--- Forwarded Message from Karl Fisher <[log in to unmask]> ---

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>Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 16:07:29 -0500
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum               <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Karl Fisher <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #7249 Audio CD Duplication

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Dear Georgia & LLTI;

I've been converting the CD tracks to MP3's (with iTunes),  then exporting
them as streaming QuickTime movies with QuickTime Pro, and then placing
them on a server with corresponding web pages. It works well but the
production is tedious.

We stil use cassettes in the physical lab, but we're noticing that the
students are unfamiliar with cassettes and cassette players. Sometimes they
prefer using the computers in the lab to the cassette players. We will
definitely go with a (mostly) digital system when we upgrade our lab in a
couple of years.

I've also been contemplating having an MP3 station in the language lab
where students could download MP3's directly into their iPod or Rio player.
How cool would that be?

So to answer your question, we do not burn CD's for students, nor do we
check out audio CD's.

Hope this gives you some good ideas,
Karl

>--- Forwarded Message from "Schlau, Georgia T." <[log in to unmask]> ---
>
>>Subject: Audio CD Duplication
>>Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 10:35:55 -0400
>>Thread-Topic: Audio CD Duplication
>>Thread-Index: AcN8YB5rLBa6SXuKEcOa8oZ686JKqA==
>>From: "Schlau, Georgia T." <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
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>Now that many publishers are producing audio CDs instead of cassettes for
>their textbooks, are Language Resource Centers duplicating the CDs for
>students to check out? All of a sudden we seem to be behind the times and
>our high speed cassette tape duplicators and cassette playing language lab
>are becoming obsolete.
>
>Any information about this turn in events will be greatly appreciated.
>
>Georgia Schlau
>Director of the Language Resource Center
>College of Charleston
>Charleston, S.C.


Karl W. Fisher
Director, Language Laboratory
The University of the South
735 University Avenue
Sewanee, TN 37383

Lab: (931) 598-1468
Fax: (931) 598-1145