reality check: planning and budgeting for the next-gen classroom campus technology july 30, 2008
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Reality Check: Planning and Budgeting for the Next-Gen Classroom
Campus TechnologyJuly 30, 2008
“Planning and Budgeting” Panel
Moderator:Scott Walker, CTS-D, LEED APWaveguide Consulting, Inc.
Panelists:Randy Jackson, CTSUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Michael Kubit, MBACase Western Reserve University
Matthew A. Silverman, CTSGeorge Mason University
Independent AV and acoustical consultant since 1989
Founded Waveguide in 1996
Earned CTS-D in 2000
President of InfoComm in 2004
Became world’s first CTS-D, LEED® AP in 2007
Current chair of InfoComm ANSI Standards Committee
Experience with 500+ AV projects
Scott Walker, CTS-D, LEED APPresident, CEO
Waveguide Consulting, Inc.
Celebrating 70 years in 2009 5,000 members strong Leader in AV education, certification,
events
InfoComm Certification (CTS)
An industry leader in certification since 1981
Certifies more qualified AV professionals than any other organization
More than 9,500 current Certified Technology Specialists (CTS)
ANSI accredited as of March 2008
The AV Market Continues to Grow
Source: North American MDSS
$25 Billion
Product
s
Servi
ces
ProjectedContinued Growth at 11%
Business and Education Markets Lead in Demand for AV Products and Services
27%
20%12%
7%
7%
7%
20%
Busines/IT Education
Government/Military Healthcare
House of Worship Sports, Enternainment, Hospitality
Other
Source: InfoComm 2008 Market Forecast Survey
Randy Jackson, CTSAssistant Director, Technical Services
University of Washington, Seattle
MS degree in User Interface Design
Ph.D. in Educational Technology
20 years providing educational technology leadership at the University of Washington
Adjunct Faculty: UW College of Education, Argosy University, Infocomm Academy
Mission: Assist in the ongoing development and implementation of the UW's instructional technology vision
Largest university in the Northwestern United States
Annual operating budget of over $3 billion
Annual research budget of approximately $1 billion
Public research university with branch campuses in Tacoma and Bothell
Founded in 1861, employing approximately 4,000 faculty, enrolling over 40,000 students
Many of the UW's programs have been consistently ranked in the top 10 by U.S. News and World Report
Randy Jackson, CTSAssistant Director, Technical Services
University of Washington, Seattle
94 Campus Buildings on 155 acre campus 9,844 Students
• 4,207 undergraduate students• 5,637 graduate and professional students
2,607 full time faculty 8 Colleges
• Arts & Sciences• Dental Medicine• Engineering• Law• Management• Nursing• Applied Social Sciences• Medicine
Michael KubitDirector of MediaVision
Case Western Reserve University
Technology Enhanced Classrooms Project started in FY0203 200+ rooms in operation Standardized Technology “Levels” Self-integration Supported by ~2.5 FTE Remote monitoring Assessment as a strategic priority 5 year refresh plan
Michael KubitDirector of MediaVision
Case Western Reserve University
Technology Enhanced Classrooms Project started in FY0203
200+ rooms in operation
Standardized Technology “Levels”
Self-integration
Supported by ~2.5 FTE
Remote monitoring
5-year refresh plan
Assessment as a strategic priority
Matthew SilvermanLearning Space Systems Design Engineer
George Mason University
133 buildings in a distributed university with campuses in Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William Counties in Virginia, and site in Loudoun County
30,332 students
• 18,589 Undergraduate students
• 11,743 Graduate and Professional student
2,294 faculty
Division of Instructional Technology
208 centrally supported classrooms in the distributed campus environment 138 classroom (66%)
are technology enhanced
4 standard installation configurations
Division of Instructional Technology
20 FTE and 100+ PT staff in direct classroom support roles, four support offices over three campus
Classrooms monitored and managed via the network
In-house staff design, install, support and maintain technology enhanced classrooms
“Planning and Budgeting” Panel
Moderator:Scott Walker, CTS-D, LEED APWaveguide Consulting, Inc.
Panelists:Randy Jackson, CTSUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Michael Kubit, MBACase Western Reserve University
Matthew A. Silverman, CTSGeorge Mason University
Key Budget Drivers
What are the key drivers to funding technology on your campus? Getting to technology ubiquity in all classrooms?
Maintaining / refreshing what you’ve got?
New construction / enrollment growth mixed with a desire for the latest technology?
Metrics, Metrics, Metrics
Do you have any metrics you use for your technology planning and budgeting? Tech $ / classroom type
# of equipped classrooms / tech staff FTE
% of construction budget dedicated to technology
Tech $ / student FTE
Maintenance $ / classroom
Defining Next-Gen Classrooms
What is a next-gen classroom to you? Rich-media capture, podcasting
Collaboration rooms
Do you envision next-gen classrooms to be more complex or simpler? Is next-gen more about reliability and customer service than wiz bang?
How focused are you on next-gen environments?
How are you assessing the needs of thenext-gen learner? Why will they come to class?
What will they access outside the class?
Audience questions for the panel
Budget Process
What’s your funding process? Key influencers / decision makers?
Has that structure changed over the years?
How do you get timely budgeting information to them?
Have you conducted a recent technology strategic plan and/or any pilot projects?
What’s working for you in terms of affecting technology budgeting? Lessons learned / case studies
Creative ideas for “working the system”
Audience questions for the panel
Current Economic Condititions
How is the current economic climate affecting your planning and budgeting? Tax revenues (for state institutions)
Enrollment projections
Inflation costs affecting construction
Green building movement’s impact on technology funding
Audience questions for the panel
Reality Check: Planning and Budgeting for the Next-Gen Classroom
Campus TechnologyJuly 30, 2008
