SML Services
The SML is available to students for assistance with technical questions regarding Web and graphic design, multimedia authoring, in-depth computer support, desktop software, mobile computing, UIC wireless, Google docs, Gmail, Google Calendar, and other educational technology for class projects.
The SML also lends out to students: multimedia authoring, media capture and presentation equipment that might be useful to students to complete multimedia-rich class projects. For a full list please see the Equipment Available for Loan page.
Web Enhanced Learning
- support Web 2.0 tools and technology
- using the Blackboard Learning System
- WebDisks: store, access and share files on the Internet
- using blogs and wikis, both personal/group blogs and wikis (Expo sites), and course blogs/wikis
- student response systems (clickers)
- create Podcasts with or without RSS feeds
- Pronto Instant Messenger
- Scholar: a social bookmarking service
Web Design & Development
- assistance with Web design, graphic design and logos
- using Web authoring software and HTML
- getting help with HTML templates, JavaScript and cascading style sheets
Multimedia Design & Development
- using multimedia authoring software
- authoring digital video, audio and streaming media
- developing interactive Flash animation
- seamless videotape conversion to DVDs
- creating hypermedia for the Web, CDs or DVDs
- publishing video using the youtube@UIC ACCC Flash media streaming server
- maintaining Flash-based Web sites
Going Digital
- digitizing photographs, line art, negatives, transparencies and slides
- using graphics and photo editing software
- support for Microsoft Office, Apple, Adobe and other software
- scanning hardcopy into HTML, Acrobat PDF and Microsoft Word
- compressing images for fast Internet downloads
- compressing Microsoft PowerPoint and Acrobat PDF documents
- creating thumbnails and multi-resolution stock image libraries
Communication & Collaboration
- assistance with collaborative learning technology
- using Web 2.0 tools like blogs and wikis for class projects
- using video conferencing and video chat technology for interviewing purposes
- exploring social networking technology like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and LinkedIn
- facilitating computer driven presentations with ACCC e-Rooms (aka Centra) web conferencing
- running Blackboard work sites for student organizations and special interest groups
Mobile Computing Support
- accessing UIC wireless network via Wi-Fi
- getting help configuring 3G wireless broadband of smart phones for accessing UIC email, Blackboard and miscellaneous university Web sites
- assistance with taking notes with Microsoft OneNote, tablet PC's and digital ink
- support for download-and-play podcasts and other class materials
- exploring the use of mobile Internet devices, e-book readers, iPhone, Apple touch, Blackberry, Amazon Kindle and other mobile devices in student college life
Web Publishing and Assistance with Usability and Web Accessibility
- designing Web pages for individuals with disabilities
- using the MS-Office Accessibility Wizard and Functional Accessibility Evaluator (FAE)
- assistance with usability Web design