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(revised August 2008)
LMC
Facilities and Services
The Language Media Center (LMC) provides students and faculty with facilities and services for a wide range of audio, video and computer-based activities to support teaching, learning and research in languages and international studies. The Center is equipped with a digital audio classroom, individual digital audio listening/recording carrels, an audio master recording booth, multipurpose small group rooms, video viewing stations for individuals, and networked multimedia computer workstations. The LMC’s collection of international media resources—on audiotape, audio CD, videotape, videodisc, video CD, DVD, and CD-ROM—assists learners at many levels and in many disciplines. Students use LMC facilities for individual and small-group work to practice a broad range of language skills, including speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and cultural awareness.
The Center is located in 120 Phillips Hall and is open weekdays all day as well as some evening and Sunday hours during the academic year (no Sunday hours during the summer). The LMC has a digital audio classroom in 17 Phillips Hall and a Multimedia Development Studio in 651 Phillips Hall. The LMC produces newsletters in the fall and spring semesters, which feature new acquisitions and equipment. Newsletters are available as a resource here on the LMC Web site.
If you have any questions about the services outlined in this brochure or would like more information, please contact any of our staff.
We are happy to work with you to improve or supplement the courses you teach, and we hope you will take advantage of our facilities, services, and experience.
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Media
library
The LMC Library has approximately 7,100 titles in the instructional materials collection, including audio tapes, VHS tapes, laserdiscs, DVDs, CD-ROMs, video CDs, and audio CDs. In addition, the library has print ancillaries in the form of texts or transcripts for many titles. The collection covers a wide range of subjects including language skills, music, literature, art, cultural history and civilization. The languages represented are American Sign Language, Chinese, Czech, English and English as a Second Language, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Yoruba, and Zulu. The LMC's library holdings are catalogued
on a computer database, which is updated often and may be searched
from the search function on
our Web site. Patrons may also browse the printed version of the catalog,
which is published once a year and is available at the LMC Front
Desk.
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120
Phillips Hall Media Center
The main LMC facility in 120 Phillips Hall has 14 video carrels (equipped with seven VCR/monitor combo units, one VCR/DVD/monitor combo unit, and nine code-free multi-standard DVD players) and 16 digital audio carrels. There is also a computer lab, which is part of the campus-wide Instructional Technology Center (ITC) program, equipped with 37 Windows computers (Dell) and 12 Apple computers (iMacs), all on the campus network and all with CD-RW/DVD drives. There are two scanners for the Apples, three scanners for Windows, two black-and-white laser printers, and one color laser printer. In the main part of the lab we have a pull-down presentation screen and can set up a computer with a projector for demonstrations. The LMC Front Desk has equipment for special projects in the computer lab or in the small group rooms, including 13 USB Plantronics digital headsets, an 80 GB Firewire drive formatted for Macintosh, an HP CD-Burner, three scanners (CanoScan, HP, and Epson 1260), two Web-cameras (Logitech and Creative), portable 250M zip drives with USB cables, an Omniflash drive (reads Multimedia, Secure Digital, Compact Flash and SmartMedia cards), and a SmartCard/Compact FlashCard reader. This equipment is available for student and instructor use.
There are six small group rooms for video viewing and multimedia work, all of which have HDTV monitors, code-free multi-standard DVD players, multi-standard VCRs, and laserdisc players. All six rooms have UI Cable available. The largest of the small group rooms, 120D, has a 32” Panasonic monitor, for viewing video or the computer screen, and a Dell computer with Vista and an Ethernet connection. All five of the other rooms have 27” Sony monitors for video viewing and Dell laptops with Windows XP and wireless connections for computer work. The computers in the small group rooms do not have the same suite of software as the ITC computers, but they are capable of printing to ITC printers (instructions are posted in the rooms). All these facilities and pieces of equipment are available for walk-in use by students, faculty and staff during our open hours.
