Faculty or instructors may reserve a computer classroom if your students need access to computers during class time. You can make a reservation for a single session, or for the entire semester depending on your needs. Our facilities are limited, so we urge you to get your requests in early!

Single session reservations must be made two weeks in advance.

Reservations are accepted for class sessions when students will be working on computers Reservations are not accepted for lectures or student study time. The faculty member or TA must be present throughout the class session.

We offer different configurations of classrooms to meet the needs of a variety of teaching styles. We have both PC and Mac classrooms. Most of our classrooms can accommodate 20 students; the largest is a 23-seat PC lab. For collaborative work we also have a 16-computer classroom with 32 seats.

Students also have access to specialized software using one of the 100 OIT-maintained computers in the Learning Commons. The Learning Commons is open 24 hours per day, five days per week.

Data projectors are available – request one when you make your reservation.

If you need more information about teaching in the OIT Computer Classrooms or wish to make a reservation, contact Kate Hudson, Manager, OIT Computer Classrooms, khudson@oit.umass.edu, 545-1706.

When making a reservation, please make sure you provide the following information:

• Name of faculty member and contact info (email address, phone number)
• Name and contact info for the person making the reservation (if different than the faculty member)
• Department
• Course number and title
• Number of students in the class
• Date(s) and time(s) requested
• Requesting a specific OIT Computer Classroom?
• Windows or Macintosh?
• Have you used an OIT Computer Classroom before?
• Hardware or software requirements
• Additional requests: overhead projector, special software or files

OIT maintains an extensive collection of software in the OIT Computer Classrooms. If you would like to see additional specialized software that you are using for a course installed on our OIT Computer Classroom machines, we will do our best to accommodate you. If there is a licensing fee associated with the software, the department requesting the software is usually responsible for paying the licensing fee.

We encourage you to contact us early for a preliminary consultation, even if your plans are not completely finalized. Contact Kate Hudson, Manager, OIT Computer Classrooms, khudson@oit.umass.edu, 545-1706.