1. Reality Check: Planning and Budgeting for the Next-Gen Classroom Campus Technology July 30, 2008

2. “Planning and Budgeting” Panel Moderator: Scott Walker, CTS-D, LEED AP Waveguide Consulting, Inc. Panelists: Randy Jackson, CTS University of Washington, Seattle Michael Kubit, MBA Case Western Reserve University Matthew A. Silverman, CTS George Mason University

3.  Independent AV and acoustical consultant since 1989  Founded Waveguide in 1996  Earned CTS-D in 2000  President of InfoComm in 2004  Became world’s first CTS-D, LEED ® AP in 2007  Current chair of InfoComm ANSI Standards Committee  Experience with 500+ AV projects Scott Walker, CTS-D, LEED AP President, CEO Waveguide Consulting, Inc.

4.  Largest independent AV, IT and acoustical consulting firm in Southeast  Provided consulting and design services on 100+ higher ed projects at 30+ colleges and universities in 18 states  In 2003 added software programming  Also in 2003 added ongoing technology management services Waveguide Overview

5.  Celebrating 70 years in 2009  5,000 members strong  Leader in AV education, certification, events

7. InfoComm Certification (CTS)  An industry leader in certification since 1981  Certifies more qualified AV professionals than any other organization  More than 9,500 current Certified Technology Specialists (CTS)  ANSI accredited as of March 2008

8. The AV Market Continues to Grow Source: North American MDSS $25 Billion Products Services Projected Continued Growth at 11%

9. Business and Education Markets Lead in Demand for AV Products and Services Source: InfoComm 2008 Market Forecast Survey

10. State of the AV Industry

12. Randy Jackson, CTS Assistant Director, Technical Services University of Washington, Seattle  MS degree in User Interface Design  Ph.D. in Educational Technology  20 years providing educational technology leadership at the University of Washington  Adjunct Faculty: UW College of Education, Argosy University, Infocomm Academy  Mission: Assist in the ongoing development and implementation of the UW's instructional technology vision

13.  Largest university in the Northwestern United States  Annual operating budget of over $3 billion  Annual research budget of approximately $1 billion  Public research university with branch campuses in Tacoma and Bothell  Founded in 1861, employing approximately 4,000 faculty, enrolling over 40,000 students  Many of the UW's programs have been consistently ranked in the top 10 by U.S. News and World Report Randy Jackson, CTS Assistant Director, Technical Services University of Washington, Seattle

14.  94 Campus Buildings on 155 acre campus  9,844 Students 4,207 undergraduate students 5,637 graduate and professional students  2,607 full time faculty  8 Colleges Arts & Sciences Dental Medicine Engineering Law Management Nursing Applied Social Sciences Medicine Michael Kubit Director of MediaVision Case Western Reserve University

15.  Technology Enhanced Classrooms  Project started in FY0203  200+ rooms in operation  Standardized Technology “Levels”  Self-integration  Supported by ~2.5 FTE  Remote monitoring  Assessment as a strategic priority  5 year refresh plan Michael Kubit Director of MediaVision Case Western Reserve University

16.  Technology Enhanced Classrooms  Project started in FY0203  200+ rooms in operation  Standardized Technology “Levels”  Self-integration  Supported by ~2.5 FTE  Remote monitoring  5-year refresh plan  Assessment as a strategic priority

17. Matthew Silverman Learning Space Systems Design Engineer George Mason University  133 buildings in a distributed university with campuses in Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William Counties in Virginia, and site in Loudoun County  30,332 students 18,589 Undergraduate students 11,743 Graduate and Professional student  2,294 faculty

18. Division of Instructional Technology  208 centrally supported classrooms in the distributed campus environment  138 classroom (66%) are technology enhanced  4 standard installation configurations

19. Division of Instructional Technology  20 FTE and 100+ PT staff in direct classroom support roles, four support offices over three campus  Classrooms monitored and managed via the network  In-house staff design, install, support and maintain technology enhanced classrooms

20. “Planning and Budgeting” Panel Moderator: Scott Walker, CTS-D, LEED AP Waveguide Consulting, Inc. Panelists: Randy Jackson, CTS University of Washington, Seattle Michael Kubit, MBA Case Western Reserve University Matthew A. Silverman, CTS George Mason University

21. Key Budget Drivers  What are the key drivers to funding technology on your campus?  Getting to technology ubiquity in all classrooms?  Maintaining / refreshing what you’ve got?  New construction / enrollment growth mixed with a desire for the latest technology?

22. Metrics, Metrics, Metrics  Do you have any metrics you use for your technology planning and budgeting?  Tech $ / classroom type  # of equipped classrooms / tech staff FTE  % of construction budget dedicated to technology  Tech $ / student FTE  Maintenance $ / classroom

23. Defining Next-Gen Classrooms  What is a next-gen classroom to you?  Rich-media capture, podcasting  Collaboration rooms  Do you envision next-gen classrooms to be more complex or simpler? Is next-gen more about reliability and customer service than wiz bang?  How focused are you on next-gen environments?  How are you assessing the needs of the next-gen learner?  Why will they come to class?  What will they access outside the class?

24. Audience questions for the panel

25. Budget Process  What’s your funding process?  Key influencers / decision makers?  Has that structure changed over the years?  How do you get timely budgeting information to them?  Have you conducted a recent technology strategic plan and/or any pilot projects?  What’s working for you in terms of affecting technology budgeting?  Lessons learned / case studies  Creative ideas for “working the system”

26. Audience questions for the panel

27. Current Economic Condititions  How is the current economic climate affecting your planning and budgeting?  Tax revenues (for state institutions)  Enrollment projections  Inflation costs affecting construction  Green building movement’s impact on technology funding

28. Audience questions for the panel

29. Reality Check: Planning and Budgeting for the Next-Gen Classroom Campus Technology July 30, 2008

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