This is a comfortable, multi-purpose, user-friendly environment for up to 20 people.

Lecture information is presented in subdued light with a video projector and custom sound support.

Bell Hall facilities can be customized to meet a variety of distance education and video conferencing requirements.

Bell Hall offers:

• Limited video production capabilities for EngiNet™ classes or other taped lectures.
• Video conferencing over digital phone lines (ISDN) which enables global connectivity.
• Video conferencing over the Internet (using the H.323 protocol) enables global connectivity.
• Satellite downlinks can be viewed here; telephone and e-mail are available for communicating questions and comments.

The Bell Hall room is well equipped for recording your class or presentation or transmitting it live to students at distant sites.

Recording for streaming on the web can be done using Windows Media, Real Media or the Accordent Capture Station.DVD is also possible.

The Bell Hall classroom includes:

• Two 27-inch monitors face the instructor for keeping track of projection, programming, and distant sites.
• One 25-inch monitor on which the students/participants can view distant sites during a video conference.
• One 7-foot projection screen for computer presentations or Visualizer images.
• One Epson projector that can project any image from the computer (at resolutions of 1024 x 768 or below), and any video image (visualizer, distant sites, DVD, videotape, satellite downlink, etc.).

Laptop hook up.

Windows PC (Windows XP) with USB ports and DVD/CD-ROM player.

Software includes:

• Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access)
• Exceed Internet Explorer Firefox
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Various other media players and peripherals

Additional software can be installed upon request.

Smart Sympodium,Smart Sympodium with stylus - for writing/annotating on the computer screen.

Notes written on the Sympodium can be saved as pdf files for distribution.

Annotations over PowerPoint can also be saved.

WolfVision Visualizer

A combination DVD/VHS Player

There are limited video production capabilities using a Panasonic MX-50 video switcher and mastering on DVD.

The room is equipped with two stationary ParkerVision cameras to capture the instructor and the students.

There are 8 voice activated student microphones, each one shared by three students. The instructor can use either a wired or wireless lavaliere microphone.

Polycom System:

• ISDN video conferencing (H.320 protocol) gatewayed through UBs MGC100 video bridge.
• Capable of connections up to 768Kps.
• IP video conferening (H.323 protocol)
• Capable of connections up to 768Mbps.

Telephone conferencing is also possible.

Satellite Downlink Capabilities:
Satellite programs can be viewed in the classroom and/or sent to other locations on campus via the campus cable system.

The Distance Learning rooms are available to the faculty, staff and students of the University as well as members of the community.

To schedule a video conference or video recording, or to discuss the possibility of using these technologies for your event contact: