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>Subject: RE: #7586.1 iPods instead of audio consoles (!)
>Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:11:36 -0400
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>Thread-Topic: #7586.1 iPods instead of audio consoles (!)
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>From: "Waid, Alexander Ph.D." <[log in to unmask]>
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How does the sign-out program work there?
thx,
alex

Alexander Waid, Ph.D.
Professor of Spanish
Department of Humanities

United States Coast Guard Academy (dh)
Department of Humanities
27 Mohegan Avenue
New London, CT 06320-4195
860-701-6866


-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 8:16 AM
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Subject: #7586.1 iPods instead of audio consoles (!)


We have been using ipods for the last 2 years. We have a pool of 30
loaners that
students can take out for a weekend, a trip or whatever. We have set up
an "iPod
filling station" that synchronizes our loaners to the complete libraries
of MP3
files in the various languages taught here.

Students were rather reluctant to borrow thse units in the beginning,
primarily
for reasons of losing or theft. Instructors still need to understand how
to best
integrate the capabilities of these units in their courses.

Otmar Foelsche