TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND DISTANCE LEARNING CENTER

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND DISTANCE LEARNING CENTER

• Elizabeth Sloan-Ragland, Director
• Voice [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email Eragland_at_aamu.edu
• Mailing Address
• Alabama AM University
• P.O. Box 1687
• Normal, AL 35762 Citizenship U.S.A.

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SERVICE CAPABILITIES

• Communications
• Distance Learning
• Public Relations
• Public Speaking

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MISSION

• "To promote the three-fold mission of the
  University through technology which includes
  radio and television programming, national
  programming, distance learning and
  videoconferencing."

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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

• (a) The first distance learning program produced
  by the AAMU Telecommunications Center, was
  started in 1975.
• (b) The Telecommunications Center acquired
  satellite dishes to provide distance learning
  capabilities for the entire campus in 1980.
• (c) The Telecommunications Center has provided
  training and professional development through
  teleconferencing since 1985.

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Campus Cable System

• 61-channel capability
• 450 MHz-band width.
• Each channel occupies 6 MHz
• The system has three channels, 2, 21, and 22
  designated for use by AAMU. Channel 2 is
  programmed to provide AAMU campus general
  announcements and entertainment. Channels 21,
  and 22 provide video and audio distribution of
  special events to classrooms and offices on the
  AAMU campus.

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FACILITIES

• Campus Cable System
• Satellite Dishes
• Video Teleconferencing System
• Video Distribution System

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OVERVIEW OF DISTRIBUTION SYSYTEM

•   Interfacing video, audio, and data signals for
  distribution on and off campus.
•  Adjoining the campus cable, satellite dishes,
  video teleconferencing, video, and audio
  distribution systems into one area.
• Monitoring and adjusting on-campus and remote
  classroom signals to insure quality assurance.
• Supporting distribution signals for the
  Telecommunications Centers studio, student
  control room, main control room, S-VHF editing
  suite, U-MATIC and VHS editing equipment