Department of English

Communication

Once you have followed the procedures to obtain a University ID card, you will also create an email account. You will be able to access e-mail through Outlook Web Access. Important University information is sent via e-mail, so it is important that you establish this account as soon as possible. You may forward your UMass Lowell e-mail to a personal e-mail account. If you have questions, please refer to the Information Technology website.

The English Department also offers two e-mail listservs that may be of interest to faculty--Writing and the General Faculty listserv. For more information about the Writing listserv, contact Paula Haines and for the General Faculty listserv, contact Katherine Conlon.

Technology and Teaching Resources

All members of the University community are expected to comply with the acceptable use policy.

We have six smart classrooms available for English classes in Dugan Hall on South Campus. The six have been equipped with podiums, called “Smart Sympodiums,” that have DVD/VCR, PC, document camera and laptop/PowerPoint/thumb drive capability. The instructor works from the podium’s computer screen which is operated by a mouse in four of the rooms and by touch-screen method in the other two.

For more information about teaching resources, you may contact the Faculty Development Center, Media Services, the Library, or the Department Chair.

Library resources can also be utilized online and off-campus. The resources available include books, journals, electronic library, remote access to library databases, Boston Library Consortium Membership, library instruction and consultation, collection development, virtual catalog, and interlibrary loan.

The Information Technology Help Desk provides online and telephone support to the University community for issues relating to hardware, software, telephones, Internet access and email. Contact the Help Desk for technical support, to obtain software or to report a technical issue.

TurnItIn.com

The University offers faculty use of the tools on Turnitin.com. This website provides the opportunity to have your students upload all of their work online. Once online, you can grade their work in a paperless environment, have students review the work of their peers, manage grades and assignments online, and identify unoriginal material, thereby preventing plagiarism.

To obtain the username and password, contact the Reference Desk on either of the campuses' two libraries.