Setting up a Computer Classroom

[ANGELA M GULICK <AFAMG@acad2.alaska.edu>]

Hello everyone, and I hope you have come out of your sugar coma caused by too
much eggnog and divinity.  I, once again, am soliciting your help.  I was
appointed chair of a committee to set up a computer classroom that our English
Department would use to teach various levels of writing, from developmental to
basic comp. to advanced technical writing.  However, I have never set up a
computer classroom nor have I *even worked in one*.  Therefore, I have tons of
questions and would appreciate any advice you can offer.  I have tried to give
you a general sense of the questions I have, and if you could even respond to
them in a general sense, I would be grateful beyond measure (I know that sounds
overdramatic, but you don't know how little *I* know :)

1.  What types of hardware/software do you use in your classroom?
2.  What kinds of networking software do you use in your classroom?
3.  How do you monitor/control access to your computer classroom?
4.  What types of courses are taught in your classroom?
5.  What special problems did you encounter when setting up your classroom?
6.  What kinds of printers do you use?
7.  How, physically, have you set up your room?
8.  Are there any resources you know of that might answer one or more of these
     questions for me?
9.  How did you fund the lab -- purchase equippment, lease equippment, charge
    lab fees?
10. How do you handle technical problems?  Do you have a computer specialist
	who works with your lab?  Do you troubleshoot yourself?

I am going to send this to the Alliance for Computers in Writing List and the
BIZCOM list as well, so I hope I don't offend anyone in the process.  If anyone
else is interested in this issue, I will be keeping a collection of responses I
get (Oh please write to me) and will be happy to forward them your way.  Again,
thank you for your very generous responses.

Angela M. Gulick, Assistant Professor of English
University of Alaska - Anchorage
206A Building K, UAA, Anchorage, AK  99508
(907) 786-4372 (voice mail)
AFAMG@acad2.alaska.edu (e-mail)
AFAMG@acad2.alaska.edu (e-mail)