David Lowe
Computing Officer

Background


    Graduate of Newcastle University, with 11 years industrial and commercial programming experience before joining the University in 1996 as Computing Officer for Marine Technology.
    Computing Officer for the Language Resource Centre support  group (formerly known as the Open Access Centre) since joining  in 2003.

    Roles and Responsibilities

    Main duties include:


      IT Systems administration (hardware/software)
      End-user technical support (staff/student)
      Language Resource Centre web master

      For technical support, reach me on SML It Support E-mail or use the School of Modern Languages IT Support Form(which at present, is password protected. Contact me if you need the password!)

      Qualifications

      BSc General Degree in Science (1985) University of Newcastle upon Tyne

      Informal Interests

      Science fiction, drama, music.

      Research Interests


        IT Systems Administration and Support;
        UCLT Project 2006-2007: Development of a web-based multi-media delivery platform (IMO/SpeechBank) for School of Modern Languages Interpreting and Language Teaching. Responsible for complete and successful Platform upgrade in 2010 in line with new server hardware migration to Windows Server 2008 R2.
         

        Other Expertise

        Web development (including Content Management System for Linguacast)

        Current Work

        Re-write of linguacast website which is now almost completely database-driven and supported by a simple front-end Content management System. Incorporation of streaming video into site to enhance student learning experience. The site is planned to go live by the  end of May 2012.

        Research Roles

        "linguacast" website creator/developer and technology investigator. (http:/linguacast.ncl.ac.uk)