IT, AUDIO-VISUAL AND LANGUAGE LEARNING FACILITIES

IT SERVICES

Computing Facilities

Computing Facilities in the Arts One Building

The Arts Computing Unit is run by Mr Joe Elwood. There are workstations and printing facilities on the ground floor of the Arts One Building. The Arts One Building also has extensive WiFi access in many areas. The computer network has a number of Computer Assisted Language Learning packages (available on CD-ROM) for self-access: to use one of these simply type CLL then [Enter] and follow the menu.

 

Central College Computing Facilities

It is possible to use workstations at a number of locations outside the Arts Faculty Building. Present term time availability is below:

 

Lab

Building

Rooms

Term time Weekdays

Term time Weekends

Vacation Weekdays

Vacation Weekends

PC Labs

Queens’

W207

0800 - Midnight

1000 - Midnight

0800 – Midnight

1000 - Midnight

PC Labs

Francis Bancroft

1.15a &

1.23

0900 - 1700

0900 - 1700

Closed

Closed

Learning Resource Centre

Joseph Priestley

LRC2

0800 - 1800

1000 - 1800

Closed

Closed

Library

Main Library

Ground, 103

0900 - 2345

As advertised Library opening times

The Hive

Catering Building

First floor

0830 - 2000

0830 - 2000

As advertised Hive opening times

Halls of Residence

Maurice Hall

Basement Room

0900 - 2300

1200 - 2300

see notices

Closed

AUDIO-VISUAL FACILITIES

 

The Library houses a large collection of foreign and English language DVDs and video tapes, which may be viewed at the various viewing terminals in the Library, or may be borrowed for a limited period of time. The collection is entered on the library catalogue.

 

LANGUAGE LEARNING FACILITIES

 

The School now runs a virtual language learning project. Material will be available on the internet for access both in College and externally, and you will be given more information by your language teachers about using this resource.

 

The Multimedia Language Resource Centre in the Bancroft Building is timetabled for class-based sessions and may be used for self-access study when not in use for teaching. There are satellite-viewing facilities for foreign-language television channels.