The Teaching Resource Center

The Teaching Resource Center,  sponsored by the Teaching with Technology Committee is a place for UAMS faculty to use an assortment of up-to-date equipment and software with help and guidance from skilled LRC staff members. The Teaching and Technology Resource Center has evolved from the Faculty Development Room that was created in 1992 to honor Dr. Horace Marvin.

The Teaching Resource Center consists of four different stations to meet the user’s needs. The available software and hardware provides capability for working with digital video editing, scanning and digital image editing, web development, and desktop publishing. However, this is not the limit of what can be done in the TRC.  We also have programs for Screencasting like Camtasia and Adobe Captivate, as well as a wonderful survey/statistics tool called Remark optical-mark-recognition software.

The Teaching Resource Center is located on the third floor of the UAMS Library and is available to UAMS faculty and their staff during the hours the Library is open. No appointments are necessary to use this room. Feel free to come by and let us show you what is available!

Video Editing Station

A Mac G5 with a dual processor able to handle digital videos up to two hours long. There is a Sony Digital Mini-recorder that allows standard VHS material to be converted to digital format for editing in iMovie. Movies can then be rendered into a Quicktime file to be burned to a CD, or set up with scenes and chapters and burned to a DVD.

Film/Slide-Scanning Station

A Mac G5 computer that is also capable of digital video editing. In addition, this computer is also connected to a Nikon Super Coolscan 8000 that is used to scan 35mm slides and photo negatives into digital format. This computer is equipped with software so the user can edit the scanned image if necessary. This computer also is equipped with a Superdrive that will allow CDs and DVDs to be burned.

Desktop Publishing/Hi-End Video Station

Make snazzy documents for publication or distribution and edit video at a professional level here with the complete Adobe Creative Suite of software applications.

Remark Station

At this computer you can use Remark Optical Mark Reading Software to create custom questionnaires, surveys, and other useful tools for statistical analysis.  Come let us show you what it’s capable of.

We look forward to seeing you in the TRC.  Come let us help you create the course content you’ve wanted but been unable to do!  It’s possible here in the Library’s Teaching Resource Center.

Last Updated: 8-10-11