Administration:

Video Equipment

The lab has several video cameras (VHS, 8mm and DV) and complete VHS and digital video editing systems. We have used the equipment to produce videos about our study-abroad programs, our language plays, the annual language fair, to tape visiting lecturers and to evaluate students who will be going into teaching. The lab also has  professional quality video standards converters and multistandard players which allows us to work with materials  which have different television standards and to convert tapes and DVDs made in other countries. Our eMacs and Macintosh G3 computers provide the capability of digitizing video signals and saving them on the computer for use in various projects.

Summer Hours are determined by the number of work-study students assigned. Usually the lab is open during regular working hours 8AM-5PM.

 
Lab Rules:

No drinking or eating in the lab.

Students leaving the lab for an extended period of time will be checked out.

Students cannot remove materials from the lab.

Students must sit in their assigned seats.

 

Lab Procedures:

Reserving equipment (Faculty and TA's only)

All audio and visual equipment needs to be signed out, picked up, and returned by the instructor.  Equipment can be checked out through the lab office located in Gordy 011. Please note: We cannot deliver any kind of equipment to a classroom -- a faculty member must pick up the items and also return them to the lab.

Boomboxes must be returned by the end of the day they were checked out.  Faculty may check out video-materials for previewing for a maximum of one week unless another faculty member needs the video.  All other equipment (Laptops, MacMobile, etc.) needs to be returned back to the lab promptly at the end of the check-out period.

Equipment can be reserved by filling out the form (available in the lab) and giving it to a student assistant who will check the reservation book to see if that equipment is available at the time requested. You may also call the lab at 593-2747 to reserve equipment.

 

Equipment Available

The following equipment is available for faculty use:

Computer carts with data/video projectors, Powerbook computer and ethernet connector.

Mitsubishi VCR's and monitors on carts

Small-system video production unit

Camcorders, Digital Still Cameras, Scanner

Slide projectors

Overhead projectors

Visual presenter (Elmo)

 Faculty Development Station to develop websites with interactive audio/video

Checking out videos (Faculty only)

Faculty may check out videos for previewing for a maximum of one week unless another faculty member needs the video.

Reserving Audiolab and Computer Clasroom (Faculty and TA's only)

One of our audio language labs (009) and the computer classroom (012) can be reserved for class instruction during our regular operating hours. Instructors must provide their full name, office room and telephone number in order to reserve a room. All room reservations can be done through the lab students in Gordy 011, any extended usage of a reserved room, however, must be authorized through Wendy Kaaz or Jörg Waltje.

It is strongly advised that before taking your class to the lab you contact LRC staff for instruction in lab operation.

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Lab Services:

Duplication of audio tapes and CDs

Distribution of tapes for student use in the lab

Recording audio masters

Classroom labs may be reserved for whole class instruction

Video and DVD conversion

Testing

Interactive video programming

Computer setup and repair