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Building the Info-structure for Advanced Blended Learning: Lewis and Clark as Foundation for Land Power University

Building the Info-structure for Advanced Blended Learning: Lewis and Clark as Foundation for Land Power University. LEWIS & CLARK CENTER FEATURES. 96 State-of-the Art Classrooms Two Auditoriums ( 2004/325) Office Space For 664 Personnel SCIF and Secure Classrooms Student Union Support

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Building the Info-structure for Advanced Blended Learning: Lewis and Clark as Foundation for Land Power University

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  1. Building the Info-structure for Advanced Blended Learning: Lewis and Clark as Foundation for Land Power University

  2. LEWIS & CLARK CENTER FEATURES • 96 State-of-the Art Classrooms • Two Auditoriums (2004/325) • Office Space For 664 Personnel • SCIF and Secure Classrooms • Student Union Support • 1536 student capacity ***Our physical classroom structure must be able to access virtual tools and use wireless effectively. The brick and mortar has to be a friendly place to learn. AT least as easy as home.

  3. Lewis and Clark Classroom - Front View

  4. Lewis and Clark Classroom Capabilities • Reconfigurable Tables – 8 (2 students per) • Computer • CACNET 4 to 8 • BCNET 4 to 8 • 23 CACNET Computer Connections • 22 BCNET Computer Connections • Telephones • 1 Classroom Telephone • VOIP System on BCNET for Simulation Communications • Instructor Workstation • Instructor Tablet PC – Wireless to Control the Classroom • Displays - 2 each, 65” (1VTC, 1PPT, 1 Smart Overlay) • Cameras - 2 for VTC (Student, Instructor), 1 Document Camera in Ceiling • Secret Computer Connections – 12 each (4th floor classrooms only) • Printers ( 1 CACNET, 1 BCNET) Stacked in Corner • Hard Wall is Tackable Plus Additional White Boards • Partition Wall – 5 White Boards, Door Between Sister Classroom for Instructors • Reconfigurable Table Layout • (Modified “U-Shape” and Small Group Configuration) • Raised Floor, Floor Power/Computer Connections • Storage Cabinets in Back of Room • Student Distribution Boxes by Classroom Door • Student Lockers in Hallway Cross Connects • Communications Closet Opens to Hallway/Inward Facing A/V Rack

  5. Battle Command Network & Software • Classroom layout: 9 BCNet systems: • 1 Instructor • 8 Student systems • 4 VOIP, 2 Large Screen Displays, 1 Printer • 1 Plotter per floor Education Tools Battle Command Experiential Learning • Applications: • Windows XP SP2 • Office 2003: • Word • PowerPoint • Excel • Access • Symantec Antivirus • BC Tools: (Planning & Execution) • CPoF/MCS • FalconLite • C2PC • Exercise Scenario and Maps • Simulations • Decisive Action (DA) • TACOPSCAV • MCS/CPOF Overlay • Options available: • MILSIM • SynchronEyes • Command Post Linkages United States Army Combined Arms Center

  6. What Makes Life Tough….. • As a .mil, we must comply with higher security requirements than a civilian institution. • As Army moves to a more secure network, we see the implementation of more “enterprise” systems which limits our control and ability to respond to the college’s needs in a timely fashion . • We need to enable our faculty to work with other non-military educational institutions (knowledge sharing and social networking).

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