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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.
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Software Downloads

We provide anti-virus applications, email clients, browsers and other software to the UMass community.
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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!
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