The Herak 106 multimedia classroom facilitates the videotaping of Nursing Department classes. Distanced based students who normally cannot attend class due to time and space constraints depend upon these tapes sent to their home each week. A sample of the geographic range for "Distance Ed" students includes Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and continental states of the Western US. It would not be uncommon to send tapes as far as Germany for military personnel enrolled at Gonzaga University .

The distance education classroom consists of a series of microphones, several cameras, and in-class A/V support to allow video producers, located in the adjacent control room, to capture and preserve the whole class in real time. Professor's PowerPoint files and printed documents are also mixed into the whole process to yield a seamless yet totally encapsulated classroom production.

Quality control is always high on the priority list. The producers strive to maintain clear audio, especially during question and answer sessions, as well as video throughout the process. There is always someone "behind the scene" making adjustments each minute.

Our staff is committed to excellent service to all faculty and students who utilize the distance education facility. The Technology Education Services Department is continually improving the way each class is "delivered".

For more information please e-mail Leif Forrest, Multimedia and Distance Education Technology Specialist or call 313-6669, or visit our office on the lower level of the Foley Library.