Instructors and students may reserve small group rooms in advance by contacting Carolyn Goddard. Some individuals and groups have
priority in reserving
rooms:
All
others have lower priority and may be asked to leave if someone
needs a room for a special purpose. The computers are intended
to give
users access to LMC
software or allow Internet use for special projects and are not
a substitute for the ITC computers.
Our
facility has one ADA-compliant Forward Technology computer
with a scanner, a DVD-RW drive, and a CD-RW drive. This
Dell computer
has a variety of
special software programs to ease accessibility
for impaired computer users. Some of the programs include Dragon Naturally Speaking (voice recognition and dictation), Jaws 450 (audio screen reader), Open Book, and WYNN Wizard (both for reading scanned-in text out loud). Users with special
needs can be given a roaming
profile, which
will
follow them around campus in the ITCs to
make using the accessible computers easier.
For more information on dealing with disabilities
on the University of Iowa campus, consult this Web site:
http://www.uiowa.edu/homepage/hub/disability.html
Additional
equipment available in 120 Phillips for instructor use during
Center hours
includes manual slide and filmstrip projectors,
a record
player, cassette
tape recorders, audio CD/cassette players,
VHS camcorders with tripods, PZM microphones
for recording large groups, and eight
transcribing
units with
foot pedal control.
This equipment may be reserved through
the
Front Desk Attendant in person or by
phone (335-2331) and may be used in the Center
or checked
out for in-class
use. We have also set up a cart with
a multi-standard monitor, a multi-standard
VCR, a code-free
DVD player, an NTSC VCR, and
a laserdisc
player for
emergency use when the
towers might not function properly. This cart is stored in 120 PH and may be borrowed by showing your UI staff card.
The LMC has acquired a number of used computers, and we have set up a program to lend them out to graduate students in the Phillips Hall departments on extended loan of two semesters or more, depending on need. We have approximately 20 Apple iMac desktop computers, 20 Dell desktop computers with Windows XP, and 10 laptops. Those who borrow the machines are responsible for them; if a computer from the loaner program is lost or stolen, we will charge a $100 fee for the loss. Contact Becky Bohde for details and availability.
Students in the FLARE program have five Dell laptops available to them to use in projects or to take to conferences. We maintain a list of current FLARE students who are eligible to borrow these computers. The laptops have Windows XP installed and have mice and carrying cases and optional external keyboards.
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17
Phillips Hall Audio Classroom
The 17 Phillips Hall audio classroom is installed with the Sanako
Lab 100 digital audio system. The teacher
desk has a computer with USB access for removable storage, a printer,
an audio cassette deck, a multi-standard VCR, and a telephone. The
twenty-nine student booths contain digital audio panels and headsets.
The teacher desk and one student booth are ADA-compliant. The room
is also equipped with a data projector on the ceiling.
Instructors
unfamiliar with the Lab 100 system will be asked to complete
a general training session and a subsequent practice session
well in advance of the first class use. This extra preparation
will allow them to acquire the necessary skills to fully exploit
the system’s capabilities. Assistance will be offered for
both the practice session and for the first class whenever possible.
Additional training after the initial training may also be requested.
The reservation schedule for the classroom may be viewed at: http://ical.mac.com/languagemediacenter1/1732PH32Audio32Classroom
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LMC
Multimedia Development Studio
Located in 651 Phillips Hall, the LMC Multimedia Development Studio serves the multimedia development and training needs of language
faculty and graduate students, providing access to specialized
hardware and software for producing and testing media-based materials
for language instruction. The facility has two Macintosh PowerMacs with Intel processors and two Dell Dimension 9200s (all systems are equipped with CD/DVD recorders), an HP Scanjet 5590 scanner with a special transparency unit for scanning slides and film negatives, Xerox Phaser 8550DP solid ink color printer, and an HP LaserJet 4050n black-and-white laser printer. For video editing a tower is set up with a Panasonic AG-DV 2000 master editing deck for digital video editing, a Sony DVMC-DA2 Digital to Analog Converter, a Samsung SV-5000W multi-standard VCR, and a LITEON LVW-5045A DVD/hard drive recording deck. Video may be viewed on another tower with a Toshiba MD13Q41 combo unit with monitor and DVD player, a Sharp XA-405 VCR, and a Daewoo 5800 code-free DVD player.
