University of Colombo School of Computing





The facilities of the ADMTC consist of 2 technologically enhanced teaching laboratories/classrooms, a development lab, Digital studio with non linear editing equipment, high speed data link with a Giga bit fiber backbone and a server room equipped with high-end servers. A wide range of software is installed on computers and servers.



Teaching Laboratories

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The Teaching Laboratory facilitates conducting lectures for 20 participants at a time. 20 numbers of high-end workstations which are specially setup for multimedia and Digital Video capturing/editing works are ready for class room sessions. Electronic whiteboard, large TV screen with DVD player, VCR and multimedia projector are setup in the lab for interactive learning and presentations. Online teaching material available at the ADMTC web server make a complete environment for interactive learning.


Development Laboratory

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The teaching staff uses this laboratory for research, development of WBT materials and WBT systems. This laboratory is equipped with very advanced multimedia developing computers running on different platforms.


Network Environment

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A leased line connection guarantees 24 hour internet service. The high speed fiber backbone and other data circuits ensure the high-speed IP network connection through the servers and other computers within the laboratories.


Server Facilities

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The ADMTC maintains high-end servers for internal and external uses. The external segment hosts the ADMTC web server, DNS server, Mail server, Video Server and WebCT server. The Web Server, Mail Server and 2 File Servers are maintained on different platforms in the internal segment to facilitate students to test and practice their work on different environments.


Digital Studio

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An Advanced Digital Studio is equipped with state of the art digital equipments.


Software

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In addition to the above hardware facilities, a wide range of software tools are available such as:

  • Web authoring tools for creating WBT materials and publishing on learning management systems
  • Professional digital image processing tools
  • 2D/3D Interactive content development tools
  • Professional video/audio capturing and editing tools
  • Video Streaming tools
  • Database managements systems
  • Internet/Intranet server software
  • Open source software