--- Forwarded Message from jeremy c munson <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 14:01:47 -0800 (PST) >From: jeremy c munson <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #7079 Video Conferencing Usage >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> This message was originally submitted by [log in to unmask] to the LLTI list at LISTSERV.DARTMOUTH.EDU. If you simply forward it back to the list, using a mail command that generates "Resent-" fields (ask your local user support or consult the documentation of your mail program if in doubt), it will be distributed and the explanations you are now reading will be removed automatically. If on the other hand you edit the contributions you receive into a digest, you will have to remove this paragraph manually. Finally, you should be able to contact the author of this message by using the normal "reply" function of your mail program. ---------------- Message requiring your approval (102 lines) ------------------ Thanks to those of you who responded to my original question. Here are the responses I received: ******************** From: Maria Elena Pada <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Polycom Hi Jeremy, My name is Maria Elena Pada. I'm the Multimedia Computing Center Director at the College of William & Mary. Last Summer I purchased 12 Polycom ViaVideo cameras. I keep them behind locked doors and we plug the cameras upon request. (the camera cables stay with the computers so we do not have to re-connect them each time). So far we have had an Anthropology faculty member reserve the lab every Monday from 5PM until 10PM to have her students communicate one-on-one with people in Japan. We have also conducted an interview of a potential candidate for a position here using the Polycom. The interview was pretty successful. Our student body (under-grads and grads is approx. 7,000 students) We have labs in other areas around campus but they do not have video conferencing cameras. We are looking into ways to use these resources with our Modern Language classes. Hope this helps! Maria Elena ********* From: Claire Bradin Siskin <[log in to unmask]> To: jeremy c munson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: #7079 Video Conferencing Usage Hi Jeremy, We have 17 Pyro Webcams -- one for each of our 17 Mac G4s. We have 5 additional web cams in our office and multimedia development area. We don't have them (yet) in our PC lab because our PC lab has no FireWire cards. I'm waiting for our next generation of PCs before we equip the PC lab with web cams. I'm sorry, but I don't have any good usage statistics. However, I can tell you that our lab is the only one on the Pitt campus with Web cams, and they have become very popular. Remember that video teleconferencing is not the only use for web cams. Over 200 students are enrolled in American Sign Language classes at Pitt, and they come in regularly to create digital videos which they submit to their instructors. (I'll be doing a session at the upcoming IALLT conference on this.) As to teleconferencing, we have used the web cams for global studies classes as well as foreign language classes. In total, I'd say that at least 400 students use the web cams per semester, and many of them use them for multiple assignments. For what it's worth, I believe that especially when planning for the future, language labs should consider web cams to be standard equipment. The University of Pittsburgh has 23,358.4 "full-time equivalent" students, which is based upon the total full-and part-time student enrollment, both graduate and undergraduate. Best regards, and good luck with your proposal. Claire ******* From: tmcneal <[log in to unmask]> To: jeremy c munson <[log in to unmask]> Subject: RE: Polycom Center Questions >Hello Jeremy I work with viavideo units but most of them are not on Campus but out in there in 22 different states. We have over 70 viavideos and 5 viewstation the State of Ohio and in other states but very few on campus The Main campus has about 22,000 students, plus about 8,000 more at the regional campuses. On campus I have 3 Polycom viewstations that are used to connection with the 70 75 units in the Project. The students are able to use these units but most of the time they are used by the Prof. or staff. I don't think this has help you much but check back with me in June. At that time for will have some usage statistics for the viewstation. Good Luck