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Technology education
An array of strategies is provided for learning technology at Washington and Lee:
Self-paced learning
- On-line training through Element K: Self-paced, interactive courses, delivered on the Web on hundreds of applications, including Windows 2000, Windows 98, GroupWise, Office 2000 and many more. Free to the W&L faculty, staff and students
- Workbooks, manuals and other guides. Leyburn Library circulates various materials on the software supported by W&L.
- See descriptions of selected books and resources
Technology liaison program
Members of departments serve as liaisons to University Computing and participate in various activities to help those departments effectively use technologies in their work. Details
Instructor-led learning
- Faculty Academy: workshops and other learning opportunities for faculty members
- Workshops also are available by request; contact Jeff Overholtzer
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| "Doing research with on-line surveys," Faculty Academy, Dec. 11, 2001 |
Training Lab
Leyburn 301 contains 12 Windows-based computer workstations plus a teacher workstation. It is available for technology training of faculty, staff and students on weekdays during business hours (at other times, it is open to students as a general purpose lab). See these instructions for checking the availability of the lab, and making a reservation for your training session. Questions? Send an e-mail.
Where do I start?
It's useful to understand a little about common software tools and what they can do. Here's a brief explanation of common computer tools and their uses.