Media Studio, 2191E College Library

The Media Studio is a pilot project to support classes that integrate collaborative digital projects into the curriculum.

Class size: 16-24 students

Hardware

• 7 MacPro Workstations Running Apple OS X v10.5 (6 student, 1 instructor) with speakers
• 3 Ceiling-Mounted LCD Projectors
• 1 High-Speed b/w Printer
• 1 Flat-bed Scanner
• 1 High Quality USB Microphone (in cabinet)

Software

• Adobe Creative Suite CS4 (Dreamweaver, Photoshop, InDesign, Fireworks, Flash, Illustrator)
• Apple iWork '09 (Keynote, Numbers, Pages)
• Apple iLife '09 (iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband, iWeb, iDVD)
• Final Cut Studio 2
• Microsoft Office 2008 (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)
• Audacity
• Comic Life
• Other various freeware programs...
• Programs may be added upon request, contact Tyler Gregory

Furniture

• 8 moveable large tables (suitable for seminar and group work)
• 24 moveable chairs
• Mobile white boards (4 small, 1 large)
• Wall-size bulletin board

Faculty Services

The Libraries and DoIT offer free support to help faculty develop new media projects for existing courses or create entirely new courses. In addition, DoIT’s Software Training for Students offers free workshops, either onsite or at nearby labs. Contact Jon McKenzie, Faculty Coordinator of the Media Studio, for information on scheduling a class.  View the Media Studio classroom calendar to check on availability.

Student Services

Students have ready access to the Information Desk, Reserves, Open Café, and a host of other services, including the Writing Center. The Media Studio is also close to the Computer & Media Center, where students can checkout laptops and digital cameras and print out papers, images, and posters.

Additional resources for students:

See the story "Humanities Scholarship in the Digital Age" and "Trends in Learning: The Digital Humanities" pages 5-6 in the Friends of the Libraries Magazine.