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Find a Classroom: ITaP Instructional Computing Labs & Classrooms

Before your time is over at Purdue, most likely you will have used an ITaP computer lab on campus in one or more of the 40 locations. ITaP Learning Spaces supports and maintains over 40 instructional computing labs on campus ranging in size from 14 computers to almost 100 computers. The ITaP computers in these labs provide an extensive software suite and a secure work environment for faculty, staff and students. Instructors can request to have software installed on the lab computer network for course use, and can reserve instructional labs for teaching. These instructional labs provide faculty with fully configured computer facilities to deliver a high-tech, hands-on learning environment for students.

Features

Labs with PC and Mac computers are available. All ITaP labs are equipped with printers and most labs have scanners. All PC and Mac lab computers have DVD±RW/CD-RW drives.

 

Assistive Technology Center

The Assistive Technology Center (ATC) is located in Stewart Center, room 111. The center promotes an accessible information technology infrastructure at Purdue that is usable by all students, faculty, and staff regardless of disability status.

Departmental Computing Labs

ITaP can provide computer equipment and support for a designated departmental computer lab for an annual per computer fee for as few or as many computers as suitable space can accommodate. ITaP installs and maintains a standard image and software suit as part of the service.


About Departmental Computing Labs
  • Includes:
    • Same extensive software suite found on ITaP instructional lab computers

    • Secure work environment accessed with a Purdue career account login and password

    • Remote monitoring to ensure the continuous operation of the computers and network

    • Updating the hard drives every 24 hours

    • Paying the annual recurring network access charge (PIC)

    • Replacing computer hardware on a 3-year replacement cycle

  • Departmental software:
    • Other software can be installed at the request of your department
  • Software updates:
    • Software updates are typically done overnight, so as not to interfere with scheduled courses and academic events.
  • To request service and/or detailed information:

ITaP Small Group and Laptop Areas

ITaP provides two enhancements to the traditional computer lab setting. The first is designed to facilitate work in Small Groups. These areas support small groups of from two to six individuals. The second initiative has placed Laptop Friendly spaces in selected locations. These provide a DHCP link to the internet, power cord, and in some spaces, the option to make use of a USB connection to a large format scanner.


Small Group Work Areas

CIVL 3144
GRIS 121
HIKS G950
MTHW 116


Laptop Friendly Spaces

CIVL 3144
GRIS 121
MTHW 116
STEW 102
WTHR 114


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Specialty Labs

Digital Learning Collaboratory

The DLC provides students the opportunity to utilize workstations for accessing electronic resources, scanning documents, capturing images, 3-D development & rendering, web development, as well as editing and compressing digital video and audio. Apart from a large multimedia development area, the DLC features a wireless instructional area, equipment checkout, and collaboration rooms. The checkout equipment includes digital cameras, digital camcorders, tripods, and external firewire hard drives. For more information, see the DLC website. The DLC is located in Hicks Undergraduate Library (HIKS B853).

 

SC G073

Room G073 of Stanley Coulter Hall is configured for group work. Students can bring their own laptops and collaborate in a space with movable chairs, desks and whiteboards, flat-panel screens to which laptops can be connected, anchored tables with high-backed booth seating, and a dedicated access point for wireless-network availability. Electrical outlets and flat-panel screens line the walls, the latter with cables connected for displaying content on one laptop's screen for others in a group. Whiteboards on wheels separate the work areas, while a partial wall divides the room in half. The room also has a printer that can be wirelessly mapped from any laptop

 

The lab's regular hours are 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and noon to 2 a.m. Sunday.