{"id":700,"date":"2010-11-17T08:53:07","date_gmt":"2010-11-17T13:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/tag\/"},"modified":"2010-11-17T08:53:07","modified_gmt":"2010-11-17T13:53:07","slug":"classroom-mediation-and-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/tag\/faq\/classroom-mediation-and-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"Classroom Mediation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PowerPoint  slides and internet access have become necessary teaching tools for  many faculty members. \u00a0As a result, we hope (and often expect) that <em>\u201call classrooms should be outfitted with a digital projector and computer.\u201d<\/em> Each  year, as demand for classroom technology has grown, IR has increased  the number of mediated facilities. Currently, the University has 143  learning spaces, 98 of which are mediated with video projectors,  instructor stations, computers, and visualizers.<\/p>\n<p>Of  course, it would be great if we could have brand new equipment in every  classroom on campus. \u00a0The trouble, though, is that IR\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/academic.scranton.edu\/department\/diresources\/oit\/services.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Office of  Instructional Technology (OIT)<\/a> has to spend an enormous amount of time,  money, and effort maintaining the equipment in existing mediated rooms.  \u00a0Much of our equipment was purchased with one-time funding (e.g., newly  constructed buildings were equipped with brand new projectors, or the  University got grant funding for certain equipment), without a set  funding source for equipment maintenance and replacement &#8211; which is a  pretty big problem, since mediation equipment is considered out of date  within three to five years. \u00a0So right now, technology is developing  faster than the ability of our equipment budget to keep up with it.<\/p>\n<p>OIT\u2019s approach is to break down this large problem into smaller parts  by creating a rotating schedule of when facilities will be upgraded. For  example, over the summer, OIT upgraded five classrooms (HYL305,  LEA1011, MGH302, STT209, andSTT563A) with the newest technologies  available. \u00a0The classrooms aren\u2019t picked randomly; IR works with the  academic Deans each year to identify the rooms that are most in need of  being upgraded.<\/p>\n<p>Looking  towards the future of classroom technology, there\u2019s a lot to be done  and not enough money to do it. Last spring, OIT developed and submitted a  multi-year budget plan to systematically address the aging equipment.  \u00a0The financial commitment to upgrade 98 facilities will require $375,000  annually; the University administration is exploring ways to address  this need. \u00a0What can faculty do? <a href=\"..\/2010\/11\/02\/updates-from-faculty-forum-on-classroom-mediation\/\">OIT has asked for faculty feedback<\/a> on this key question: <strong>\u201cWhat faculty members in what departments need  what technology?\u201d<\/strong> The idea is that OIT will do its best to equip  classrooms *efficiently* as possible, with *only* the technology that  faculty members really need and want, since it\u2019s a waste of money and  staff time to install and maintain equipment that isn\u2019t being used.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t  forget, faculty who are teaching in unmediated rooms do have the option  to use the OIT Request Form (on my.scranton\u2019s University Links tab,  under Events and Facilities) to request a projector and laptop to be  delivered to the classroom. \u00a0Note that all reservations should be  submitted 24 hours before the equipment is needed.<\/p>\n<p>Back to <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/tag\/2010\/11\/17\/response-to-survey-comments-top-faculty-concerns\/\" target=\"_self\">Top Faculty Concerns<\/a><span> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PowerPoint slides and internet access have become necessary teaching tools for many faculty members. \u00a0As a result, we hope (and often expect) that \u201call classrooms should be outfitted with a digital projector and computer.\u201d Each year, as demand for classroom technology has grown, IR has increased the number of mediated facilities. 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