Over the summer, one of the study rooms at the Sundberg Library at Kirkwood Community College was converted into a recording studio. It is located in Room 251 in the library.
Intended for students who need to record homework projects for class, like a speech or presentation, the room features two cameras and a microphone, as well as two TVs that can provide users with direct feedback on their recording.
There is a small screen on the wall that controls the recording process.
Users can just insert a flash drive into a port near the wall, and the recording will save directly onto the drive to be easily moved to a computer.
“We have had different students required to record themselves for a speech or sign language class, sometimes other language classes,” said Kate Cameron, librarian. “Usually we weren’t able to help them a lot. Now that students have their own phones, usually with a camera, it’s become less of an issue. But we were still having instructors come in and say, ‘I want my students to make a video, do you have a place that can do this?’”
She added that two summers ago, Kirkwood’s IT department approached the library and offered to use some educational technology funds to install the recording equipment.
This is the first semester that the recording studio is available to students.
It is offered on a first-come, first-served basis, but students and faculty can also reserve the room for specific times as well if they know they will need it.
Taylor Kemerling, nursing, said she sees the potential for its use for students. “I don’t do a lot of presentations in the nursing program but I could see it being useful for practicing speeches and presentations,” she said. “I was in speech in high school, I feel like it would be good for that.”
Abby Crawford, biology, agrees with Kemerling describing it as a resource she could envision herself using in the future. “I see it as a big benefit for any majors that may need something like that like film majors or music majors,” she said.
To reserve the room, go to kirkwood.edu/library and select “Reserve a Study Room” under “About the Library.” Then select the recording studio in Room 251.
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