For video projects the Studio has seven digital cameras available for special instructional projects: a Canon Powershot S70 7.1 mega pixel camera (for still images) and six digital camcorders (for both digital video and still images): a Sony DCR-TRV20 Mini-DV camcorder, a Hitachi DZ-MV380A DVD camcorder, a Panasonic VDR-M50PP DVD camcorder, a Panasonic PV-GS150 Mini-DV camcorder, and two Canon HV-30 MiniDV camcorders. We also have Crown PZM-185 external microphones and an MM Mini-tripod microphone to enhance audio on the camcorders. For digital audio recording, we have an Olympus DS-330 Digital Voice Recorder.
Studio users may borrow computing equipment stored in 116 PH for projects as well. Two Macintosh PowerBook laptops, a Dell Inspiron 9100 laptop, a Dell Inspiron 600m laptop (both Dells with Windows XP), a LaCie DVD read/write drive, a DVD-RAM drive, four portable external hard drives, and a portable Firewire hard drive are also available for checkout for special projects and presentations. To transport files the LMC has a Dell 128 MB Flash Drive, a PNY Attaché 1 GB Flash Drive, and a Kingston 4 GB Flash Drive. We have three data projectors for presentations from computers: a Sony VPL-PX1 LCD projector, an Epson 1710c projector, and a Dell 5100MP projector. To check out cameras, portable drives, laptops, or projectors, contact the LMC's professional staff members in 116 PH.
The Studio computers have a variety of software installed: Web development tools (Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Freehand), digital video software (iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Premiere, DVD Studio Pro), digital audio recording/editing software (Soundtrack Pro, Sound Forge), OmniPage Pro (multilingual optical character recognition software), Microsoft Office suites, Photoshop, ImageReady, Illustrator, After Effects, PaintShop Pro, QuickTime Pro, Acrobat Professional, Roxio Media Creator/Toast, Hot Potatoes, PageMaker, MonoConc Pro, and Authorware. In addition, coaching and special workshop opportunities for interested faculty and graduate students can be arranged in the Studio.
Hours for support staff are limited and will change from semester
to semester according to staff availability. Check the LMC Web site or the door to 651 PH for the current schedule of staffed hours.
Faculty and graduate students engaged in special development projects
may reserve time in the Studio by signing up on the schedule on
the Studio door. Keys may be checked out from Sue
Otto.
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Instructional
Technology Classrooms
All Phillips Hall classrooms are equipped with a full range of video, audio, and networked computer technology controlled by touch-screen panels so that instructors can easily enhance classroom activities with media.
Each room has a teacher presentation station controlled by a touch-screen panel including a multi-standard VCR, a code-free DVD player, and two computer CPUs (one Windows machine and one Macintosh), which share a monitor. The touch-screen panel also controls a data/video projector on the ceiling, allowing teachers to switch easily between video, audio and computer resources for their classroom activities. There are connections at the teacher station for plugging a laptop into the room audio and projection facilities and to the Internet. The basement and second floor classrooms are equipped with large TV monitors on the front walls, audio cassette decks, videodisc/CD players, amplifiers, and overhead transparency projectors. The third- and fourth-floor classrooms have Wolfvision document cameras for projecting non-transparent visual aids, such as books and photographs. In addition to the equipment at the teacher station, the technology classrooms (except those on the third floor) have dimmable lighting, which can be controlled at or near the teacher station. For the exact configuration of equipment in each room, consult the Registrar's Classroom Scheduling Web site. For assistance with equipment in the classrooms, use the phone in the classroom to call the Media Hotline at 335-1976. For other questions about classrooms, call 335-1243. These numbers are posted near the telephone in each classroom.
