ARCHIVED: Completed project: Classroom upgrade initiative (completion of ITSP Action 21)

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Primary UITS contact: Beverly Teach

Completed: February 25, 2009

Description: Action 21 represents IU's first comprehensive, multi-classroom technology plan for general purpose classrooms, scheduled by the Office of the Registrar. The five-year plan, finalized in May 2000, called for installation and support of technology in classrooms, and coordination of the design and renovation of classrooms to enable use of that technology. The plan called for more installed technology and less reliance on mobile equipment. IU Classroom Types were revised in 2005 from Type I, II, III, IV, V, and VI to Basic, Enhanced, Advanced, Computer, and VIC, as follows:

Basic: Analog display capability, overhead transparency projector and generally a TV/VCR/DVD, wired/wireless network access
Enhanced: Analog/digital display capability, overhead transparency projector, video/data projector or flat panel, laptop connection, external A/V interface, computer (optional), VCR/DVD (optional), wired/wireless network access
Advanced: Analog/digital display capability, overhead transparency projector, video/data projector(s) or flat panel(s), computer(s), VCR/DVD, laptop connection, external A/V interface, document camera or other special equipment (e.g., video cameras, recording capability), interactive pen tablets, wired/wireless network access
Computer: Installed computer at each student station; teacher station may have Enhanced or Advanced technology package installed
VIC: Standard Virtual Indiana Classroom (VIC) package for distance learning

IU has significantly increased the number of Enhanced and Advanced technology classrooms on all campuses since the implementation of the IT Strategic Plan.

Outcome: Instructors have ready access to an installed standardized technology package in classrooms. Standardization of installations on each campus increases faculty familiarity with technology use. Established lifecycle replacement schedules have increased the equipment's reliability and decreased the number of emergency calls for equipment problems. The number of requests for mobile equipment deliveries has decreased dramatically on all campuses.

Milestones and status:

Before Action 21
Campus	Basic	Enhanced	Advanced	Total
IUB	214	24	25	263
IUPUI	142	5	2	149
IUE	27	0	1	28
IUK	22	0	6	28
IUN	39	1	1	41
IUSB	54	5	0	59
IUS	46	0	3	49
TOTAL	544	35	38	617
%	88%	6%	6%	Enhanced and Advanced: 12%
As of February 2009
Campus	Basic	Enhanced	Advanced	Total
IUB	19	178	73	270
IUPUI	1	51	97	149
IUE	12	17	14	43
IUK			40	40
IUN	18		26	44
IUSB		45	20	65
IUS	24	30	27	81
Total	74	321	297	692
%	11%	46%	43%	Enhanced and Advanced: 89%

Project team: Each campus developed a project team. Team leaders are:

IUB: Beverly Teach
IUPUI: Beverly Teach (formerly David Donaldson)
IUE: Todd Duke
IUK: Carl Pennington
IUN: Beth Van Gordon
IUSB: Pat Ames
IUS: Lee Staton