AV Technology - October 2008 - (Page 39) Jim Clements, project manager for Boston College’s Media Technology Services group, make final adjustments to the new podium-based control center in one of 11 caserooms at the Carroll School of Management. Photo courtesy of Boston College. technology, but there’s no training follow through. So, in rolling out smart rooms at our first high school, we identified instructors who could be “technology mentors.” They were the initial users in the phased rollout and they helped bring others along. Another aspect is offering training during the summer and the school year. That has evolved from covering basics to how to better incorporate technology into specific curriculums. So it’s training and user-friendliness. How do you ensure the latter? Michael Bialas: The control system is the key element. In conjunction with putting system controls in users’ hands, we try to simplify and minimize the amount and number of controls needed. I don’t want someone to have 20 different I/O options, but rather a simple set of buttons on a product like the Extron MLC 104. As soon as we start putting in multiple remotes, input panels, and switches it suddenly www.avtechnologyonline.com doesn’t feel like a smart facility. Corkum: Our standards project resulted in technology standards of varying complexity for three types of venues — basic classrooms, casework rooms, and auditoriums. The goal was to make each of them as simple as possible for users, but also to outfit them with the equipment and controls tailored to how instructors want to use the technology. A room can have all the bells and whistles, but if an instructor won’t learn to use them, it won’t do much good. Ritchie: We’ve got to make the technology as foolproof as possible, so we go with system gear that’s simple to use. But it all revolves around standardization. Standardizing allows users to expect and plan on a certain amount of technology being available. That, more than anything, encourages use. Bradley: You have to break down barriers to using it. Before we startoctober 2008 | AV TECHNOLOGY | 39 http://www.avtechnologyonline.com
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