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What STAR Does. Main Lab: Multimedia stations, digital editing, analog editing, equipment checkout STAR*Training: Software workshops STAR*Services: Service for fees Web*STAR: Web development support STAR*Works: Office suite problem-solving Media Resource Center: Learning Resources.
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What STAR Does • Main Lab: Multimedia stations, digital editing, analog editing, equipment checkout • STAR*Training: Software workshops • STAR*Services: Service for fees • Web*STAR: Web development support • STAR*Works: Office suite problem-solving • Media Resource Center: Learning Resources TAC Support Initiatives
The STAR Approach • Student Mentors as First Point of Contact • Student Mentors as Teachers & Learners • Multiple Avenues to Learning • Capitalize on Informal Knowledge • Web-Based Lab Procedures TAC Support Initiatives
Tracking Usage • Tracking Important Statistics • Walk-in Totals • Walk-ins by Unit • Regular Workshop Attendance • Special Workshop Requests & Attendance • Using Statistics • Space and Resource Issues • Problem Identification and Unit Followup TAC Support Initiatives
Supporting TAC Needs • New Unit Focused on MS Office Skills • Special Workshops Tailored to Meet Individual Unit Needs • BYTE Week and TAC GTA Training • Mentor Alert! Overload Incoming… • Job Aids and Quick Guides • Faculty Reality Check • Year-End Portfolio Debriefing TAC Support Initiatives
Contact Information Star Muir, Director, Learning Support Services Instructional Resource Center, MS 5E7 George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030 (703) 993-2939, smuir@gmu.edu Media.gmu.edu TAC Support Initiatives