Academic Technology Center
The main office of the Academic Technology Center (ATC) is located in the southwest corner on the 1st floor of Fuller Laboratories. The ATC provides a wide variety of technologybased services in support of the teaching and learning needs of students, faculty and staff, and serves as the central coordinating and distribution hub for most of the audio/visual equipment utilized on campus. The ATC supports all of the technology available in WPI’s electronic classrooms and conference rooms. In addition, instructional technology and audio/visual equipment can be reserved and signed out for short periods of time to support educational needs. Equipment loans are for valid WPI projects and classes only, and are not for personal use. The ATC’s inventory of loan-out equipment includes laptop PCs, video/data projection systems, digital cameras, digital voice recorders, portable video equipment, TVs, DVD players, overhead projectors, small and large screens, and other miscellaneous items such as portable storage, laser pointers, tripods, cables, etc.
In addition, the ATC offers graphic production services to faculty, staff and students. These include large format poster printing, image scanning and printing and converting 35mm slide to digital images.
The ATC provides oversight and support for myWPI, the university’s learning and information portal. The myWPI portal is used in support of WPI’s academic programs, but also services the communication and collaboration needs of student organizations, faculty/staff committees, and other campus-wide initiatives. Visit the myWPI portal. For assistance, please e-mail the Helpdesk at helpdesk@wpi.edu.
The ATC supports web conferencing which allows remote participants to conduct meetings in real-time in a web-based environment from any location with a computer and high-speed internet connection. Participants can share files and a whiteboard, display video streams, and communicate via voice. For more information on web conferencing or to request an account for scheduling events, connect@wpi.edu.
A state-of-the-art instructional television classroom/studio and two adjacent control rooms are also available and are used primarily in support of WPI’s distance learning program - the Advanced Distance Learning Network (ADLN). Members of the WPI community who wish to produce a video in support of an educational activity can obtain professional assistance from the ATC (advanced notice is required). Production costs are usually covered by the ATC. On-location production using portable equipment can also be arranged but requires additional preparation and planning.
The head end of the WPI cable TV network is located in the ATC. Announcements pertaining to campus events can be shown on the WPI Video Bulletin Board (submissions can be made from the ATC website). In addition, the ATC operates and maintains WPI’s satellite receiver, capable of receiving both Ku and C-based transmissions and ISDN/IP-based videoconferencing systems.
For more information about the services available from the ATC, please refer to the department’s website.
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