Section 34.12. Facilities, technology, instructional resources and support.

 

(1)   Facilities.

(a) The institution shall provide adequate classroom, laboratory, office and workspace which have current technology, equipment and supplies needed to fulfill the mission of the institution.

(b) The institution shall provide a library that serves as the primary resource center and adequately supports instruction, research, and services pertinent to the needs of professional education programs. Resources related to professional education shall be organized and indexed so faculty and students can easily identify, find and use them. The library shall provide up-to-date catalogs, indexes, directories and electronic information access tools.

(2)   Instructional resources.

(a) The institution shall maintain an instructional materials center that is accessible on a schedule approximating that of the main library which shall house instructional materials used in elementary, middle and high schools including sample textbooks, curriculum guides, tests, library books, periodicals, computer software and other teaching materials. These materials shall include print and non-print materials and teaching aids, and materials for the evaluation and assessment of learning, and the institution shall provide instruction in the construction and use of the materials.

(b) The institution shall provide sufficient qualified library and technical staff who have substantial knowledge of materials used in schools and school library media centers to support the library, the instructional materials collection, media and computer support services, and other instructional technology necessary to support the goals of the professional education programs.

(c) The institution shall ensure that students have access to and can use current educational technology in instructional settings. This shall include equipment such as computers, projectors, recorders and other specialized equipment used for teaching.

(3)   Review and purging. All resources shall be identifiable, relevant, accessible, and systematically reviewed by professional staff to make acquisition and purging decisions.

History: Cr. Register, April, 2000, No. 532 , eff. 5-1-00.