Strategic Management of

Classroom Environments

Jack Miner

Director of Operations

University Registrar

Classroom Management System

• Classroom Readiness Committee

• Role with Academic Affairs

Classroom Readiness Committee

• Chaired by Director of Operations

• Classroom Scheduling (Registrar)

• Distance Education and eLearning

• Classroom Technology Support (formerly OCIO)

• Classroom Technology Design (formerly OCIO)

• University Architects Office – Real Estate & Planning

• Facility Operations

• Design and Construction

• Academic Affairs

Classroom Readiness Committee

• Budget to renovate classrooms

• Budget to implement technology into

classrooms

• Capital renovations and Affinity gift

Classroom Readiness Committee

• Representative on all new building

projects with classroom space

• Director of Operations & University

Architect have final sign-off on all

plans that go to bid or Board of

Trustees

• Ability to negotiate space additions

and subtractions for classroom pool

Current Classroom Stock

• ~400 Pool Classrooms

• Large (70-124 Seats) 38 Rooms

• XL (>125) 32 Rooms

(only 6 over 300 seats)

Strategic Planning

• Work with Departments and Colleges

• Work with Provost

Strategic Plan

• Volume and Type of spaces

• Location of spaces

• Support for emerging pedagogy

changes

• Energy Efficiency

Data Driven Decisions

• Room use standards

– 70% seat fill

– Rooms in use 70% of day

Data Driven Decisions

• Existing class demand

• By enrollment limits

• By actual enrollment

• By classroom attribute

• Existing classroom supply

• By Size

• By classroom attribute

• By location

Semester Conversion

• Space Study

• Anticipated need for rooms

• Design of weekly schedule

Approved Weekly Schedule

• http://registrar.osu.edu/scheduling/Scheduli

ngContent/Approved%20Weekly%20Sched

ule.pdf

College and Department

Expectations

• Follow existing weekly schedule

• 70% seat fill

• Spread through the day

• Mixture of two day and three day

classes

College and Department

Expectations

• Reports to Deans

• Locally managed spaces

• New construction

Classroom Issue # 1

• Introduction to Statistics

• Distance Education and Lecture

Capture

Classroom Issue # 2

• Film Studies & Statistics

• Scale Up Technology Room

Classroom Issue # 3

• Collaborative Learning

• Student use of technology

• Seminars and major courses

Classroom Issue # 4

• Collaborative Learning

• Opportunity for group projects

• Study Space

http://streaming.osu.edu/classroom/sm/1021/build/index.html

Other Initiatives and Best Practices

• Classroom Survey

– Did the technology meet your needs

– Cleanliness and maintenance

– Layout and logistics

Other Initiatives and Best Practices

• Wireless Support

• Laptop Required Sections of Courses

Other Initiatives and Best Practices

• Replacement Cycles

• Furniture standards

• Technology Standards

Other Initiatives and Best Practices

• Affinity Agreements

• Sustained Funding

• Partnerships