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About the Instructional Resource Center
 
 
  Welcome to the Instructional Resource Center (IRC) home page. Our mission is to assist faculty in their use of technology to advance effective teaching and learning.
 
  Our center in CUE 422 houses a wide selection of computer hardware and software that is available for faculty use. Another critical function of the IRC is to provide system-wide training and support for instructors using HuskyCT, the e-learning system used at UConn. We also are in charge of scheduling the use of Room 214, a classroom in the Center for Undergraduate Education that is equipped with 20 computers and a teaching station.
 
Preparing for absences due to the flu
 
 
Priority # 1: Establish a communication plan for your class
Options:
  Email tool in PeopleSoft
Announcements and Mail tools in HuskyCT
 
Priority # 2: Make class materials available to absent students
Options for posting:
  HuskyCT Folder pages or Learning modules
Email attachments
Options for preparing digital content:
  Word
PowerPoint with or without narration
Scanning print to PDF
 
Priority # 3: Provide a way for students to fulfill course requirements
Options:
  HuskyCT Assessments tool
HuskyCT Assignments tool
Email attachments

HuskyCT Discussion board
   
Click button to button
 
Announcements
   
Requesting HuskyCT sites for Spring and Winter Intersession classes
    Instructors of record submit site requests using PeopleSoft (see instructions)
     
    To re-use content from a prior semester
    Fill out the “Restore HuskyCT Sections” request form AFTER you have submitted your PeopleSoft request for the new site. A link to this restore form can be found on the site request page in PeopleSoft. It can also be accessed directly at http://irc.uconn.edu/restore_vista.php .
     
    PLEASE NOTE: Content restore is a manual process that can take up to three days or even longer if too many requests are received at the same time. Please plan ahead.
     
    Combining HuskyCT sites
    If you are teaching more than one section of a class, even if they are cross-listed, and want just one HuskyCT site for all the students to access, you need to request HuskyCT sites for each section using PeopleSoft and then email huskyct@uconn.edu to request that the sections be combined.
     
  Using HuskyCT for class Emergencies
      Check out this file for ideas on how HuskyCT can assist instructors in emergency situations
   
Real- time interactive web-based training and support available
   

The IRC is using Elluminate Live! Academic Edition 8.0, a "real-time eLearning and web collaboration environment", for remote training and support. Please call 486-2721 or 486-5052 to schedule an online help session.

Basic instructions for using this web-based application can be found here.

   
  Plagiarism Module (to preview outside HuskyCT)
     
 


 

   
Hours
  8:30 to 4:00, Monday-Friday
   
Contact Information
  (860) 486-5052
  irchelp@uconn.edu
 
Location
  422 CUE
  368 Fairfield Rd
  Storrs, CT 06269-2001
   
 
 
 
  Janet Jordan, Manager
  (860) 486-2721
  janet.jordan@uconn.edu