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   March 19, 2008  |  A Penton Media Publication SUBSCRIBE | UNSUBSCRIBE | PREFERENCES
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Standardization Advances University of Wisconsin Colleges' Distance-education Program By Linda Seid Frembes
Distance education continues to be a popular topic in higher-education institutions. A study by the U.S. Department of Education in 2003 found that more than half of two- and four-year colleges offer distance education programs to their students. At the University of Wisconsin Colleges (UWC), a network of 13 two-year colleges, distance education has been offered in various formats over the last 15 years.

UWC is part of the University of Wisconsin System, one of the largest systems of public higher education in the country. According to the system's website, the counties and/or cities in which the UW Colleges are located own and maintain the campuses, buildings, and facilities; educational programs, equipment, and services are provided by the UW System. more>>


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Canon Realis SX6 Multimedia Projector Provides Picture-perfect Presentations of Paintings
canon-realis-sx6-maryland.jpgStudents pursuing a graduate degree in art history at the University of Maryland's flagship campus in College Park carefully study the detail and color of world-famous artworks, most of which they've never seen in their original versions. Providing students with an accurate visual reproduction of the color and detail subtleties of art masterpieces is essential, which is why the university's Department of Art History and Archaeology chose the Canon Realis SX6 Multimedia Projector. more>>

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Educational Video Creators
Scott Freiman
Irvington, N.Y.
Scott Freiman is a composer, arranger, producer, and sound editor, as well as the owner of Second Act Studio, a state-of-the-art music and video studio for composition, recording, and production. Freiman has composed original music and sound design for many award-winning films, and he has had his music performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. As a producer, Mr. Freiman has overseen recordings for a variety of artists—from soloists to bands, and from young children to octogenarians. Watch the reel>>

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Shure Launches New Microflex Choices
Shure Incorporated has announced the availability of new Microflex microphones. Elegantly styled with a streamlined, low-profile design ideally suited for boardroom, conferencing, and corporate applications, as well as anywhere else that unobtrusive integration is desired, each model in the product group provides versatile functionality, easy setup, and premium sound quality. Like their predecessors, the new gooseneck models all feature interchangeable cartridges as well. more>>

NEC Adds Affordable, Network-ready Projector to its VT Series
NEC announced the VT800 digital network-ready projector, ideal for education and corporate settings. The VT800, the newest addition to NEC‘s VT projector series, provides many essential features, such as closed captioning for decoding and displaying text in videos and a comprehensive I/O panel with built-in AV switching. Network functions include remote diagnostics that enable monitoring and control of the projector over a network, and Image Express Utility for sending data and video over a network. more>>

First Crestron Multimedia Presentation System with Full Digital Signal Processing
Crestron introduced the MPS-300, the first Multimedia Presentation System (MPS) to feature fully digital audio signal processing. Ideal for presentation and video teleconference rooms that require simultaneously active microphones and/or diverse output options, the MPS-300 is a single, full-featured box that, along with the system switcher and control system provided by the MPS line, has enhanced microphone performance and mixing capabilities and greater video routing flexibility. more>>




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