E-LEARN
Computing Resources at
Chicago-Kent
Chicago-Kent boasts a computer network that is among the most technologically
advanced of any law school in the nation. More than one hundred personal
computers are devoted to student use in laboratories, student lounges,
classrooms, the libraries, even the cafeteria and atrium. All are linked
to a network that provides 24-hour access from the law school or from
students' home computers to the Internet and the LEXIS-NEXIS and Westlaw
legal databases.
Students can plug in laptops almost anywhere in the building to connect
to the school's computer network. Every seat in the library and almost
every classroom seat has a computer node. Faculty routinely prepare
interactive tutorials that can be accessed ahead of class.
Students who elect to reside in the Law House on the Illinois Institute
of Technology southside campus live in a supportive environment with
other law students who share similar academic interests and experiences.
The newly renovated Law House is linked by high-speed access to the
Chicago-Kent computer network.
Technological Infrastructure
- more than one hundred student workstations in computer labs, libraries,
student lounges, cafeteria and atrium
- thousands of network connections, each conducting 10 or 100 mbps
through enhanced Category 5 copper cable linked via a fiber optic
backbone
- classroom and library seats equipped with power outlets and data
ports linked by Ethernet connections
- network delivery of hundreds of audio and video streams for in-class
viewing
- digital video production, editing and on-demand delivery
- voice-over IP and packetized data transmission
- direct satellite television service to classrooms, courtroom, auditorium
and libraries
- routine Web broadcasts and digital video archiving of major events
- classrooms served by local and central video and computer projection
systems as well as full audio and video taping capabilities
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