Computing Labs

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Computing Labs

Are Computer Labs Becoming Passé?

March 13, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2007

Now that the majority of students have their own computers, it is time to ask whether these facilities and expenditures are still appropriate, especially when planning new construction. This sessio…

Technologies Where Students Live

January 23, 2007 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2007

Learning occurs by “thinking out loud,” as well as by presenting results. ELI will experiment with “Learning Circles” which are collaborative sessions in which a member discusses the “next big…

From Labs to Collaborative Spaces: Development of Temple University's TECH Center

January 17, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2007

In January 2007, Temple University will open the TECH Center, the largest facility of its kind in the nation. Designed to meet student technology needs and encourage collaborative work, the 24-hour…

From Labs to Collaborative Spaces: Development of Temple University's TECH Center

October 10, 2006 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2006 Annual Conference

In January 2006, Temple University opened the TECH Center, the largest facility of its kind in the nation. Designed to meet student technology needs and encourage collaborative work, the 24-hour ce…

Learning Spaces

January 1, 2006

Space, whether physical or virtual, can have a significant impact on learning. Learning Spaces focuses on how learner expectations influence such spaces, the principles and activities that facili…

Tracking Computer Lab Usage with LabStats

March 22, 2006 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2006

Wesleyan University needed more information about how its students were using computer lab resources in order to make better decisions about budgeting, staffing, and allocating resources. See how W…

ELI Innovations & Implementations—The Computing Center at Cox Hall, Emory University

January 1, 2006

In 2001, Emory University opened a student computing center designed to foster digital literacy and collaboration among students and faculty. The Cox Hall Computing Center reenvisions the tradition…

E10 Session Podcast: Alternatives to Traditional Campus Computing Labs

January 3, 2011

Declining budgets exacerbate IT's inability to provide effective services to our students. In this challenging fiscal climate, George Mason University is managing a declining budget through …

Computer Lab & Library Printing Policy

January 1, 2005

Printing polices put into place due to large printing costs in computer labs and the library. Printing polices put into place due to large printing cos…

Web-Enabled Simulations: Exploring the Learning Process

January 1, 2005

Web-Enabled Simulations: Exploring the Learning Process The Wharton School explores whether Web-enabled simulations provide new ways of learning that are fundamentally unlike traditional metho…