--- Forwarded Message from costello joan <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2000 12:36:12 -0400 (EDT) >From: costello joan <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #5566.9 Lab Tracking Software and Procedures (!) >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ Tracy, AT UMBC we have been charging students for print copies for about 3 years ($.08 per page) Most of the computer labs on campus charge this. It is the same price for computer print outs as copiers. The students have a magnetic strip on their ID cards whereby they can have money put on their account and we just debit using a Dart/Diebold system. The university doesn't want cash handled by so many people so they went to this system. It works very well and they paid for the machines so I was very happy. (the first debit system we had, our dept. had to pay for the machine - it cost $1700. By the time I finished paying back the bookstore for the purchase the U. changed systems) Prior to that, we did take cash and I just listed every transaction in a steno book. We had a drawer at the desk that could lock and we just kept change on hand. Card system is much better, less mess, less worry. Good luck. I know students have lots of fees but they are not very judicious in their printing. They would print it out and just put it in the trash or recycle basket right away. Charging makes them think a little more about what they are doing. I do not feel badly charging them. As to a previous question on LLTI we do not charge students a lab fee. There are indiviual fees for audio and print copies but that is up to them to incur these fees. Also we are a public university and the lab has a full time director and student assistants. The lab director does not have any teaching responsibilities - just demonstrating computer use for our 35 station lab. Joan Costello .............................................................................. Joan Costello University of Maryland Baltimore County International Media Center 1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, Md. 21250 410-455-3685 [log in to unmask]