Media Production supports Michigan Tech Online Learning on campus. Online studio classrooms are located in EERC B45, Rekhi Hall G05/G06, and MEEM111. Production staff operate the studios. Classes taught in the studios are recorded and streamed to students enrolled in online sections. Other services include DVD transfers, CD/DVD duplications, video encoding and streaming, videotape duplication, off-cable recording, location videotaping, and editing services.

Instructor's guidelines for teaching in the Distance Learning Studios. (.doc)    (.pdf)

Online Studio Classrooms

The EERC B45 studio has seating for 43 students. Our Rekhi Hall G05/G06 studios seat 40 students, and the MEEM 111 studio has seating for 96. The teaching console includes an area for visuals, and several television screens for monitoring graphics, program output, and the teleprompter.

MEEM 111 Control Room

Instructors, presenters, and guest speakers wear wireless microphones. Up to four wireless microphones can be used at the same time. Questions and comments from students in the classroom are recorded by microphones mounted in the ceiling.

Classes taught in the studio classroom are recorded using four permanently mounted cameras in the studio. The instructor and the students are recorded with the three cameras, and the fourth overhead camera records the visuals.

Studio Control

The studio control room is where ETS personnel control the video and audio production equipment. Cameras are controlled remotely, and video and audio is mixed and recorded. Computers, digital recorders, and other equipment is also housed here and used during productions.

Studio Classroom Technology

There are no chalkboards in the studios. Document cameras provide and "electronic chalkboard" for written or pre-printed materials. The document camera can also effectively display 3-dimensional objects, photos, or other visual aids. Computer outputs are projected for in-class students and recorded with other other video sources for online course delivery. All Online studio studio classroom is connected to Michigan Tech's computer network to allow Internet access.