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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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