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The Official Online newsletter of OCT

February, 2004, Volume 2 , Issue 1

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Spring 2004 Workshops

OCT and the Provost's Office are pleased to announce the spring 2004 schedule of training classes for faculty and staff. The classes will be offered on Friday mornings, starting in February in Kiely 226, The Learning Center complex.

To see what is being offered, go to the
web registration site and click on "List All the Workshops without subscribing...click here" to see a complete listing and date, time  and description for each class.

Once you have decided on what courses to take, go back to the web registration site and begin the registration process. If you took a course last semester, you already have a user ID and password.  If you have not taken a course before, you must subscribe as a new user.

If the workshop you select has reached its seating capacity, you will be contacted by an OCT representative and placed on a waiting list.  Once you finish registering, the screen will show the courses you have registered for. This will be your only confirmation that you have successfully been admitted to these classes.
If you have any questions, please call OCT at extension 3009.
Hope to see you in a class this spring!


Powdermaker Hall Media Facilities

classroomPowdermaker Hall classrooms, some conference rooms and seminar rooms are now equipped with ceiling-mounted data projectors. The majority of the classrooms have a DVD and VCR player and overhead projector installed in the media closet, plus a pull down screen.   For rooms that do not yet have equipment installed, please contact Media Services at extension 5960.

Faculty and staff members who wish to use any of the installed equipment must be trained in its use before access will be given.   Training is easy and painless. Please make arrangements for a training session in our office in Kiely Hall or in an empty classroom in Powdermaker with lead time prior to your class.
We have also arranged open training sessions on the following dates:

          Monday, February 2 and 9, in PH 113, 12 - 1 pm
          Wednesday, February 4 and 1, in PH 113, 12 - 1 pm

Once trained, you must pick up a key and equipment remotes from the Media Service Room, located in PH 136, prior to your class.  The spring hours for the Media Service Room are:

          Monday to Thursday, 8:30 am - 10:00 pm
          Friday, 8:30 am - 9:30
          Saturday and Sunday
, 8:00 am - 5:00pm

Keys must be signed out and returned to PH 136. When you arrive at your assigned classroom please be sure that the media closet is closed and all equipment is there. If this is not the case, notify Media Services as soon as possible.

There are no 16mm projectors in Powdermaker Hall.  If you are using films, you must reserve a room in another building.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call Media Services at extension 5960.

OCT Computer Labs

Faculty members who wish to schedule classes in OCT's computer classrooms should complete a Computer Lab Request form, which can be downloaded by going to http://www.qc.edu/OCT/pdfs/request.pdf.

Computer Account Request/Transfer/Termination (CARTT) Form

The Computer Account Request/Transfer/Termination (CARTT) form is now available online.This replaces the old computer account request form.  This form is used when hiring an individual, transferring an individual to a different department, or when an individual is being terminated.  Please complete the form online.  Print, sign, and mail the completed form to the OCT Help Desk, I Building, Room 131.  The form can be found on the Human Resources
web site: http://www.qc.edu/hr/forms.php as well as the OCT web site: http://www.qc.edu/OCT/forms.php.

Computer Classrooms and Lab in Powdermaker Hall

The OCT computer classrooms and open lab in Powdermaker Hall will be open for the spring 2004 semester.  The lab in room 210 will be an "open lab" accessible to all current faculty, staff and students.  The hours  for this lab will be

          Monday - Thursday, 9 am - 9:45 pm
         
Friday, 9 am - 1:45 pm
          Saturday and Sunday, closed


The I Building labs are open on Saturday and Sunday.  Please visit http://www.qc.edu/OCT/labhrs.php for more information.

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