OIT Guide for Faculty
Personal OIT Account
Your personal OIT Account gives you access to your SPIRE account, the Internet via Ethernet, dial-up or wireless connections; an 150 MB mailbox on the UMass Amherst email system (UMail); 100MB for a personal Web page; access to full-text online resources through the Library; and much more. For more details see OIT Computing Accounts.
Support for Teaching and Research
OIT's Academic Computing department is dedicated to helping faculty use technology in their teaching and research. We help faculty with all levels of experience. Call us at 577-0072 or visit the Academic Computing Web site to find out more.
Computer Classrooms
You can reserve a computer classroom when your students need to use a
computer during class. These classrooms have an extensive collection of software.
More about Computer Classrooms
Video Conferencing Classroom
From this classroom you can make video conferencing connections to similar
classrooms in the Five College system or anywhere in the world.
More about Video Conferencing
Course Web Sites
You can have a separate account for each course that you teach. Course Web
sites can be posted on WebCT, the open Web server (webadmin.oit.umass.edu)
or both. WebCT makes it easy to post information for the students in your
class and add online activities such as bulletin boards and quizzes. Open
Web sites take a bit more work, but are available to the public.
More about Course Web
Sites
Multimedia and Instructional Technology Support
Academic Computing’s staff and facilities are dedicated to helping faculty
incorporate technology into their teaching and research. You can access
special equipment, training, and advice on the best ways to meet your
pedagogical goals.
Academic Computing Web Site
Instructional Media Lab
Scanners, computers and consultants are available to help with any aspect
of content production. Our consultants can help you learn how to scan
pictures or slides, use image files, build Web sites in Dreamweaver or
WebCT, and create PDF files, just to name a few. To make an appointment,
call 577-0072.
More about the
Instructional Media Lab
Faculty Video Lab
This lab has three high-end digital video editing stations and a
specialized staff who can help you digitize video footage, edit it, and
export it for display on the Web, CD-ROM, or tape.
More about the Faculty Video
Lab
Special Projects and Consulting
If you are interested in learning more about a new teaching technology or want some help developing a technology-based tool for your teaching or research, come see the staff at Academic Computing. Call 577-0072 for more details.
Class Rosters and Grade Submission (SPIRE)
In SPIRE, you can view your schedule, submit grades and access class rosters.
SPIRE Instructions for
Faculty
Download Class Rosters (Mobius)
You can use Mobius to print class rosters or download rosters for use in
spreadsheets, or grading software.
Mobius Instructions
Other OIT Services
These services are available to all members of the UMass Amherst community.
Get Help
Our Help Desk Consultants are here to help you with your computer problems
and questions.
More about the Help Desk
Workshops & Training
OIT offers several workshops on technology-related topics each semester.
These workshops are available for a nominal fee and cover topics such as Web
site planning, Dreamweaver, and Thesis Formatting.
More about Workshops &
Training
Software Downloads
We provide anti-virus applications, email clients, browsers and other
software to the UMass community.
More about Software
Downloads
Telephone Service
Residence hall telphone services is provided through Residential
Telecommunications. Features include voice mail, call waiting, call
transfer, and conference calling. Don't forget to bring your own touch-tone
phone!
More about Telephone
Service
