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LLTI-Editor <[log in to unmask]>
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--- Forwarded Message from "Read Gilgen" <[log in to unmask]> ---

>Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 09:10:00 -0600
>From: "Read Gilgen" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #6018.3 Mac and PC Language Lab (!)

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So, Gary, how do you really feel? <grin>  I wondered who was saying things like "best" for this or that, then I saw the commercial connection.  While one might not entirely agree with your points 1, 2, and 3, point 4 is what really matters.  (Interesting that the term "academic freedom" attempts to evoke a visceral reaction, akin to "4th of July".)

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--- Forwarded Message from Gary Dauphin <[log in to unmask]> ---

>Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 07:56:42 -0600
>From: Gary Dauphin <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: [log in to unmask] 
>Organization: Apple
>To: [log in to unmask] 
>CC: [log in to unmask] 
>Subject: Re: Mac and PC Language Lab - help the argument
>References: <[log in to unmask]>

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1) Language learning labs are based around Multimedia, and Mac is still
the best at authoring and deliverying multimedia.  Even developers that
create Windows language titles use Macs in the process - why? because
they are the best at what they do.

2) Most major publishers of software are still writing to both
platforms, so since Mac is best at deliverying multimedia, why not use it?

3) DVDs are becoming prevelant in language labs.  Not only do Macs
playback DVDs very well, with Apple's new tools (iMovie, iDVD, DVD
Studio Pro), now the faculty members or even students can become
actively involved in creating their own DVD or web-based courseware. 
And we ALL know what happens when we get students actively engaged in
the material they are studying - they take ownership of the material and
end up learning something.

4) Your academic freedom compels you to do what's best for your
students, not what some administrator insists on doing.  Let's think
about what's best for the students, not "what's cheapest" or "what some
higher-up has forced upon us."  If that's Mac, great.  If not, so be it,
but make the right decision for the right reason.

Gary Dauphin
Apple

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> --- Forwarded Message from Pia Cseri-Briones <[log in to unmask]> ---
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> >Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 15:06:38 -0500
> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum               <[log in to unmask]>
> >From: Pia Cseri-Briones <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: Mac and PC Language Lab - help the argument
> 
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> Hi there -
> 
> We run a small language lab here at the University of Rochester with
> both PCs and Macs.
> We would like to keep it  that way but we are getting pressure from
> the "management" to abandon the Macs and go completely PC. So we are
> trying to come up with very compelling reasons to convince the
> "management" that we need to keep the Mac platform.
> 
> Any suggestions you might have to the argument: why the Macs need to
> stay, would be appreciated.
> 
> We have some compelling reasons but feel we need more fuel to add to
> the fire, so any help, past experience from other LLTI-ers would be
> great.
> 
> Feel free to answer off-list if you want.
> 
> Thanks
> Pia
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Pia Cseri-Briones
> Language Learning Specialist,
> Multimedia Center,
> Rush Rhees Library G-122,
> University of Rochester,
> Rochester NY 14627-0055   USA
> 
> Tel: 716.275.2494 / Fax: 716.273.1032
> e-mail: [log in to unmask] 
> http://www.lib.rochester.edu/mmc/ 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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