AV Technology - June 2008 - (Page 73)

RULES by Steve Cunningham of Engagement USC’S TEL_DL KEEPS UP WITH HOW PROFESSORS REACH TECH-SAVVY COLLEGE STUDENTS. Numerous computer labs connected to secure servers allow students and faculty to review works in progress from multiple locations on campus. and advanced applications like Photoshop. This, along with increasing demand for graduate-level courses for working adults, has driven universities like USC to implement technology to stay at the forefront of teaching and learning. FEED THE NEED Recognizing this need, in September of 2005 USC Provost C.L. Max Nikias announced an initiative to create a new organization within the Information Technology Services department that would provide decentralized information services to every school within USC. Within six months, that initiative spawned a new organization known as USC’s Technology Enhanced Learning and Distance Learning group (abbreviated TEL or TEL_DL), as well as an overall pedagogical objective for all university faculty and students. The group was mandated to get pre-configured kits containing the latest technology into the hands of as many faculty as were interested, and to help them get the most from these tools. TEL_DL makes available various hardware and software kits for faculty evaluation and use. In addition to more widely implemented tools like the Blackboard Course Management System, TEL also provides personal response clickers, podcasting kits with a microphone and an Edirol handheld recorder plus software, hosting space on USC’s page on iTunes U, and even complete mobile briefcases that contain a laptop, headphones and small june 2008 | AV TECHNOLOGY | 73 T he increasing use of technology in the classroom is often driven by innovative and motivated teachers who look for new ways to engage and challenge their students. Often these innovators work without the support of their administrators, who may be slow to embrace new technologies and workflows. But there are exceptions. At the University of Southern California, the administration is not only supportive but also proactive — it turned the use of technology into a campus-wide initiative that provides both equipment and instructions on how to use it, and encourages faculty to integrate current collaborative technologies into their curricula. Incoming students enter the university with higher expectations and greater familiarity with technology than did their predecessors. Even at the secondary school level, they have used social networks like Facebook, peer-to-peer file sharing software like BitTorrent, www.avtechnologyonline.com http://www.avtechnologyonline.com

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AV Technology - June 2008 Contents Precedent Corporate: Global Standardization Government: Strategic Technology Planning Education: It’s All Just a Click Pre-Empting Projector Breakdown Dealing With Technophobes Keeping Ahead of Technology Obsolescence Understanding Video Codecs Rules of Engagement Network, See & Learn Sound From the Heart Sportsbook Makes an Impact Upgrading an AV Image Product Review: Polycom’s RealPresence Experience HD Tech Horizons: A True AV Networking Standard? Product Spotlight: Digital Media Servers; Flat Panel New Products Ad Index AV MO: Calculating Fiber Optic Transmission Distance

AV Technology - June 2008

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