This is a reminder and an update since our post in April regarding removal of VHS and LaserDisc players from classrooms starting January 1, 2014. Important notice about the analog video format This is an important notice about the analog … Continue reading →…
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Goodbye VHS – The Analog Sunset
Important notice about the analog video format This is an important notice about the analog video format. It relates to the phasing out analog media and analog players (VCR, Laserdisc [LD] and slide projectors) in the classrooms at Middlebury College. … Continue reading →…
25 Years @ Midd with Joseph Watson
In this post we recognize Joseph Watson, Preservation Manager, Special Collections & Archives Associate, for his 25 years of service to Middlebury. Joseph shares his most rewarding Midd memories and experiences, his favorite place on campus, and a piece of advice for new employees. Read on to learn more about Midd from Joseph’s point of…
Digital Annotation for Learning and Scholarship
From January 23 – February 3, the Office of Digital Learning will offer a special digital learning opportunity: a facilitated online experience called Digital Annotation for Learning and Scholarship. This experience is designed to give teachers, instructional designers and technologists, students, and others an introduction to digital annotation as both a means to greater engagement with…
Jill Mikucki receives NSF grant for collaborative research in Antarctica
Jill Mikucki (Biology) has received funding from the National Science Foundation for her expenses in a collaborative research project titled Minimally Invasive Drilling Glacial Exploration (MIDGE). Originally awarded to Jill when she was at the University of Tennessee, the grant has now been transferred to Middlebury and will support the design and testing of a…
Helpful Media/AV Tips for the New Semester
The Fall semester is almost upon us. We are checking each classroom and event space to ensure the technology is working so we should be able to proactively avoid most hardware failures. However, put any two pieces of technology together … Continue reading →…
New Smart Classrooms in Twilight
Dear colleagues, In late May and early June of this year, LIS worked with Facilities Services to add new media equipment in several classrooms in Twilight: 110, 204, 206 and 301. You can now play DVD (or Blu ray) discs … Continue reading →…
Smart Classroom Renovations in Warner this December & January
Lighting and audio/video renovations will take place between Dec 16 and Jan 6 in all Warner classrooms except the Hemicycle. LIS will offer orientation sessions prior to December in identical classrooms, as well as during the first week of J-term … Continue reading →…
New Smart Classrooms & Renovations – AXT 305, CHT 110, MBH 305 plus Carr 005 and LIB140
In June and July (and in time for the Language Schools!), LIS installed new audio/video projection systems in four classrooms that were lacking technology: Twilight Hall 305 (AXT 305) Chateau 110 (CHT 110) McCardell Bicentennial Hall 305 (MBH 305) Sunderland … Continue reading →…