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Classroom Technology Upgrades: The 2013 Edition

Classroom Technology Upgrades: The 2013 Edition. For TIF May 29, 2013. The Big Picture. 128 General Assignment Classrooms Managed by the Office of the Registrar Ongoing Maintenance by IET and Facilities Installation and upgrades subcontracted to IET, Space Planning, etc.

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Classroom Technology Upgrades: The 2013 Edition

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  1. Classroom Technology Upgrades:The 2013 Edition For TIF May 29, 2013

  2. The Big Picture • 128 General Assignment Classrooms • Managed by the Office of the Registrar • Ongoing Maintenance by IET and Facilities • Installation and upgrades subcontracted to IET, Space Planning, etc.

  3. Installed Technology • Display – Projector & Screen or Monitor • Controller/Switcher • Sound system – Amplifier, Speakers, Microphones*, Digital Sound Processor* • Document Camera • DVD/VCR • Podcast Recorder* • Media Cabinet • Laptop Connectors • Wired and wireless networking • Remote asset management and control* * Installed in only some classrooms

  4. Flashback: Edition 2007 • ATS first established our “digital” standard • Extron controller with remote management • Digital sound processor • Document cameras everywhere • Podcast producer (pilot) • Five-year transition plan • 28 rooms installed • … And then we stumbled over the budget cuts • Limited ongoing support used to upgrade some projectors

  5. Recent Actions • CCFIT Ed Tech survey in 2011 • Classroom Committee established - 2012 • Academic Senate Instructional Space Subcommittee of Budget & Planning reactivated - 2012 • Instructional Space survey – 2013

  6. Findings & Current Status • Survey Results • Poor lighting • Classrooms not well maintained • Lack of clocks • Insufficient wireless • Screens blocking blackboards • Obsolete Technology • Analog devices • Outdated controllers • Undersized media cabinets

  7. Results! • Provost allocated additional funding for classroom upgrades • Funds will be used for the following immediate upgrades: • Lighting - Wellman • Improved wireless connectivity - Wellman • 15 screen moves starting with Wellman • 3 complete technology upgrades • 36 projectors/LED monitors • 40 wireless microphones • Clocks

  8. Next Steps • Updating the ClassroomTechnology Standard:From 2007 to 2013 • Providing Necessary Support and Maintenance • Planning for future teaching and learning trends • Funding the Future

  9. Classroom Technology Standard: Edition 2013 • All digitalwith ability to use analog sources • Crestron controller with remote management • Display – projector & screen or monitor • Audio, including digital sound processor and wireless microphones • Media cabinet with room for expansion • Document camera • DVD/VCR • Wired and expanded wireless connectivity

  10. Growing Maintenance and Support Needs • 2004 – 116 general assignment classrooms with 6 FTE and 4 studentson night crew • 2013 – 128 general assignment classrooms with 2 FTE and 5 studentson night crew • More rooms, more technology, but fewer staff • To provide reliable support we need: • 4 FTE and 5 students on night crew • Remote management in all GA classrooms

  11. Future Teaching and Learning Trends • Recording in the classroom • Podcasting -> Video lecture capture • Installed cameras • Videoconferencing from any classroom • The untethered professor • Tablets as controllers • Tablets as pallets • Installed computers? • Blu ray players (or not?) • Smartphones as clickers

  12. Funding Plan for the 1st Year

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