MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CLASSROOMS

Multimedia equipment is installed in most classrooms as well as the Faculty Meeting Room and the Alma Jennings Foundation Student Lounge. For specific information on equipment on each room, click here.

Information on Wireless Canes in the classrooms can be found by clicking here (in pdf).

CONTACT INFORMATION

Email: av@law.miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.3801
Location: F408A

Request Form POLICIES

We require two weeks notice of your class or event. We will try to accommodate last minute requests if equipment and staff are available. E-mail sent to av@law.miami.edu is our preferred method when requesting equipment and labor services. You may also use the On-line Request form, or call us with questions. Tape duplications, file conversions and webcasting projects take two weeks to complete. It is our policy that equipment is for on campus use only. We offer limited A/V and labor support for off campus events. You may borrow equipment once you have signed an agreement that you have read our policies on borrowing equipment.

On-line Request form
Click here for the On-line Request form

CLASSROOM ORIENTATIONS

Get help inside a classroom with microphones and sound systems, laptop and desktop computers, data projectors, overhead projectors, and TV/VCR/DVD carts. If the equipment is installed in the room, we can provide a tutorial on how it operates. If the room doesn’t have what you need, we can supplement it with portable equipment. The UM School of Law has a wireless network. The A/V department can set up a laptop with wireless internet access.

EVENT PRODUCTION

We produce the equipment you need for your event. Explain your desired outcome for your event, and we will translate that request into equipment and labor required for a successful event.

VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS

Faculty members may request to have their class videotaped onto VHS, DVD or miniDV tapes. DVDs can be checked out by the students from the Circulation Desk, or a Windows Media Video (WMV) file can be posted to the UM School of Law website. You may request to have a class recorded onto audiocassettes, CDs or as an MP3 file. Cassettes and CDs can be checked out by the students from the Circulation Desk, or an MP3 file can be posted to the UM School of Law website.

SIMULCASTING

For events with a large attendance, the audio and video of the presenter can be sent (simulcasted) live to another room within the School of Law. This is used primarily by Bar-Bri during the summer session.

TAPE DUPLICATION AND FILE CONVERSIONS

You can have copies of VHS, CD and DVD, plus miniDV tapes made. VHS tapes can be converted to DVD, and DVDs and miniDV tapes can be converted to a streaming media file format including Quicktime movies, Windows Media Video, and MP3 files.

WEBCASTING AND PODCASTING

Streaming media files including Quicktime movies, Windows Media Video, and MP3s can be posted to the UM School of Law website. The turnaround time for this service is 14-21 days. Click here for more information on webcasts and podcasts and how to request these services.

AUDIO CONFERENCING

Invite a presenter in a remote location to participate in your class or event. A telephone call by which a caller can speak with several people at the same time can be made with our conference phone. Two microphones capture the speakers in the conference room, while the audio of your caller can be piped in through the room’s sound system.

VIDEO CONFERENCING

Polycom is a manufacturer of a mobile video conferencing unit that is capable of sending audio and video signals over existing telecommunication lines. It allows for document sharing; all sites can see and discuss a presentation or website in real time. This tool is intended to enhance communication and collaboration. Possible applications include conducting interviews, co-teaching, teaching a class from a remote location, inviting a guest lecturer located in a different city to speak to your class, or attending a committee meeting when you cannot travel to the meeting site.

eInstruction Personal Response System PRS

Personal Response Systems, or PRS, allow students to vote or answer a question posed by the professor with a small remote control. The data can be analyzed and sorted into pie charts and graphs and displayed. If you would like more information, please contact Luiz Lopes.