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Classrooms of the Future: Education Building Renovation/Addition
April 17, 2009
Media, Education Resources, & Information Technology [ MERIT ]
© 2009 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Classrooms of the Future: Education Building Renovation/Addition
I. Project Overview
II. Identifying Needs
III. Doing Specifications
IV. What We Learned
Brenda SpychallaAssistant Director, MERIT
brenda@education.wisc.edu
Jesse WintersClassroom Technologies, MERIT
jjwinter@education.wisc.edu
April 17, 2009
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Education BuildingRenovation/ Addition
2004 - 2011• $32M private gift• Historic renovation• East wing addition• 100 year building• Bring together more
departments• Design for flexible,
integrated technology© Kerry Hill, SoE External Relations Office
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Project Milestones
• May 2004 - Private Gift
• Dec 2005 – Ed Bldg Committee Report
• Jul 2007 - 10% Design
• Aug 2008 - 100% Design
• Dec 2008 - Move out
• Jan 2009 - Construction begins
• Nov 2009 –Final AV equipment list due
• Jul 2010 – Install AV
• Aug 2010 - Construction ends
• Oct 2010 - Move in
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An Iterative Process, 2006 - 2008
• Meetings• Conversations• Site visits• Reviewing plans• Teamwork• Partners
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Identifying Needs
• Defining classrooms broadly• Presentation technologies in all
classroom/meeting spaces• Flexible design• Consistent interfaces
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Learning from Others
Wallenberg HallStanford University
• UW-Madison• Engineering• Business• Health Sciences• SMO
• San Jose State• Stanford• Cisco
Site Visits and Conversations
© Brenda Spychalla, MERIT
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Specifying Equipmentby Nov 2009
• Presentation• Dual projection• Projectors vs. Flat
Panels• Interactive
Whiteboards
• Control Panels - AMX• Recording/Capture
• Capacity• Interview rooms
• Video Conferencing • Control Room
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Challenges
• Duration - 7 years• Budget• Interactive
whiteboards• Mix of support
groups• Mix of spaces• Getting it right
© SoE External Relations Office
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What Has Worked?
• Dean’s support• Site visits and conversations• Direct purchase and installation of
technology• Team approach• Involving IT staff early and often
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Learning Space of the Future
© HGA
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Questions?