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Special Interest Groups

Technical & Resources

 

Moderator/Convenor: Peter Glasgow [Edinburgh]

 

minutes of the meeting at Southampton University, November 15th 2007
minutes of the meeting at Leeds University, January 17/18th 2008

The group can meet "virtually" using the Mailbase email list:

http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/aulc-resources.html

Other meetings will generally be held as parallel sessions during general AULC meetings. Extra meetings can be arranged as the group decides.

The SIG currently has a number of on-going projects:

Sound digitisation

Digital language labs

Resources - documents about sound recording & digital labs

BUVFC Courses

A very useful reference to the latest ICT hardware & software. Digital video is well covered.

Visiting institutions with digital language labs

Monitoring possible changes in legislation affecting television & radio recording

 

The aim of the SIG is to help members share and improve their knowledge of technical matters and language learning resources:

The following are prime areas for this:

Bullet Technical innovation

 

Bullet Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)

 

Bullet

Broadcasting - radio, television, satellite - digital technology, etc.


Bullet Language laboratories - analogue, digital and related technologies.

 

Bullet Missed recordings - opportunities to obtain vital radio & TV recordings (Under ERA licence)

 

Bullet Information about new products and technologies

 

Bullet Copyright & licencing issues including negotiation with publishers

 

Bullet Cataloguing and database methods and technologies

 

Bullet Staff development

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Last updated 18 November 2005