The Distance Learning Prototype Lab (DLPL) at Saint Francis University’s Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Under-Served Areas (CERMUSA) was established in 1999 to explore and demonstrate how the merger of a variety of telecommunications technologies (video production, computer graphics, the Internet and teleconferencing) can improve the pedagogy, quality and distribution of education and training in distributed learning environments.
The DLPL has emerged as a multi-purpose tool capable of delivering multimedia content using a wide range of delivery methods, for instance streaming video that can be viewed over a low-bandwidth connection on a PDA, to very high quality multiple streams transmitted over the ultrahigh broadband Internet2.
This paper and presentation will also explain the challenges of balancing the research and operational components, as well as the division of responsibilities between IT and Operational staff in the operation and management of the DLPL.