Rooms on the second floor and in the basement have locked cabinets
for the media materials (tapes and discs) used by courses scheduled
for the room. Keys for the cabinets are available from the language
department secretaries. Training sessions for classroom equipment
are available on request and are recommended.
Language departments have priority in scheduling these rooms and reservations may be made through the Classroom Scheduling Office (34 MH, 335-1243). The LMC maintains a video cart, stored in 120 PH, with a multi-standard monitor, a multi-standard VCR, a code-free DVD player, an NTSC VCR, and a laserdisc player, in case there are problems in any of the technology classrooms; contact one of the staff
in 116 PH for assistance with this cart.
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General
Policies and Procedures
Materials and Equipment Check-out (ID required)
The use of LMC materials and equipment outside the LMC is restricted
to faculty and instructors of foreign languages and international
studies who teach courses here at the University of Iowa. All faculty and instructors who wish to use LMC materials
and equipment for their classes must apply to be added to the LMC
circulation database by filling out a blue Instructor Circulation
Information card. Please allow at least two working days for applications
to be processed. Once their names have been added to the LMC database,
faculty and instructors may, upon presentation of their UI ID card,
check out materials and equipment. Front desk student staff are
instructed to refuse checkout services to anyone who does not present
a valid UI ID card or who is not in the LMC database.
Equipment for class or other instructional use may be checked out
for the class hour or longer when appropriate. Materials not on
reserve may be checked out for two weeks and renewed as needed.
All materials and equipment must be returned by the end of the
semester. Instructors who lose or damage equipment or materials
will be charged the cost of replacement. If replacement of an original item is not possible (because it is no longer published or was a unique item), a fine of $50 will be charged for the loss. Instructors are not authorized
to loan materials or equipment to students for out-of-class use
unless express permission is given by Language Media Center professional
staff for emergency circumstances. We do not check out equipment
or materials for personal, private, or recreational use.
Movable equipment needed for class use either within or outside the Center should be reserved at least one day in advance in order to guarantee availability. Instructors must provide authorization (either in writing or by phone) for students to pick up equipment on behalf of an instructor for class use. The LMC maintains a cart with equipment for use in the building in emergency situations when classroom technology is not working or to use in conference rooms that are not equipped with technology. The cart has a multi-standard VCR, an NTSC VCR, a DVD player, and a laserdisc player with a TV monitor and is stored in the LMC. Instructors may check out the cart from the Front Desk by leaving their UI ID card in the LMC for the period of time they need the cart; the ID card will be returned to the instructor when the cart and the equipment are returned.
Instructors
who need materials and special equipment belonging to Equipment Services
in 100 Old Music Building (335-2571) must request it directly
from that office. The LMC can serve as the pick-up and drop-off
point in such cases.
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Payment
for LMC Services and Supplies
The LMC accepts only University of Iowa ID charges as
payment for LMC services and supplies, such as personal duplication
or tape exchange; the LMC does not accept cash. Persons whose UI
accounts are overdue will not be allowed to charge.
Training
Instructors who plan to use Center equipment must obtain prior
authorization to operate each major piece of equipment. In
particular, training is required for use of the digital audio lab equipment. The Center offers training sessions at regular
intervals and personal instruction upon request. Written and
recorded guides may be available for certain equipment. Instructors
lacking such authorization will be required to find another,
authorized operator. A list of authorized users for the audio classroom in 17 PH is maintained by Carolyn Goddard.
Duplication, Copyright, and Digitizing
No copyrighted materials will be duplicated without copyright clearance.
In the case of textbook-related audio series, the LMC will attempt
to secure permission. For other materials it is the responsibility
of the individual making duplication requests to secure copyright
clearance.
Audio duplication for faculty instructional use is done at no cost. The LMC does not provide video duplication or standards conversion for purposes other than classroom instruction under fair-use guidelines of copyright law. Duplication for educational fair-use of short video clips can be done on VHS cassettes or digitally, using the Multimedia Development Studio in 651 PH. Instructors may make arrangements with LMC staff, in particular the studio assistants, to be trained in the procedures for digitizing and burning video to DVDs. Please be aware that digitizing video is a time-consuming process, and classroom projects must be planned in a timely manner.
