OCM Expands Document Camera Availability

OCM is increasing the number of document cameras in general purpose classrooms to enhance the capabilities of the presentation technology system.

Document cameras offer the capability of displaying transparencies, slides, and opaque flat or three-dimensional items. A document camera also allows users to point, mark, zoom in and out, and view and object from different angles. To find rooms with document cameras or other specific features, go to Search for classroom features.

Instructions for document cameras can be found on the equipment instruction sheet for each individual classroom. To locate classroom instructions, go to Find classroom instructions.

Classrooms without document cameras are equipped with overhead projectors for displaying transparencies; however overhead projectors are not capable of displaying opaque items. Click here for more information about overhead projectors.

If you need assistance with identifying classroom capabilities or features, please call the Classroom Support Hotline at 612-625-1086.

2010 CollegeNet User Conference Presentations

Presentations delivered by Bob Quinney, Nate Meath, and Sarah Kussow at the 2010 CollegeNet User Conference at the Portland Hilton Hotel in Portland, Oregon on July 25-28, 2010.

Quick Someone Call Security

Detective Work with X25
R25: SpeedBook 101 for Academic Schedulers

If you have any questions about the presentations, please email classrm@umn.edu.

Active Learning Classroom orientation sessions

The Office of Classroom Management (OCM) invites you to a Science Teaching & Student Services (STSS) Active Learning Classroom (ALC) orientation session.

The ALC orientation sessions are an opportunity for you to get hands-on experience using the classrooms' technology with OCM's Instructional Technology Coordinator. During the orientation sessions, staff from Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and Office of Information Technology (OIT) will also be available to answer your questions about best practices for teaching in ALCs. Come for 30 minutes, or stay for the entire 2 hours.

Sessions will be offered on the following dates:

8:30 - 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 25, STSS 312

1 - 3 p.m., Thursday, August 26, STSS 312

8:30 - 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 31, STSS 330

1 - 3 p.m., Wednesday, September 1, STSS 330

If you are unable to attend any of the scheduled sessions and you would like to schedule time with OCM's Instructional Technology Coordinator, please contact the Classroom Support Hotline at 612-625-1086 or ocmhelp@umn.edu.

We look forward to helping you learn more about the new classrooms and answering your questions.

Planning for Growth presentation

Presentation given by Philip White (KPF), Eric Amel (HGA), Andrew Klare
(KPF) and Jeremy Todd (OCM) on Saturday, July 10 at the Society for
College and University Planning (SCUP) conference.

Brief description of the presentation:

An overview of the Science Teaching & Student Service project.

SCUP - Campus Tour, Science Teaching & Student Services

Electical Engineering/Computer Science changing to Keller Hall

Electrical Engineering/Computer Science Building was renamed Kenneth H. Keller Hall on July 1 in honor of the University's 12th president. For more information, see Keller

Hall.

New additions to OCM website

The OCM website now includes information about student study space. You can find an overview about why OCM is managing student study space and information for finding student study space.

Over the next year OCM will be working on developing more information about student study space for the website.

If you have any questions about student study space, please email Facilities
Coordination.

Video equipment announcement

Individual VCR players have been discontinued by the manufacturers. As quality replacement
VCRs have became harder to find; we are no longer
able to purchase replacement VCRs for equipment that fails. New
installations of classroom technology
equipment utilize a combination DVD/VCR for VHS playback.

 

Older classroom
technology systems utilizing individual VCR players will be maintained as long
as spare units are available. Once our inventory runs
out, the individual units will be replaced with a combination DVD/VCR player.

 

In addition, some
classrooms offer multi-standard VCR capabilities; however, we are unable to
purchase replacement units. OCM will
offer multi-standard VCR playback devices in select classrooms as long as our
supply of spare units remains in good working condition. This feature will be
discontinued once that supply has been depleted. The current supply is
expected to last for several semesters.

 

Some
academic programs continue to rely upon pre-recorded videotapes for which there
is no available substitute. Faculty with videotape content should consider
converting any non-copyrighted VHS tapes to DVD or other digital media. Please
remember on-demand streaming solutions may be available. Classroom users should
consider playback capabilities when making media purchasing decisions.

Videotape
conversion services are available from Classroom
Technical Services
and OIT
Video Production.