Educational Media Access and Production

List of Audio Visual Services Available at the WCVM

Equipment Bookings

• Supplies a full service inventory of multimedia equipment to WCVM faculty and students for educational purposes at the U of S. The list of multimedia equipment that's available for booking includes:
  • Video/data projectors.
  • Laptop computers.
  • Multimedia cart-c/w data projector, computer, powered speaker, VCR, wireless PowerPoint remote and cables.
  • Olympus BX 41 microscope, Sony 930 camera or the DP25 Olympus microscope camera/software and computer.  
  • VHS/DVD player/recorder, VHS/DVD monitor combo, Blu-ray disc and HD DVD player, colour monitor, Sony mini DV and Camcorder portable digital audio recorder.
  • Wired microphone with stand, wireless microphone, audio mixer, powered speakers, microphone w/stands, press feed box, screens and turning point clickers/receiver.

Event Support

• Co-ordinates equipment requests, requirements and technical support for WCVM-associated conferences, press conferences, guests, public informational presentations and special events.

Video and Web Conferencing Support

• Manages video conferencing requests for provincial, national and international links.
• Manages web conferencing for distance education courses via Elluminate.

Consultation

• Recommends applications and equipment for developing media infrastructure and emerging technologies for teaching spaces and research environments.
• Planning and executing installations of departmental equipment requests and recommendations that co-operate with the academic needs and administrative priorities.

Technical support

• Provides support in troubleshooting audio visual equipment at the WCVM.
• Supplies general maintenance, repairs, software installs and upgrades to: multimedia theatre consoles, projection booths in WCVM's lecture theatres (Rooms 2104, 2105, 2115 and 2302), tutorial rooms (Rooms 2102, 2103, 2585 and 2587) and to multimedia carts.

Orientations and training

• Schedules group or individual sessions in the use of:
  • multimedia consoles in theatres and tutorial rooms and multimedia carts
  • software operations of SMART board technologies
  • Turning Technologies and podcasting.

For more information, please contact:

Kris Reid, Audio Visual Technician/Multimedia Co-ordinator
Educational Media Access and Production (EMAP)
WCVM 1109.1
Tel: 306-966-2469 • Cell: 306-270-9354