Audio Capture In Every Classroom Using Echo 360 Client Software

This session will discuss the experience at Columbia Law School in integrating aduio capture system in 27 classrooms.  The system is based on the Echo 360 sever along with 27 client PCs runing the Echo 360 software.  Lessons learned in this project wil be discussed, including

-  configuration of the echo 360 software to run on inexpensive PCs

-  initial problems encountered with the client/server communications

-  design of audio capture systems in classrooms, including installing hardware in classrooms that did not have audio systems prior to this project.

-  challenges encountered in posting 850 recordings on the courseweb system during the Spring 2010 semester