Duplication or digitizing of complete works cannot begin until the publisher grants permission in writing. All orders for duplication of materials and similar requests for services should be made well in advance of the date needed to allow for publisher delays and materials preparation.
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Acquisition
of Instructional Materials
Each year the Language Media Center designates a portion of LMC general expense funds for acquisition of new materials. Each of the language departments is allocated a share of the funds for acquisition of audio, video, or computer packages to support instruction. Within that allotment, the requesting department pays 20% of the total cost of video, computer or audio materials, including shipping and handling costs.
The Department Chair must approve all requests by letter or email. The Chair determines priorities in spending
the Department’s allocation. No additional requests can be
funded once the allocation has been exhausted.
Funds not spent by April 15 will revert to a general fund that is
used for requests that have not been previously funded. LMC staff
will review these requests and decide which of them to fund.
Requests for materials should contain a brief written proposal of
justification that includes:
- A
description of how the material will be used
- Cost
and quantity
- Complete
ordering information
Instructors should plan ahead when ordering media materials, allowing sufficient
time for the order to be completed and shipped. In some cases we will need additional
time to prepare (receive duplication permission, edit, duplicate, install, etc.)
the materials for use by students and faculty.
All materials that become part of the Center library are charged to the Center’s
budget. Materials for research use that do not become part of the library are
charged to the individual on a materials-cost basis. All duplication of copyrighted
materials for faculty and student use is performed in compliance with copyright
laws.
On November 1 and April 1, the LMC begins collecting information about media resources needed for language courses for the upcoming semester. This information allows the Media Center staff to organize and prepare for course needs in a timely fashion. We will send out email reminders before the due-date. Instructors may find information on this site and can submit requests as email messages directed to the LMC staff member listed on the form. Paper forms will be sent on request by the LMC staff.
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Reporting
Equipment Problems
Instructors should report malfunctioning equipment in the Language Media Center, in the audio classroom (17 PH), or in the Studio (651 PH) to the professional staff or to one of the student staff as soon as the problem is noticed.
Instructors should report malfunctioning equipment in the instructional technology classrooms in Phillips Hall as soon as the problem is noticed by calling the Emergency Hotline (335-1976) from the phone in the room. Emergency Hotline personnel will talk the instructor through the problem whenever possible so that the class can proceed as planned. If a repair is necessary, The Hotline will notify Equipment Services, who will send a technician in as soon as possible. Please do not report classroom problems to LMC personnel, since this will cause a delay in fixing the problems.
Usage Reports
Facility and program statistics are maintained by Center personnel
in order to report student usage information to instructors and
to provide LMC staff with a basis for future decisions about Center
policies. Figures reflect individual and group use of the Center
by language.
Clean
Environment / Quiet Environment
No smoking is permitted in the Center or anywhere on campus. No food or drink is permitted
beyond the foyer. Instructors are expected to see that their students
refrain from eating and drinking in the classrooms. Privileges
for using the Center may be revoked for persons refusing to comply
with LMC policies.
Patrons are asked to use headphones when listening to videos in
the carrels. Headphones are available at the front desk to borrow
(the student must present his/her ID card), or students may use
their own headphones. We encourage patrons with cell phones to
respect their fellow students and carry on conversations in the
hallway, rather than within the LMC.
University
of Iowa Nondiscrimination Statement
The University of Iowa prohibits discrimination in employment and
in its educational programs and activities on the basis of race,
national origin, color, creed, religion, sex, age, disability,
veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational
preference. The University also affirms its commitment to providing
equal opportunities and equal access to University facilities.
