Technology & Software

The Language Center offers a variety of technology and software options that are available to instructors and students. The Language Center maintains four computer classrooms, which can be reserved in advance by instructors in order to gain access to specialized software and technologies to facilitate language teaching and learning. 

DiLL 

The DiLL is digital language lab software for Mac computers. Without all of the additional hardware of traditional language labs, it provides an intuitive interface that allows instructors to easily pair or group students for conversations, talk to the class or play recorded prompts for them to respond to. Student recordings are saved automatically to a remote server. Recordings can be used for in-class activities or later evaluation by instructors.

VoxBox Podcasting Studio

The VoxBox is a re-envisioned evolution of an audio recording studio. The space is available for students, graduate students, instructors, and staff for studio-quality broadcasts, podcasts, and other recordings.

Conferencing 

Two classrooms and three small rooms are equipped with conferencing equipment. Two of the small rooms are Zoom Rooms, which are equipped with a large screen monitor, a tablet to join and control Zoom meetings, and a Polycom Studio video conferencing camera with speaker tracking. Users can share content from their laptop wirelessly by logging in to the Zoom application. Checkout conferencing equipment is also available.

Video Recording 

Jones classrooms 30 and 35 allow for classroom video recording. In both classrooms, instructors can set up and make video recordings from the instructor's computer using a pan-tilt-zoom camera and two wireless microphones. Recordings can be saved to the instructor's Kaltura MediaSpace account for later playback and retrieval.

If you are planning to video record your class, please indicate this when making your reservation for the room. Instructors are responsible for getting consent from students for video recordings. Contact Adolfo Carrillo Cabello with questions about video recording.

Classroom Software List

The Language Center offers a variety of software to assist students and instructors with language learning. This list contains the type of software, its function (audio editing, video chatting, presenting, etc.), what platform it can be used on, which spaces it can be accessed from.

Checkout Equipment & Media

The Language Center has a variety of checkout equipment and media available for instructors and students. Instructors and students may reserve equipment through the Patron Portal. Instructors may take equipment offsite. Students may use it within Jones Hall, but may not remove it from the building.