To Book the FLEX Lab:
- Use your outlook exchange calendar to book the flex lab. The flex lab resource is named "CTE LIB-329 Flex Lab".
- If you are having problems doing this you can contact Shelley Bacik (x33153) and she may be able to help you.
Additionally, when booking the FLEX Lab, please bear in mind the following:
For Instructors:
- The mandate of the FLEX Lab is to support collaborative learning, pedagogical innovation, and experimentation with new educational technologies. If your meeting, workshop, or course that doesn't address one or more of these goals, you may find that another classroom is better suited to your needs, in which case you should call Donna Schell at x32207.
- Each term, CTE hires a co-op student. This student will assist you with any technical difficulties you might have in setting up -- for example, if you cannot get your laptop to connect to the data projector. The co-op student can be reach at extension 33353. Please bear in mind that this assistance will only be available during regular office hours, that is, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, and that it will take a few minutes for him or her to get from the CTE Office in EV1 to the FLEX Lab.
- If you have not used the FLEX Lab before, please contact Shelley Bacik (x33153) to arrange a brief orientation.
- When booking the FLEX Lab, please book an appropriate amount of time. For example, if you intend to configure the tables in an unusual pattern or intend to have your students use the tablet PCs, make sure you allow time for re-configuring the tables or putting away the tablet PCs. On the other hand, please don't book more time than you actually need.
- If your students are using the Tablet PCs, please ensure that they sign them out.
- The Tablet PCs are not allowed to leave the FLEX Lab.
- After you are done with the FLEX Lab, please return it to its normal state: Tablet PCs should be returned to their cabinet and plugged in, the tables should be moved back to their standard configuration (as indicated in a diagram on the FLEX Lab wall), and the projector should be turned off.
- Instructors who teach a class in the FLEX Lab can arrange to pick up a key from the Circulation Desk on the main floor of the library. To return the FLEX Lab key, take it to the Circulation Desk.
For Students:
- Tablet PCs must be signed out by their users.
- Food and drink are not allowed on the tables while the Tablet PCs are out.
- When the Tablet PCs are returned to the cabinet, they should be plugged in (to recharge so they are ready for the next user) and neatly stacked.
- If you encounter a persistent problem with the software on a Tablet PC, or observe wear and tear that needs to be addressed, please inform your instructor.
More information about the FLEX Lab is available here.