For additional information on nondiscrimination policies, contact
the Coordinator of Title IX, Section 504, and the ADA in the Office
of Affirmative Action, (319) 335-0705 (voice) and (319) 335-0697
(text), 202 Jessup Hall, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
52242-1316, or visit this Web site:
http://www.uiowa.edu/~eod/policies/non-discrimination-statemt.html
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Audio
Services and Procedures
Services for Students
Students may work in the Center’s audio carrels, individually or in groups, with or without program lesson files, and they may record their own voices as they work. The resulting mp3 files may be saved to the students’ own USB drives and submitted to the instructor as homework assignments. If duplication permission has been obtained from the publisher, individual lessons of a program may also be converted and saved as mp3 files. There is no charge for these services, but students must supply their own USB drives and monitor the recording while it is in progress; no orders will be taken to have duplication done in absentia.
Records are kept for all tape services and are forwarded weekly
to language instructors.
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Audio Program Acquisition and Preparation
Prior to each semester, instructors should provide the LMC with an update of projected use of audio materials, whether or not the materials have been used previously. This will allow time to digitize files which are still in tape format.
Orders for new audio programs are handled by the Language Media Center using the LMC acquisition of instructional materials guidelines. Ordering information should be provided to Carolyn Goddard. After the materials have been received, the requesting instructor will be notified and asked for digitizing instructions as well as additional cataloguing information, if necessary. Special editing services beyond simple real-time format conversion may require the explicit assistance of the requesting instructor and must be requested with reasonable advance notice.
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Audio
Mastering and Duplication
The LMC has facilities to support faculty in the local production
of audio programming for use in their courses. The LMC also collaborates
with the Center for Media Production for studio recording services
when the scope of production demands it. If recording is handled
by the Center for Media Production, the Language Media Center pays
for master materials charges for recordings as long as they are to
become part of the LMC library. Scheduling of these services is dependent
on the availability of audiovisual personnel, so advance planning
is advised.
Recording of copyrighted text requires permission from the publisher.
Audio duplication can be performed at the LMC for the following formats:
cassette to cassette, open-reel to open-reel, open-reel to cassette
(and vice-versa), videotape (soundtrack) to cassette, and record
to open-reel or cassette. The LMC can also transfer from analog audio to digital audio in a variety of formats.
Originals (masters) will not be released to instructors or students if copies can be made available, but duplication and digitizing for faculty instructional use is done at no cost.
Audio digitizing for faculty personal use is also done at no cost and can be accomplished either independently (after receiving instruction) in the audio classroom or with assistance from the student monitor in the main LMC facility. In both cases, no orders will be accepted to have duplication done in absentia. Also, duplication permission from the publisher must be on file and the instructor must monitor the recording while it is in progress. In the audio classroom, the instructor must supply a blank CD or USB drive for saving the file, or may send the file to a department server or email account. In the main facility, the instructor must supply a USB drive for saving the file.
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Audio
Classroom Reservations and Use
Individual teachers may reserve the 17 PH classroom for
group audio activities for single sessions or on a weekly basis
for the entire semester. Classes that need the special monitoring
and recording capability of the standard audio classroom equipment
are given priority in scheduling the room. The reservation schedule for the classroom may be viewed on the Web.
Reservations may be made by phone, email or in person with Carolyn Goddard. They are handled on a first-come, first-served basis. If the assigned room is not used regularly by the class for which it was reserved, and a different class needs the room at that same time, then permanent reservations will be voided. Requests to use a permanently assigned room for a single occasion should be negotiated with the person holding the reservation, and the Center should be informed of any such changes.
