Classrooms of the Future: Education Building Renovation/Addition

April 17, 2009 Media, Education Resources, & Information Technology [ MERIT ] © 2009 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Classrooms of the Future: Education Building Renovation/Addition I. Project Overview II. Identifying Needs III. Doing Specifications IV. What We Learned Brenda Spychalla Assistant Director, MERIT Jesse Winters Classroom Technologies, MERIT

April 17, 2009 Media, Education Resources, & Information Technology [ MERIT ] © 2009 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Education Building Renovation/ Addition $32M private gift Historic renovation East wing addition 100 year building Bring together more departments Design for flexible, integrated technology © Kerry Hill, SoE External Relations Office

April 17, 2009 Media, Education Resources, & Information Technology [ MERIT ] © 2009 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Project Milestones May Private Gift Dec 2005 – Ed Bldg Committee Report Jul % Design Aug % Design Dec Move out Jan Construction begins Nov 2009 –Final AV equipment list due Jul 2010 – Install AV Aug Construction ends Oct Move in

April 17, 2009 Media, Education Resources, & Information Technology [ MERIT ] © 2009 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System An Iterative Process, Meetings Conversations Site visits Reviewing plans Teamwork Partners

April 17, 2009 Media, Education Resources, & Information Technology [ MERIT ] © 2009 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Identifying Needs Defining classrooms broadly Presentation technologies in all classroom/meeting spaces Flexible design Consistent interfaces

April 17, 2009 Media, Education Resources, & Information Technology [ MERIT ] © 2009 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Learning from Others Wallenberg Hall Stanford University UW-Madison Engineering Business Health Sciences SMO San Jose State Stanford Cisco Site Visits and Conversations © Brenda Spychalla, MERIT

April 17, 2009 Media, Education Resources, & Information Technology [ MERIT ] © 2009 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Specifying Equipment by Nov 2009 Presentation Dual projection Projectors vs. Flat Panels Interactive Whiteboards Control Panels - AMX Recording/Capture Capacity Interview rooms Video Conferencing Control Room

April 17, 2009 Media, Education Resources, & Information Technology [ MERIT ] © 2009 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Challenges Duration - 7 years Budget Interactive whiteboards Mix of support groups Mix of spaces Getting it right © SoE External Relations Office

April 17, 2009 Media, Education Resources, & Information Technology [ MERIT ] © 2009 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System What Has Worked? Dean’s support Site visits and conversations Direct purchase and installation of technology Team approach Involving IT staff early and often

April 17, 2009 Media, Education Resources, & Information Technology [ MERIT ] © 2009 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Learning Space of the Future © HGA

April 17, 2009 Media, Education Resources, & Information Technology [ MERIT ] © 2009 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Questions?