GA Classroom Model

This model supports our general assignment classrooms. All our GA classrooms have a networked PC computer.

Steps

1. Wireless mic receiver or amplifier is directly connected to the computer line audio in.
2. The computer runs iSound software on a schedule and records an MP3 sound file.
3. A Batch file on classroom PC runs WinSCP to transfer the MP3 recording to the server, also on a schedule.

Technology

• Telex FMR500 Wireless Mic
• Dell Optiplex GX280 PC
  • Windows XP Pro
  • iSound Software
  • WinSCP
• Apple Powermac Xserve
  • OSX Tiger

Non GA Classroom Model

This model supports non GA classrooms such as dept seminar or meeting rooms.

Steps

1. Faculty checks out portable digital recorder with lapel mic.
2. Download .WMA file to office PC.
3. Import into iTunes (auto-convert to MP3).
4. Batch file on Faculty PC runs WinSCP to transfer the recording to the server on a schedule.

Technology

• Sony ECMC10 Wired Lapel Mic
• Olympus DM20 Digital Recorder
• PC Computer – faculty
  • WinSCP software
• Apple Powermac Xserve
  • OSX Tiger

Informal Meeting/Teaching Space

This model supports non academic events and multimedia files provided/created by faculty. Faculty will use weblog capabilities in the Xserve to upload file and submit metadata.

1. Faculty creates or acquires multimedia file.
2. Faculty uploads file to server using Weblog

Technology

• Faculty Computer
• Apple Powermac Xserve
  • OSX Tiger

PowerMac Xserve

The server runs OSX Tiger operating system. It includes weblog for manual upload and enabling RSS feeds for podcasting. For classroom computers, we wrote and loaded a Perl script that moves and organizes files. This scipt pulls metadata and automatically updates the XML file. It is scheduled to run four times per day.