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Computer
Services and Procedures
Computer-based
Activities
The LMC computer facility is part of the campus system of Instructional Technology Centers (ITCs), which is in turn a part of Information Technology Services (ITS) on the University of Iowa campus. Our facility offers access to a wide variety of computer-based activities, including computer-assisted instruction for language learning, word processing, e-mail, Internet browsing, text and graphic scanning, programming, InfoHawk (the UI Libraries’ on-line catalog), ISIS (the student registration and information system), and Web page development. Students may use computer equipment for any of these activities with their HawkIDs, and faculty and staff may use their own HawkIDs on ITC computers. Guest IDs are available for visiting scholars or conference attendees. Computer-assisted instructional materials are currently available for American Sign Language, Chinese, Classics, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, Medical and Technical Terminology, Yoruba and Zulu. Camtasia Studio, a screen-recording utility program, is available on all of the Windows computers for use in research data collection and for creation of tutorials. In our small group rooms we have one Vista desktop computer and five Windows XP laptops with access to the Internet and capable of printing to the ITC printers. There is also a variety of peripheral equipment available at the Front Desk to assist students with projects. LMC student staff members are present at all times to assist patrons in using the computers and the software.
The University of Iowa HawkID regulates general student use of
the computer cluster, and the individual printing accounts assigned
to each student to pay for laser printing are a feature of the
HawkID system. A certain amount (at present $10.00 per semester)
of laser printing will be free to students each semester. Students pay for printing beyond that amount on their U-Bills.
To check out software, headphones, or laptops for use in the Center, users
must leave their ID cards with the Desk Attendant. Illegal copying
of copyright-protected software is strictly forbidden, as is game-playing
on Center machines, except for specified class assignments. The laptops we have are only for use in the Language Media Center and are intended to relieve waiting times when all other computers are in use.
Faculty and staff may use the computers in the ITC with their HawkIds as well. Printing will be charged to the individual’s U-Bill.
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Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Through the system of Instructional Technology Centers (ITCs) at
the University, students have campus-wide access to many of the
foreign language computer-assisted language learning programs offered
by the LMC. These programs are introduced to classes in the beginning
courses via hands-on demonstrations presented in the 120 PH Center
early in each semester. Instructors may contact Becky
Bohde to
arrange times for their classes to come to the LMC for these demonstrations,
whether for specific software or for Web-based activities.
Usage reports of monitored software are generated every week for course instructors.
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Software
Acquisition
Faculty who are interested in having their classes use specific
software should first check our catalog on-line at our Web site or consult our printed catalogue to
see if we already own the software. For new acquisitions faculty
may submit requests for commercial software to Becky Bohde with
a description of the product, the price, and complete ordering
information as well as approval from the Department Chair. The
Department contributes 20% of the cost to purchase the software.
If the software should be available to a large number of students,
we will work together with the faculty member and with ITS to nominate
it as a network version and obtain a site license. There may also
be funding from computer fees available. ITS has a Web page describing
the nominating process.
The process of network installation and testing will probably be
time-consuming, and that must be considered when planning coursework
including software.
Program
Development
The LMC Multimedia Development Studio in Phillips Hall serves the
multimedia development and training needs of faculty and graduate
students. The Studio provides access to specialized
hardware and software for producing and testing media-based materials
for language instruction as well as coaching and workshop opportunities
for interested faculty and graduate students. The Studio Assistants are trained to help with software projects.
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Video
Services and Procedures
Video
Reservation for Courses
Instructors should contact Becky
Bohde with requests to reserve
or prepare video materials for student use in the Center. Arrangements
should be made at least two weeks before the viewing assignment
is made. Video materials placed on reserve by an instructor are
available for student use within the LMC, and that instructor may
use the materials for classroom showings of two hours or less.
Reserved materials are not available for other instructors unless
special arrangements are made with the instructor who asked for
reserve status. These arrangements must be reported to the Center
prior to the time needed to avoid confusion or delay during the
checkout procedure.
When many students must view a video, group showings should be
scheduled in a Phillips Hall Instructional Technology classroom;
these classrooms can be reserved during evening hours for this
purpose through the Class Scheduling Office (335-1243).
The instructor must arrange for a person to pick up and return
the video and to show the video to the group and must inform LMC
staff of this arrangement in advance. For groups of six or fewer,
arrangements can be made to have the showing in the 120D small
group video room; the monitor on duty will start the video for
the group at the arranged time.
