Technology@Wooster

When the 07-08 academic year gets underway, a new pool of equipment will be available for student check out. The pool will include:

• 6 digital video cameras
• 6 tripods
• 4 digital still cameras
• 3 digital audio recorders
• 2 lapel microphones
• 2 shotgun microphones

This new equipment is made possible by a successful Hewlett-Mellon grant authored by Janet Russell, Megan Werely, Anthony Liccardi and Jon Breitenbucher. The grant proposal noted that academic departments are “beginning to expand the definition of ‘text’ as they require students to produce films, blogs, web sites, and podcasts in order to demonstrate their learning.” This equipment is intended to facilitate the completion of these assignments, and to afford students greater opportunity to explore new digital media.

This equipment will be available for check out between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at the new IT student help desk in Andrews Library. (Located just behind the circulation desk.) Use of this equipment is limited to academic assignments and projects. Requests for student use must come from the student’s instructor or I.S. advisor and should be made via email to IT_Loaner_Equipment@wooster.edu. Further information will be available in the Computing Resources section of the IT web site.

Congratulations and thanks to the grant authors!