Technology Access Fees Database

19
No
Liberal Arts
2001

Contact Information

Dr. Jun Da
jda@mtsu.edu
Dr. Deborah Mistron
Foreign Languages
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BDA 303A
New Technology
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We are requesting funding in the amount of $20390.20 to purchase a network file server, a multimedia authoring workstation, as well as other necessary software and hardware accessories for the Media Center of Language Acquisition (MCLA). The proposed equipment will enable us to digitize and author audio/visual learning materials, and provide both web-based multimedia streaming and reliable and secure network file sharing. The proposed purchase is specifically designed to address three major problems in our Media Center: 1) With only 6 TV+VCR units for more than 1,650 (Fall 2000 enrollment) student users, there has never been enough audio/visual equipment to meet the needs of our students; 2) MCLA does not have the capability of duplicating and distributing digitized learning materials to students on the network; 3) with no server-client architecture in place, language placement tests have been conducted on individual workstations, which are both unreliable and insecure. With the proposed purchase, we will be able to solve the aforementioned problems by building up the infrastructure of a digital language laboratory. The proposed multimedia workstation will be used for digitizing, editing and authoring audio/visual learning materials. The file server in turn will be used for distributing those digital materials to students through both web-based video streaming and network file sharing. The file server will also be used for conducting language placement tests and backing up student data using the more reliable and secure server-client technology. Based on Fall 2000 student enrollment of foreign language courses, we expect that more than 3,300 students per year will benefit from the proposed equipment. All undergraduate students taking foreign language courses will have access to the instructional materials distributed through the network file server. About 15 graduate teaching assistants and 6 language lab student helpers will have direct shell access to the multimedia authoring workstation.
20390.2
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1
Dell Dimension 4100
3097.54
3097.54
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Dell Movie Studio IEEE 1394 PCI card
97.02
97.02
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Belkin 1394 cable
27.61
27.61
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
USB Digital Video Creator
205.58
205.58
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Canon ZR10 Digital Video Camera
739.99
739.99
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
ALL IN WONDER RADEON-32MB PCI
290.94
290.94
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Epson Perfection 1200u scanner
173.22
173.22
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Nikon Coolpix 990 digital camera
906.94
906.94
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Windows2000 Professional media + license
94.30
94.30
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Microsoft Office2000 Premium media + license
114.60
114.60
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Macromedia Web Design Studio
199.95
199.95
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Macromedia CourseBuilder (for web-based courses)
69.00
69.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Adobe PhotoShop 6
299.00
299.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Adobe Acrobat 4
105.98
105.98
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
NJStar Communicator
109.00
109.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Adobe Premier
549.00
549.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Dell PowerEdge 2400 Server
9649.08
9649.08
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Microsoft Windows2000 Server single license
136.55
136.55
N/A
N/A
N/A
40
Microsoft Windows2000 Server client access license
7.10
284.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Norton Ghost 2001
44.95
44.95
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Sassasfras KeyServer + 40-client access license
1047.00
1047.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
PC-Rdist (for client PC management)
550.00
550.00
N/A
N/A
N/A
5
Sony DLT backup tape
73.99
369.95
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Lexmark Optra T610n
1229.00
1229.00
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No
No
No
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