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In Fall of 1988, the $8.1 million
Ball Telecommunications Center opened at Ball State University.
One of the major components was the distance education facilities. Two TV
classrooms were built: one seating about 100 students and the other about 35
students. Even more than 10 years after they were built they're still
better than 99% of the TV classrooms out there.
But there was more to it than the whiz bang technology in the actual classrooms.
The infrastructure--in terms of support technology and staff--was unparalleled.
As Production Manager, I had 6 producer/directors, 3 graphic artists, an
assistant director, and around 25 students to assist faculty.
(Note: Much of the funding for the student employees was provided by a grant
from David Letterman.)In addition, the University
funded a substantial investment in media production equipment. We were the
envy of television stations and production houses statewide.
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