Student Technology Support
Contributed by Michael Gough, Instructional Technologist and Coordinator of Student Technology Support
Student Technology Support (formally START) offers curricular-based technology support for students in the form of training workshops, open labs and one-on-one consultations for all courses on campus. We invite you to call upon Student Technology Support for assistance with curricular projects. If you are interested in having a workshop, open lab or specialized support provided for your courses, please contact me soon, so we may discuss your plans. We’d love to help your students!
We also support students with the use of technologies that can reduce the impact of multiple absences from class. Many of these technologies may require some initial training for your students in advance. That is, an ill student may not feel well enough to learn how to use a new technology, so demonstrations or workshops on these technologies should be scheduled as early in the semester as is feasible.
If you are planning technology-rich student projects, we are here to help answer your questions, such as:
Do students have access to the software tools required to complete the project?
- A listing of software sold with student university laptops is located at: http://www.depauw.edu/univ/laptop/LaptopFAQ.asp#Whatisincluded. Please note that Adobe Dreamweaver is no longer included but is available in the labs.
- Students may also freely download additional software tools at: http://www.depauw.edu/it/helpdesk/downloads/
- Remember to require students to have these programs installed before the class time it is needed (Student Technology Support can help students with this).
- If you would like to utilize software that is not listed on these web pages, please contact me at michaelgough@depauw.edu to discuss possibilities.
What kind of technology help and software training can my students receive?
- Students can get general technology support from the Help Desk in the Union Building, lower level.
- Student Technology Support can provide software training for your students. We are located in the Digital Media Lab (dml) on the lower level of the Roy O. West Library. Student Technology Support is also co-located with the Help Desk.
- Visit http://www.depauw.edu/it/student/ for our hours, scheduled workshops and more information.
- Students may email helpdesk@depauw.edu or StudentTechnologySupport@depauw.edu with questions.
Where are labs with curriculum-specific software for my project?
- A listing of computer labs and available specialized software is here: http://www.depauw.edu/it/labs
Please contact Michael Gough (michaelgough@depauw.edu) or visit FITS if you have any questions related to Student Technology Support (http://www.depauw.edu/it/student/).