SCAILAB Information and Resources for Instructors

SCAILAB Is Your Resource for Technology in the Classroom

SCAILAB provides an environment for collaborative writing, new forms of research, and an exchange of ideas using electronic media. We assist instructors in reaching goals for individual classes, acting as guides in the world of computer-aided pedagogy.

What does this mean to you, the instructor?

We offer a variety of creative and fun ways to help you make technology a part of your classes, including the following:

DIWE’s (Daedulus Integrated Writing Environment) Invent and Respond gives students prompts to assist in brainstorming and development of ideas in an essay.

DIWE’s InterChange provides a forum for virtual discussions. Online discussions can be a refreshing change from the standard classroom environment, and transcripts of them can be useful in later discussions and projects.

E-mail, Listservs, and Newsgroups can be used to help students collaborate on projects.

Instructors can learn how to help students use and evaluate web resources in their writing.

CourseInfo assists you, the instructor, in putting class material online. Its user-friendly interface allows you to put assignments, your syllabus, and other information on a webpage that the class can easily access from school or home.

Note: Instead of bringing your class to SCAILAB for a "generic orientation," we encourage you to pick one or two tasks for your students to accomplish that will allow them to focus and apply the techniques and information within the context of your class. SCAILAB has a number of people ready and able to assist you in using the technology you wish to introduce to your class.

SCAILAB's Classroom Facilities
A Few of SCAILAB's programs
SKYMOOn
SCAILAB's Staff Resources
The Help You Can Expect from the Staff at SCAILAB
How to Contact Us to Schedule a Class
Priority User Policy Stickers (PUPs) for Your Students
When and Where You Can Find the EDLs

SCAILAB's Classroom Facilities for Instructors:

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A Few of SCAILAB's Programs (available in classrooms and open labs):

SKYMOOn:

SKYMOOn is the educational MOO of SCAILAB. It provides virtual space for discussion, writing projects, and experimentation within the context of text- based learning and exchange. Semester-long projects involving the MOOn could involve active building of the MOOn environment while using it to help improve the writing skills of your students.

Detailed instructions and suggestions for instructors and classes working on the MOOn are available on SCAILAB’s Web site, and you can visit the MOOn by surfing to http://eworks.engl.uic.edu:7000/

SCAILAB's Staff Resources:

The Help You Can Expect from the Staff at SCAILAB:

We strongly recommend that you speak to either us or with Jim Fletcher if you have any questions about how SCAILAB can meet your needs and what you can expect when bringing your class to SCAILAB. By working with one of us, you can familiarize yourself with the software that you will be using in your class. Allowing time to explore and familiarize yourself with SCAILAB and its resources will help you to trust the experience and the environment.

How to Contact Us to Schedule a Class:

Priority User Policy Stickers (PUPS) for Your Students:

PUPs can give your students greater access to SCAILAB’s open lab, even during the busiest times in the semester. With one of these stickers on an I-Card, a student can have priority access to terminals in the open lab when working on assignments for an English class. If you wish to have some for your students, come see one of us in SCAILAB or the ICO office in UH.

When and Where You Can Find the EDLs:

Sarah Livingston:

Margaret Gonzales: