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Struggling With Classrooms
Presented by Michael RhoadarmerMedia Systems Manager, Wheaton College
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Rule One
The classroom
is about
teaching not
about
technology
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Principles of Design
Function Form
UtilityAesthetics
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Understanding the Process
Buy In
Faculty
Deans
Admin.
Budgeting
Approval
Build It
Committee
Provost
Donor VP
Director
Technician
Contractor
Architects
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What Faculty Want
Every piece of
equipment I might need
The big green button
No setup time before
class
Always available when
I’m teaching
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What Administrators Want
Small budgets
Installed during
semester breaks
Finished once and for
all
One size fits all
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What Technicians Want
Fixes it’s self
Easy to upgrade
Little chance of user
error
Lots of money to do
it “right”
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It costs lots of
Money
Reality of Technology
It has lots of
Buttons
It takes up lots of
Space
It needs lots of
Electricity
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Classrooms, Form Follows Functions
Function Form
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Classrooms, Form Follows FunctionsPut content onto a large screen
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Classrooms, Form Follows Functions
Easy access to content
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Classrooms, Form Follows FunctionsLet faculty interact with content
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Classrooms, Form Follows FunctionsNeed a place to put your notes
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Want Makes A Classroom Smart?
Data Projector
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Want Makes A Classroom Smart?
Data ProjectorNetworked
computers
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Want Is A Classroom Smart?
• Data Projector• Networked computers• Control System
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Want Is A Classroom Smart?
• Data Projector• Networked computers• Control System• Discipline specific display equipment
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Want Is A Classroom Smart?
• Data Projector• Networked computers• Control System• Discipline specific display equipment
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End Users and Control Systems
•What are people already used to?
•How much effort is required?
•How reliable is it?
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Touch Panels
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Simple Systems• Control system with a few buttons• Use the remotes for VCRs and DVDs
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Answer 1, The Teaching Desk
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Answer 2, Stick It in a Closet
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Answer 3, Wireless (sort of)
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Answer 4, The CART
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Our Latest Answer
The Umbilical
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Mobile Teacher’s Desk
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Computer Support
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Our Latest Answer
Large Racks
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ConclusionsQUESTIONS?