Public Labs & Facilities

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Each classroom uses the Extron System7 controller. Instructions for using this controller are available at every teaching station.

Electronic Classrooms

Nearly all of our classrooms have a full set of presentation equipment, including a PC, a Mac, laptop connections, a CD/DVD/VHS player, audio system and data projector.

Some classrooms have slide projectors or document cameras, and most have overhead projectors. These rooms are scheduled by the Registrar's office.

Computer Classrooms, Open Labs, Specialty Labs

• Williams College has 7 computer classrooms. Four are PC labs: Bronfman 119, Jesup 205, Physics (TPL) 207, and Schow 27. Two are Mac labs: Chemistry 216, and Jesup 207. There's also a Mac/PC lab in the Center for Theatre and Dance.
• In addition, there are several open labs not scheduled as classrooms: Clark 201, Jesup 204, Kellogg Matt Cole library, and Sawyer library.
• Specialty labs include a GIS lab (PC), a music composition lab (Mac), the NAB language lab (Mac), and a few other department-specific spaces.
• We also have a Portable Mac Lab which is a cart containing 18 Macbook Pro's equipped with wireless LAN. Contact Kate Fletcher to schedule its use.

List of Applications on Labs Computers and Lecterns

See which Jesup computers are available and which are in use

Media Education Center & Production Studios

Media Education Center (MEC - Jesup 316)

Explore usage and creation of all types of media for learning and beyond. The MEC has support for flatbed & slide scanning, poster and color printing, audio, video & animation production, digital sending, copy-stand work, video conferencing, and more. It's the primary location for individual or small group training and support. The MEC is open weekdays, 9-5 with staffed "drop-in" support hours from 10 AM - noon and 2 -5 PM weekdays. Other hours or individual appointments can be made by contacting itech@williams.edu.

Additional OIT Supported Media Production or Collaborative Work Studios:

• Jesup B03 - "The Cellar" - includes a large screen collaborative workstation
• Jesup 101 - "The Aquarium" - student staffed evenings and weekends
• Jesup 204 - includes a replica of the music dept recording/composing work station and Lynda.com dedicated self-training station
• Spencer 216 (Art Studio Building)
• Dodd Annex

Studios are configured to match production equipment in the MEC. Some spaces are reserveable for project work or collaborative meetings. Send queries to itech@williams.edu.

Collaboration Stations

Four Collaboration Stations are available for public use. Two are in Jesup- rooms B03 and 316 (the Media Education Center). Another is located on the second floor bridge between the Thompson Chemistry Labs (TCL) and the Morley Science Labs (MSL), and the last is on the third floor of the Thompson Biology Labs (TBL). These spaces provide:

• a large plasma screen with video inputs
• power outlets
• wired and wireless network connections

Dodd Annex Recording Studio

The Recording studio, previously in Stetson, has been moved to Dodd Annex along with the equipment loan center and a faculty helpdesk. It will open in late September '08. The recording studio is adequate for a small vocal group, for interviews, or for recording audio. It is frequently used by language faculty preparing audio for classes. There is an editing station in the same room for postproduction use. To reserve the recording studio, call x4091.

Use Guidelines

These facilities are open to the Williams College community. You must have a College ID and password to use the computers. The faculty media studios in Jesup 316 and Stetson F18 are open to students under special circumstances, and the specialty labs (GIS, music composition, and other department-specific spaces) are limited to students enrolled in particular courses.