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Are You Wireless?

Are You Wireless? GLITTER Great Lakes Information TechnologisTs for Education and Research Chester Andrews Center for Information Technology Oberlin College Are You Wireless? Topics Seminar style classroom Campus wireless services Demo of Wireless Technology

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Are You Wireless?

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  1. Are You Wireless? GLITTERGreat Lakes Information TechnologisTs for Education and Research Chester Andrews Center for Information Technology Oberlin College

  2. Are You Wireless? Topics • Seminar style classroom • Campus wireless services • Demo of Wireless Technology

  3. Goals in Developing Classroom • Seminar style classroom • More collaborative learning • Move from “Sage on the Stage” to “Guide on the Side” • Computers should be unobtrusive, not in the way of teaching and learning.

  4. Collaborative Effort • Center for Information Technology (CIT) • Oberlin Center for TechnologicallyEnhanced Teaching (OCTET) • Cooper International Learning Center (Language Lab) • Audio Visual Department

  5. Products Used in Classroom • Apple iBook with Airport cardhttp://www.apple.com/airport • Lucent WaveLan access pointhttp://www.wavelan.com • Spectrum Furniture carthttp://spectrumfurniture.com/products/level_3.cfm?prod_line=1&cat=6&subcat=19

  6. Security Measures • Alcove became locking closet • Security camera installed • Lockable laptop charging cart • Permanent Marker numbering on each iBook

  7. Software Implementation • Brute force installation • OS 8.6, Office 98, Mulberry • Apple Network Assistant 4.0 • some software installs • file distribution • screen sharing • direct control of student desktop

  8. Classroom Results part 1 • First semester used by 4 faculty for 7 classes • Expository Writing • History • Computer Science • MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint andweb browsing most used apps

  9. Classroom Results part 2 • Software/hardware/network stability not a problem • Student acceptance high, depended on faculty comfort • Speeds slow for large files, video, etc

  10. Campus Wireless Services • Main Library (including CIT) • Conservatory lounge and library • Student Center • Two largest classrooms • Two outdoor areas (Wilder Bowl and Tappan Square) • http://www.oberlin.edu/campusmap

  11. Campus Wireless Services • Cabletron (Enterasys) RoamAbout access points • http://www.enterasys.com/wireless • 21 access points • ~$1200 each (including antennas) • $45,000 for project

  12. SignalTestingDiagram

  13. Promoting Wireless • Promote laptop ownershipnot required, but recommended • All bundled with wireless card • Sold 40% laptops during BTS • Faculty wireless cards on request

  14. Campus Wireless Results Stay Tuned…

  15. The Future Let the students show us how they will use the technology.

  16. Questions? and Wireless Technology Demo Chester.andrews@oberlin.edu Linda.iroff@oberlin.edu Barbara.sawhill@oberlin.edu http://www.oberlin.edu/cit/glitter2k

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