Classroom instruction has been turned upside down this year, shifting from 100% in-person to 100% online. As we return to the Hilltop for Summer 2, we are anticipating yet another transition where instruction occurs in both online and face-to-face modalities simultaneously. Pedagogically, this will require a good bit of flexibility for faculty. The classroom technology to support this hybridized approach is also very different and complex. Continue reading Teams pivot to support simultaneous in-person and online classes this fall
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New Classroom Equipment Includes HD Lecture Capture Technology
This summer has certainly been a busy one when it comes to freshening up the campus. Many buildings are receiving intense renovations, and classroom technology improvements are of course part of the process. Over the past few months, some classrooms have received special new equipment, including long-lasting laser projectors, upgraded lectern PCs with quick solid-state storage, and even high-definition lecture recording systems. Continue reading New Classroom Equipment Includes HD Lecture Capture Technology
Summer 2019 Classroom Upgrade Schedule
Planning activities are well underway for the various classrooms that will receive technology upgrades and changes during the new fiscal year. The majority of projects will be completed during the summer months. Based on resource capacity and a few scheduling conflicts within the rooms themselves, a handful of rooms will be scheduled during Winter Break. Continue reading Summer 2019 Classroom Upgrade Schedule
2019-2020 Classroom Upgrades Approved by ATC
Plans are underway for the classroom technology upgrades scheduled to occur this summer or over winter break. The list of requests was reviewed and approved by the Academic Technology Council last month. The following rooms are scheduled to receive partial or complete technology upgrades during the next fiscal year: Continue reading 2019-2020 Classroom Upgrades Approved by ATC
Classrooms Receive Technology Upgrades and Inventory Over Summer
During the summer, OIT was busy making changes to more than 40 rooms, compiling a full classroom AV inventory, building a webpage that allows faculty and staff to locate rooms that match their technology requirements and installing two new lecture capture solutions in 7 rooms. We also added the upgraded rooms to our automated control system to notify us in advance of major issues. This brings our total to 145 rooms now configured in the monitoring tool. Continue reading Classrooms Receive Technology Upgrades and Inventory Over Summer
