The Odd Couple

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The Odd Couple

• What happens when a French instructor and a
  techie join forces

Sharon Sellars, Director of Language Resource
Center Chad Garrett, Director of Technology
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Sharons Perspective

• History
• Overview of project
• Questionnaires
• Future plans
• Summary

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Chads Perspective

• Budget
• Layout/Design
• Technology
• Collaboration

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Budget Tips

• Make friends with purchasing
• Exploit alliances and contracts
• Negotiate pricing
• Combine projects

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Layout/Design Goals

• Collaboration, sharing, openness
• Ease of use and access
• Ability to reconfigure the space
• Security

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Technology Considerations

• Save space
• Overbuild capacity
• Centralize control
• Remember the network
• Standardize but specialize
• Remember training
• Build in support and management

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Collaboration Tasks

• Make room for debate
• Talk about backgrounds and goals
• Use active listening
• Explain where youre coming from
• Write things down

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Contacts

• Sharon Sellarssesellars_at_ualr.edu
  501-569-3274
• Chad Garrettcxgarrett_at_ualr.edu 501-569-8955
• Resources for downloadwww.ualr.edu/ltcinsider/soc
  allt/