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AV & Presentation Project Profile Creating a Smart Classroom from Scratch • By Bridget McCrea • 05/04/11 When Mark Jones learned that burgeoning medical programs were going to be moving into a new home, he saw the expansion as a chance to introduce a host of new classroom technologies on campus. As director of IT for the Knoxville, TN institution, Jones set his sights on $650,000 worth of IT equipment and smart classroom technology that included secure wireless Internet access, lecture capture software, videoconferencing tools, and sensor pads. Getting the Infrastructure Right The new Parkside Drive facility, which occupies about 35,000 square feet of physical space, houses the college's new physician's assistant program. To address the IT needs for that new campus, Jones said his first step was to set up several meetings with a local, -certified vendor.
During those pow-wows, he said plans were laid out for the installation of switches, routers, and the vendor's new telephony program. 'We wanted to make sure the entire infrastructure could be tied together, from the IP phone setup all the way through to the videoconferencing that will take place in the classroom,' said Jones. Other moves included the installation of two new storage area network (SAN) servers, which would support the campus' database and data backup requirements. By implementing a secure wireless access controller that requires 12 access points (instead of a previous 21 access points), the institution saved money on equipment, and is able to manage and administrate the entire campus from a single, centralized management console. 'Even with all of the network growth,' said Jones, 'we've consolidated most of the management time it takes to administer the data endpoints.'
Immediately after the IP phone system was installed at the new campus, Jones said, the setup was also rolled out at South College's primary, 56,000-square-foot campus, where the equipment was switched out, and all users were trained on the new system. 'Our goal was to connect the two campuses by putting them on the same domain,' said Jones.
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'As a result, we've been able to make the network work more efficiently and increase the ease of administration.' Classroom Systems With the underlying infrastructure in place, Jones and his team outfitted the school's classrooms with new technology equipment, tools and software. Being able to record, monitor and communicate with every classroom was a top priority, he said, and one that was enabled with recording software, cameras, microphones and computers--all of which are integrated into a single podium. When investigating South College's podium options, Jones said he checked out similar setups at two other colleges, neither of which were happy with their integrated tools. 'It basically took a rocket scientist to operate the things,' said Jones, who decided to start from scratch with an easy-to-use podium that an instructor could access with a user name and password, and that would do everything from lower the shades in the back of the classroom to dim the lights in the front of the room.
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AV & Presentation Project Profile Creating a Smart Classroom from Scratch • By Bridget McCrea • 05/04/11 When Mark Jones learned that burgeoning medical programs were going to be moving into a new home, he saw the expansion as a chance to introduce a host of new classroom technologies on campus. As director of IT for the Knoxville, TN institution, Jones set his sights on $650,000 worth of IT equipment and smart classroom technology that included secure wireless Internet access, lecture capture software, videoconferencing tools, and sensor pads. Getting the Infrastructure Right The new Parkside Drive facility, which occupies about 35,000 square feet of physical space, houses the college's new physician's assistant program. To address the IT needs for that new campus, Jones said his first step was to set up several meetings with a local, -certified vendor.
During those pow-wows, he said plans were laid out for the installation of switches, routers, and the vendor's new telephony program. 'We wanted to make sure the entire infrastructure could be tied together, from the IP phone setup all the way through to the videoconferencing that will take place in the classroom,' said Jones. Other moves included the installation of two new storage area network (SAN) servers, which would support the campus' database and data backup requirements. By implementing a secure wireless access controller that requires 12 access points (instead of a previous 21 access points), the institution saved money on equipment, and is able to manage and administrate the entire campus from a single, centralized management console. 'Even with all of the network growth,' said Jones, 'we've consolidated most of the management time it takes to administer the data endpoints.'
Immediately after the IP phone system was installed at the new campus, Jones said, the setup was also rolled out at South College's primary, 56,000-square-foot campus, where the equipment was switched out, and all users were trained on the new system. 'Our goal was to connect the two campuses by putting them on the same domain,' said Jones.
How is Chegg Study better than a printed Managerial Accounting student solution manual from the bookstore? Plus, we regularly update and improve textbook solutions based on student ratings and feedback, so you can be sure you're getting the latest information available. Our interactive player makes it easy to find solutions to Managerial Accounting problems you're working on - just go to the chapter for your book.
'As a result, we've been able to make the network work more efficiently and increase the ease of administration.' Classroom Systems With the underlying infrastructure in place, Jones and his team outfitted the school's classrooms with new technology equipment, tools and software. Being able to record, monitor and communicate with every classroom was a top priority, he said, and one that was enabled with recording software, cameras, microphones and computers--all of which are integrated into a single podium. When investigating South College's podium options, Jones said he checked out similar setups at two other colleges, neither of which were happy with their integrated tools. 'It basically took a rocket scientist to operate the things,' said Jones, who decided to start from scratch with an easy-to-use podium that an instructor could access with a user name and password, and that would do everything from lower the shades in the back of the classroom to dim the lights in the front of the room.