The Instructional Design Lab

IDL Locations | IDL Hardware | IDL Software | Equipment Checkout | Open Access

The Instructional Design Labs (IDLs) are instructional development spaces for faculty who wish to infuse their teaching with the benefits of technology. Each IDL offers faculty access to state-of-the-art technologies that can be used to experiment, design, and develop innovative instructional materials. In addition, the IDL is staffed with an Instructional Technologist with expertise in the use of technology to support learning.

In the IDL, faculty can:

Build Webpages
Practice with a Sympodium
Create and update instructional materials such as ePub documents and multimedia files
Pre-record audio and/or video lectures or create instructional videos and other content
Use a Scanner
Check out equipment
Consult with an Instructional Technologist on the use of GPC technology tools
Or just brainstorm instructional solutions with an Instructional Technologist

If you believe that technology could enhance your instruction or you have a question about how to use the technology tools available, make an appointment or stop by – our doors are always open.

IDL Locations

Campus	Location
Alpharetta	2170
Clarkston	CH2161
Decatur	SC1148
Dunwoody	NE2903
GPC Online	Clarkston JCLRC
Newton	1N3415

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IDL Hardware

Each IDL is equipped with two faculty workstations and additional peripheral equipment to support whatever vision you have for integrating technology into your instruction.

Instructional Workstation

This workstation is designed for the creation of instructional materials such as PowerPoint or Word documents, capturing lectures using Camtasia, or practicing skills with technology tools such as the Sympodium found in GPC classrooms.

Multimedia Workstation

At this workstation, faculty and staff can create a wide variety of multimedia products such as producing an instructional video, editing an audio podcasts, or creating multimedia presentations using stock images and footage.

Peripheral Equipment

In addition to the workstations, peripheral equipment can be used to create or enhance your projects. IDL peripheral equipment:

Sympodium (integrated with the Instructional Workstation)
Scanner with document feeder and slide adapter
Digital still and video cameras
Audio capture equipment
Graphic tablets
Headphone microphones
And more

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IDL Software

Each workstation in the IDL is equipped with the following software so that you can bring your ideas to life:

Microsoft Office 2010
Adobe Creative Suite 5 (Image, Web, and Video editing)
SMART Notebook
PDF creation: Adobe Acrobat
Scanning: Canoscan
Royalty-free artwork and images
Digital capture and streaming: Camtasia, Captivate, Quicktime Pro, Windows Media Encoder, MOVkit, iMovie.
Audio capture and editing (digital recording studio): Audacity, GarageBand
iCollege (Respondus, Wimba Create, Wimba Voice, Wimba Classroom)

Faculty/Staff Equipment Checkout

Coming Soon! Academic Technology will launch a pilot faculty/staff equipment checkout program at the Alpharetta Center. Faculty and staff will be able to checkout audio and visual equipment so that they can bring authentic imagery, sound, and video to informational and educational products.

Open Access

Starting in the Fall of 2011, the Alpharetta IDL will launch a pilot called Open Access. Faculty who are given a brief orientation to the pilot to obtain clearance will have their GPC ID card configured so that they will be able to access the IDL at any time of the day. For more information, please visit the Open Access page.

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