About the Teaching Learning Resource Center
The Office of Academic Affairs started a pilot program known as the Teaching Learning Resource Center (TLRC) in the summer of 2010 to ensure faculty development, student learning and staff collaboration. The TLRC provides central support for classrooms and room scheduling for classes, seminars and meetings at Health Science Center campuses located across Texas.How TLRC works
TLRC classroom support occurs in a two-tier system. Student workers offer tier-one support by providing instructions to the faculty about room scheduling, loading PowerPoint presentations, and ensuring video connections are made, when required.Audio-visual technical staff from the Office of Information Technology, offer tier-two support by providing technical expertise. Their services are sought when technical issues arise, that Classroom Support technicians are unable to handle. The TLRC Academic Services Coordinator oversees the tier-one staff and interfaces with the Classroom Scheduler.
How TLRC will expand
There are plans to extend TLRC services to all campuses and TAMHSC facilities within the next 2-3 years. An online room-scheduling program, currently being installed, will allow users to automatically reserve rooms in all locations. Full implementation of this program is expected by Fall of 2011.Future plans to expand the TLRC include providing faculty instructors access to instructional design, student assessment methodology and basic pedagogical techniques. Additional plans call for technology applications in the classroom, learning and library resources, and inter-professional education consultation.
