CTL Classroom Support provides a variety of resources and services for faculty and TAs teaching in campus classrooms, the office works closely with other campus agencies that support instructional programs and provide services including classrooms.

• Consult with faculty in effective utilization of classroom technology
• Respond to trouble calls from classrooms regarding equipment
• Train faculty to use classroom presentation equipment
• Design, develop and install technology-enhanced classrooms
• Demonstrate new products and technology applications
• