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About the Instructional Resource Center
 
 
  Welcome to the Instructional Resource Center (IRC) home page. Our mission is to assist faculty in their use of technology to advance effective teaching and learning.
 
  Our center houses a wide selection of computer hardware and software that is available for faculty use.
 
  Another critical function of the IRC is to provide system-wide training and support for instructors using HuskyCT, the e-learning system used at UConn.
 
  We also are in charge of scheduling the use of Room 214, a classroom in the Center for Undergraduate Education that is equipped with 20 computers and a teaching station.
 
 
Announcements
 
End of semester reminders for HuskyCT users ( see detailed instructions )
    - Download a copy of your HuskyCT Gradebook to save on your computer.
    - Archive any other student data of interest (discussion posts, assessment results, assignment submissions).
    - Request your HuskyCT site(s) for Summer 08 and/or Fall 08 using PeopleSoft.
    - Fill out restore form to have content from prior semester copied into new HuskyCT site for summer or fall
   
Get your HuskyCT sites for Summer and Fall classes now!
    - Instructors of record submit site requests using PeopleSoft (see instructions)
    - To re-use content from a prior semester, fill out the “Restore HuskyCT Sections” request form AFTER you have submitted your PeopleSoft request for the new site. A link to this restore form can be found on the site request page in PeopleSoft. It can also be accessed directly at http://irc.uconn.edu/restore_vista.php .
     
Add RSS feeds to your HuskyCT site
    Find out how to add dynamic content to your HuskyCT site using RSS. Directions are available as a webpage and a pdf . Give us a call (486-5052) if you have questions.
   
“Bubble sheet” test results with NetIDs and can be easily imported into the HuskyCT Gradebook.
    For more information about receiving "Professor Test Scoring Service" test results through email, please see http://ops.uconn.edu/exam.html or call UITS Production Control at 486-3732. Directions for importing these grades to HuskyCT can be found here.
   
Real- time training and support available
   

The IRC is using Elluminate Live! Academic Edition 8.0, a "real-time eLearning and web collaboration environment", for remote training and support. Please call 486-2721 or 486-5052 to schedule an online help session.

Basic instructions for using this web-based application can be found here.

   
Internet Explorer 7.0 and Vista Learning System
    For best results, set vista.uconn.edu as a trusted site in Internet Explorer 7.0. See directions.
   
  StudyMate - Great new tool for creating Flash games
.   Check out some Flash learning games created using StudyMate and find out how much you know about the IRC and some commonly used technology terms
     
  Plagiarism Module (to preview outside HuskyCT)
     
     
 


 

   
Hours
  8:30 to 4:00, Monday-Friday
   
Contact Information
  (860) 486-5052
  irchelp@uconn.edu
 
Location
  422 CUE
  368 Fairfield Rd
  Storrs, CT 06269-2142
   
 
 
 
  Janet Jordan, Manager
  (860) 486-2721
  janet.jordan@uconn.edu