:             8help@osu.edu
Link:   http://cio.osu.edu/communications/guide/faculty_staff/page_10.html

The Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) sponsors specific computer user interest groups that meet monthly or bi-monthly. User groups can help increase participants knowledge and stay current with technology. The groups meet to showcase hardware and software, bring together people with similar interests, and share solutions. Groups include: DISTCONS (Distributed Consultants), MacForum, NETWOG Technical, OSU Windows Mangers, SECWOG Security, TELR Communities of Practice, Women In Technology, and World Wide Web Interest Group. To subscribe to any mailing list on the OIT mail server, send an e-mail request to listserver@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu. In the body of the e-mail message, type only: subscribe listname firstname lastname, substituting the mailing list name and your own first and last names; for example, “subscribe netwog albert einstein.” For details, go to 8help.osu.edu/cat_listserv.html.

Web Design Services

Phone: 292-7770
Link: http://ckm.osu.edu/web/index.cfm

Web Design Services offers web page design and development; web site information organization, site structure, and HTML; server support and space for OSU colleges, departments, and organizations; and integration with the OSU home page. For details and fees, visit the web site or call for further assistance.

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