The Odd Couple

1. What happens when a French instructor and a techie join forces The Odd Couple Sharon Sellars, Director of Language Resource Center Chad Garrett, Director of Technology

2. Sharon’s Perspective • History • Overview of project • Questionnaires • Future plans • Summary

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14. Chad’s Perspective • Budget • Layout/Design • Technology • Collaboration

16. Budget Tips • Make friends with purchasing • Exploit alliances and contracts • Negotiate pricing • Combine projects

17. Layout/Design Goals • Collaboration, sharing, openness • Ease of use and access • Ability to reconfigure the space • Security

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

28. Collaboration Tasks • Make room for debate • Talk about backgrounds and goals • Use active listening • Explain where you’re coming from • Write things down

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39. Contacts • Sharon Sellarssesellars@ualr.edu | 501-569-3274 • Chad Garrettcxgarrett@ualr.edu | 501-569-8955 • Resources for downloadwww.ualr.edu/ltcinsider/socallt/