CCCU 2003 Struggling With Classrooms Presented by Michael Rhoadarmer Media Systems Manager, Wheaton College

CCCU 2003 Rule One The classroom is about teaching not about technology

CCCU 2003 Principles of Design Function Form Utility Aesthetics

CCCU 2003 Understanding the Process Buy In Faculty Deans Admin. Budgeting Approval Build It Committee Provost DonorVP Director Technician Contractor Architects

CCCU 2003 What Faculty Want E v e r y p i e c e o f e q u i p m e n t I m i g h t n e e d T h e b i g g r e e n b u t t o n N o s e t u p t i m e b e f o r e c l a s s A l w a y s a v a i l a b l e w h e n I ’ m t e a c h i n g

CCCU 2003 What Administrators Want S m a l l b u d g e t s I n s t a l l e d d u r i n g s e m e s t e r b r e a k s F i n i s h e d o n c e a n d f o r a l l O n e s i z e f i t s a l l

CCCU 2003 What Technicians Want F i x e s i t ’ s s e l f E a s y t o u p g r a d e L i t t l e c h a n c e o f u s e r e r r o r L o t s o f m o n e y t o d o i t “ r i g h t ”

CCCU 2003 It costs lots of Money Reality of Technology It has lots of Buttons It takes up lots of Space It needs lots of Electricity

CCCU 2003 Classrooms, Form Follows Functions Function Form

CCCU 2003 Classrooms, Form Follows Functions Put content onto a large screen

CCCU 2003 Classrooms, Form Follows Functions Easy access to content

CCCU 2003 Classrooms, Form Follows Functions Let faculty interact with content

CCCU 2003 Classrooms, Form Follows Functions Need a place to put your notes

CCCU 2003 Want Makes A Classroom Smart? Data Projector

CCCU 2003 Want Makes A Classroom Smart? Data Projector Networked computers

CCCU 2003 Want Is A Classroom Smart? Data Projector Networked computers Control System

CCCU 2003 Want Is A Classroom Smart? Data Projector Networked computers Control System Discipline specific display equipment

CCCU 2003 Want Is A Classroom Smart? Data Projector Networked computers Control System Discipline specific display equipment

CCCU 2003 End Users and Control Systems What are people already used to? How much effort is required? How reliable is it?

CCCU 2003 Touch Panels

CCCU 2003 Simple Systems Control system with a few buttons Use the remotes for VCRs and DVDs

CCCU 2003 Answer 1, The Teaching Desk

CCCU 2003 Answer 2, Stick It in a Closet

CCCU 2003 Answer 3, Wireless (sort of)

CCCU 2003 Answer 4, The CART

CCCU 2003 Our Latest Answer The Umbilical

CCCU 2003 Our Latest Answer Mobile Teacher’s Desk

CCCU 2003 Our Latest Answer Computer Support

CCCU 2003 Our Latest Answer Large Racks

CCCU 2003 Conclusions QUESTIONS?