--- Forwarded Message from "Sue Breeyear" <[log in to unmask]> ---
>From: "Sue Breeyear" <[log in to unmask]>
>Organization: UVM, College of Arts & Sciences
>To: LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 14:38:51 -0400EDT
>Subject: Re: #5705 Inquiry: Lang Lab possibilities?
>Priority: normal
Hi Jeff,
I have been working on this project for a number of years at the
University of Vermont, and although we still have the audio booths,
our computer area is getting more and more usage as new
software comes out from publishers and other language software
companies. We started out with a few Macs and a few PC's. After
about two years of supporting both platforms I managed to get
enough money from our Provost to replace the Macs and add
enough PCs to total 15. Because we still needed the analog
technology and I couldn't completely throw out the audio lab, I put
up a room made from eight foot partitions, had some wiring done,
and put my computers around the periphery of the room, with one
end dedicated to a whiteboard (could be for a projection screen, as
well, if you're fortunate enough to be able to afford a projector!). I
also managed to cram a large-screen TV with DVD/VHS capability
into the area. The networked printer is outside the room (it was
inside until this year, but too much non-language printing was
getting done and a lot of it was ending up in the trash), behind the
check-in desk.
We've found this configuration, while crowded when classes with
more than 15 students are using it, to be nevertheless a good area
in which to hold small upper-level language courses from time to
time. The Chinese and Hebrew classes use it for learning sounds
and characters. The western language groups use it for word
processing (grammar checking, especially) and Internet use. It's
also used as a "computer lab" when classes are not in session,
and this semester has seen very heavy use.
Since we're already on a campus-wide Novell network which allows
us to print and have Internet access, we don't have a LAN in our
Center, and all of the software is individually loaded on each
computer, which is a pain. I'm planning to expand with a local
server soon, once I figure out how to pay for it, and hopefully that
will alleviate some of the problems with students changing settings,
etc.
Hope this helps.
Sue
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-- Forwarded Message from Jeff Ruth <[log in to unmask]> ---
>From: Jeff Ruth <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Inquiry: Lang Lab possibilities?
>Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 16:15:34 -0400
I'd like to learn about how to configure a roomful of networked
computers
as a language learning center, to replace our department's
outdated audio
stations. All suggestions will be appreciated.
Many thanks,
Jeff Ruth
East Stroudsburg Univ. (PA)
Susan Breeyear, Language Resource Center Coordinator
200 Southwick Building
University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont 05405
VOICE:802-656-7856
FAX: 802-656-0212
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http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmlrc/index.html
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