OIT UpdateJason WimmerAssistant Director, Office of Instructional Technology

Topics Overview of Campus Mediation Classroom Support Room Classifications Upgrade Frequency What’s included in a classroom upgrade?

New Features/Functionality Panopto – New Lecture Capture Product

Overview of Mediated Spaces Approximately 200 spaces

Classrooms Conference Rooms/Seminar Rooms Event Spaces

Over 20 Digital Signage Players and over 50 Monitors Located throughout campus

Classroom Support Who is involved?

Technology Support Center – Student Consultants Field Services Staff OIT Staff

Important Information when reporting problems Call ASAP Must have correct contact information

Room Classifications Why?

Too many different spaces/equipment Develop a standard

Continuation of efforts Assist with budgeting

What are the benefits? Easy to stock equipment/supplies Allows for familiarity of systems/equipment Helps with future planning/budgeting Provides a standard for projects

Type A Basic Classroom Design

Instructor’s computer Document camera Basic technology control device with network

accessibility Video switching/scaling device with analog and

digital inputs and digital outputs Widescreen display device Connectivity for external HDMI sources

Type B Advanced Mediated Design

Instructor’s computer Document camera Advanced control system incorporating a

touch screen for added control Video switching/scaling device with the

ability to transport audio and video output to the display devise via twisted pair cabling

Widescreen display device Connectivity for external HDMI sources

Type C Standard Conference/Seminar Room

Presenter’s computer or convenient connection for a portable device Basic technology control device

Widescreen display device Digital/Analog inputs to the display device

Type D Advanced mediated design for large gathering

spaces that require advanced controls Presenter’s computer Advanced control system for added control Video switching/scaling to meet the needs of the

input and output count for the room with twisted pair transport of all input and output signals

Widescreen display device Advanced audio system Advanced environmental controls

Type S Advanced mediated space Designed specifically for recording

Crestron Capture device Panopto

Room Breakdown by Type Type A – 77(Will decrease by 10 when the

Rehabilitation Center opens in Fall 2015) Type B – 53 (Will increase by over 20 when

Rehabilitation Center opens in Fall of 2015) Type C – 31 Type D – 10 Type S – 17

Upgrade Frequency OIT Upgrades

Over 105 rooms included Goal is to maintain equipment on a 5 year replacement

cycle Pending budget availability

Large Scale/Building Project Upgrades Try to budget a 6 year replacement cycle Try to get maintenance agreement BRN, TDC, Estate, LSC Phase I & 2 and new Rehab Building

What’s included in the upgrade? Mediation Upgrade

Projector Video Switcher Control System Ceiling Speakers New Cabling (Video over Cat6) Integration into Extron Global Viewer

Remote Monitoring Product Equipment Usage Metrics Helps OIT plan future upgrades

What’s next? Untethered Teaching

Ability for faculty and students to display content from mobile device/tablet or laptop without physically being connected

Looking at different options Software (Solstice by Mersive & Splashtop) Hardware (Crestron AirMedia)

Panopto New Lecture Capture Product

Panopto Desktop Lecture Capture Solution SasS Integrates with mobile platforms Cost Effective Intuitive Allows for capture of data, video and audio

feeds

How did we get to Panopto? Nursing & Counseling Departments were in

drastic need of a solution Had to get away from dated technology

DVD/VHS Manual Switching

Reliable solution Secure solution Easy solution to use

Product Investigation Mediasite by Sonic Foundry

Implemented in Spring of 2012 in LSC Two fixed solutions (LSC 334 & 433) Several bumps along the way Setbacks for future expansion

Appliance Based (Fixed location) Very Expensive (>$18,000 per implementation)

Product Investigation Cont. My Mediasite (Sonic Foundry Desktop Capture Solution)

Newly released Not ready for the investment

Panopto Was the subject of a Whitepaper that outlined our

scenario almost verbatim Ease of use (intuitive) Easy implementation Scaling Costs were attractive Beginning to get a large market share of Higher Ed.

Institutions

Panopto Pilot Hosted Solution Counseling – 8 Graduate Courses Nursing – 7 Undergrad / 3 Grad Courses Education – 1 Undergrad Course Recorded over 380 session, over 700 hours Simulations, Interview and classroom scenarios were

recorded Continuing during Spring (added 2 rooms) Integration with D2L

The future of Panopto Annual License for Campus Wide

implementation Relatively inexpensive in room costs

(Camera/microphone) Training Videos Traditional Lecture Capture Flipping the Classroom