Instructional Technology Services

San Diego State University
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Faculty Room

Multimedia Room
Computer Help Line
Hours, Location, Phone
  • During Semester:
    Mon-Thu: 7:30am to 6:00pm
    Fri: 7:30am to 4:30pm
  • During Semester Break
    Mon-Fri: 7:30a.m. to 4:30p.m.
  • Adams Humanities 1109
  • Phone Number: 594-5727
  • Email: helpline@mail.sdsu.edu

The Faculty Room is a self-serve facility for the exclusive use of faculty and staff in the preparation of materials for use in classroom instruction, professional presentations, and non-funded research and publication. A consultant is always available to assist faculty, but this is primarily a self-service facility.

Services Available

You can reserve most of the following equipment for your use at the time you need it. All you need to do is talk with one of the Instructional Technology Services' Faculty Room Consultants and your reservation will be made.

Audio Tape Duplication You can duplicate your audiotapes easily and quickly using one of three different machines in the room.
[Subject to copyright restrictions.]
CD ROM Duplicator Duplicate copies of CD ROMs can be made.
[Subject to copyright restrictions.]
Document Scanners Scan in text or graphic documents. You can use the installed software to adjust photos or other graphics to provide excellent quality output.
Lamination Laminate your documents or presentations to keep them clean and orderly.
ParScore Equipment Use PAR to keep track of your student's grades automatically. Use the attached ScanMark scanner to automatically create your student rosters and to input your student's test results. The PAR program will grade the tests in accordance to the grading criteria you have established. You can also print a variety of reports from the PAR program.
Poster Maker Create your document on regular or legal sized paper and use the equipment to enlarge the document to poster size.
Printers You can print your work on black and white or color laser printers. Excellent color transparencies can be produced.
Scantron Use the Scantron machine to automatically grade your student's tests.
Computer-to-Slide Conversion You can use the equipment to create 35mm slides directly from your PowerPoint or other presentation.
Slide Scanners Scan your existing slides into a Windows or Macintosh document.
Thermal Transparencies Make overhead transparencies directly from a printed document. A variety of colors are available.
Transparencies Use the color printer to make transparencies directly from your computer file.
Video Tape Duplication Make duplicates of your VHS tapes. You can use the equipment to convert tapes to, or from, tape standards of other countries.
[Subject to copyright restrictions.]
Video Editing Use the editing equipment to edit or dub portions of one videotape onto another tape.
[Subject to copyright restrictions.]
Windows & Macintosh Computers There are eight computers running the Windows operating system and seven computers using the Macintosh operating system. Each computer is loaded with a variety of software programs including Office 97 & 2000 (Windows) and Office 2001 (Macintosh). Older versions of several software programs are available on some of the computers.
Miscellaneous Plus, of course, you have access to the paper cutter, hole punch, stapler and pencil sharpener to help you get the job done.