Equipment - Ermal Garinger Academic Resource Center

EGARC Equipment

Laptops

EGARC has nine Windows-based laptop computers available for instructor checkout. All are come equipped with the Microsoft Office 2007 suite (including PowerPoint) and are configured to take advantage of the campus wireless network.

Multimedia Carts

EGARC has three mobile multimedia carts equipped with a laptop, a multistandard VCR/DVD player and an LCD projector. These carts, which are only available for use in Wescoe, are perfect for class presentations and for showing videos in classrooms without media equipment.

TV / VCR / DVD Units

EGARC has a TV cart with a multistandard VCR and DVD player intended for use in the few non-mediated classrooms on fourth floor Wescoe. Due to the difficulty of navigating it through crowded hallways, this cart will be checked out only when no other option exists.

Mobile Visual Presenter

EGARC has a digital visual presenter, which can be used in the multimedia rooms in Wescoe or in combination with our multimedia carts described above. These presenters can be used to show overhead transparencies, three-dimensional objects, and images and text from books and slides.

Digital Cameras

To facilitate the use of multimedia materials, the Center provides two digital cameras and four miniDV camcorders for checkout. Instructors are invited to edit video and digital images in our faculty work area, where we have workstations with all of the needed software.

iPods

EGARC provides access to five iPods with attachable microphones. They are perfect for recording oral tests in language classes or for conducting interviews at remote locations. The audio files are stored digitally on the iPod and can be burned onto a CD in almost any format.

PowerPoint Presenters

Designed specifically for PowerPoint presentations, these presenters allow you to control any USB-equipped computer from up to 25 feet away, freeing you up to stand anywhere you wish in the classroom when making a presentation.

Audio Cassette/CD Players

EGARC has a limited number of portable cassette and CD players available on a first-come, first-served basis. With special permission, these players may be checked out for extended periods.

Video Conferencing Equipment

Our IP videoconferencing unit can be used anywhere on campus in conjunction with either a TV or an LCD projector. This is the perfect solution for conducting interviews with people unable to come to campus or for long-distance collaboration with faculty and/or students at other universities.