Video
Acquisition
Faculty should submit requests (by letter or email) for acquiring
commercial video for the LMC collection to Becky
Bohde. Include
a description of the program, a description of its intended use,
the number of students in the course, the price, and complete ordering
information as well as approval from the Department Chair. If videotapes will be viewed by many students, departments should consider acquiring second or third copies as backups in case of deterioration. As in
the case of audio materials and computer software, the Department
contributes 20% of the costs to purchase the video.
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Video Viewing
Students may check out videocassettes, videodiscs, DVDs, or print materials accompanying the videos for use
within the Center only and must leave their ID cards with the Front
Desk Monitor. Students may use their own headphones or borrow a set
at the front desk. Remote controllers for some equipment may also
be checked out at the front desk. Students who lose or damage LMC
equipment or materials will be charged the cost of replacement. Illegal
copying of copyright-protected videos is strictly forbidden, as is
the recreational viewing of movies on Center machines.
All of the small group rooms and a number of the carrels are equipped with VHS VCRs. The LMC has six multi-standard video monitor/player configurations in the small group rooms that will play videotapes in any of the three major color television standards (PAL, SECAM, and NTSC) used in different parts of the world. Almost all of our DVD players are code-free and will recognize and play DVDs purchased anywhere in the world. Groups of three to five students may view videos in the small group rooms. An on-line circulation system maintains records of video usage; instructors receive weekly reports of their students’ work.
Instructors registered in the LMC database may check videos out for
two-week periods for purposes of research or materials preparation,
provided it does not interfere with previously scheduled showings
or in-class use. If the materials in question are on reserve, the
instructor must make special arrangements with the instructor who
placed the item on reserve to use the video. These arrangements must
be reported to the Center prior to the time needed to avoid confusion
or delay during the checkout procedure.
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Video
Duplication
The LMC will duplicate video on VHS cassette or DVD for language faculty and student instructional use at no charge, provided that copyright allows it. The LMC does not provide video duplication or standards conversion for purposes other than classroom instruction under fair-use guidelines of copyright law; we do not duplicate personal material, but the Video Center in C105 Seashore Hall will duplicate video for a fee (335-2645).
Duplication for educational fair-use of short video clips can be done on VHS cassettes by request in the LMC or in digital form, using the Multimedia Development Studio in 651 PH. Instructors may make arrangements with LMC staff, in particular the studio assistants, to be trained in the procedures for digitizing and burning video to DVDs. Please be aware that digitizing video is a time-consuming process, and classroom projects must be planned in a timely manner. Transferring five minutes of video from tape to digital form may take up to one hour or more, depending on the type of editing involved.
Camcorders
The LMC has two Panasonic VHS Camcorders that may be used by instructors for in-class taping. The LMC can also provide taping services and will hire a student cameraperson who can, schedule permitting, tape classes or skits for the instructor. Departments contribute 20% of the cost of the student videotaper and blank tape stock.
There are six digital camcorders available for special instructional projects: a Sony DCR-TRV20 Mini-DV camcorder, a Hitachi DZ-MV380A DVD camcorder, a Panasonic VDR-M50PP DVD camcorder, a Panasonic PV-GS150 Mini-DV camcorder, and two Canon HV-30 Mini-DV camcorders. To check out a camera, see one of the LMC's professional staff members.
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Recording from TV for instruction
The Language Media Center has access to basic UI cable TV services, consisting of regular network channels (ABC, CBS, NBC), IPTV (PBS), UITV, KWKB (WB), KFXA (FOX), KPXR (PAX), Iowa City Public Access and two campus channels, used primarily for teleconferences. Three sources offer international programming: SCOLA broadcasts (on UITV) provide news report from many different countries, Japanese programming is available from NHK in Japan, and a satellite hook-up from Phoenix Satellite Television has Chinese programs. Instructors may request that specific programs be taped for their instructional use from channels available with this service. Materials taped in this manner are erased after 45 days to comply with the off-air fair-use guidelines unless copyright authorization has been obtained.
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