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GMU-TV
993-3110
website: http://www.gmutv.gmu.edu |
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George Mason University Television is internationally and nationally recognized as a leader in distance education and public interest programming. They produce educational, promotional, and community outreach programming that is broadcast to over half a million homes throughout Northern Virginia. |
Capitol Connection
993-3100 |
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The Capitol Connection is a Telecommunication service of The George Mason University Instructional Foundation, a non-profit corporation organized for the purpose of supporting the educational and cultural activities of George Mason University.
The Capitol Connection offers wireless cable TV, live Internet streaming and phone bridge connections to government meetings in Washington, DC..
The Capitol Connection's wireless cable TV services allows Washington Insiders to follow gavel-to-gavel coverage of Congress, Federal Commission meetings, Wall Street and breaking national and international news reports.
TV services are offered through a specialized antenna system installed in office buildings throughout the metropolitan area.
For those outside DC metro area, live video streaming on the Internet and phone bridge connections provide access to the same government meetings. |
Classweb Web Server (Web-Based Courses)
Lisa Andion
landion@gmu.edu or 993-3141
website: http://www.irc.gmu.edu/coursetools/classweb
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Offers a location where text, video, audio, and images can be stored and accessed in support of Web-based courses. To request an account, go to: http://www.irc.gmu.edu/coursetools/classweb/requestdir.cfm. |
Streaming Video Server
Jimm Ouellete
jouellet@gmu.edu or 993-4766 |
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Provides a location to host streaming video and audio files. |
Web-CT
Brooke Adams
bwadams@gmu.edu or 993-3141
website: http://www.irc.gmu.edu/coursetools/webct |
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WebCT is a course management system with over 35 unique tools for use in 24/7 online teaching amd learning. The WebCT policy statement provides details on what WebCT is, how faculty and students can get accounts, and what support is available. Please direct any questions to ewatson3@gmu.edu or call 703.993.3141, Monday through Friday, 9am - 6pm. |
George Mason Libraries
993-2223
website: http://library.gmu.edu/distance |
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Offer electronic reserves that allow professors to make reading material available to their students through the Web.
Provide Web-based databases and indexes, electronic texts, catalogs, reference sources, and access to the Virtual Library of Virginia.
Provide research assistance to faculty and students via e-mail and live chat through Ask-a-Librarian at http://library.gmu.edu/research/
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Videoconferencing
Dan Gieckel
dgieckel@gmu.edu
993-3480
website: http://videoconference.gmu.edu |
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Videoconferencing is an interactive connection between two or more sites that transmit video, audio and graphics. Videoconferencing is used for distance education and for faculty/staff meetings at George Mason University on all three campuses. Unlike streaming or broadcast television, both sides of the conference can see and hear each other in real-time. |
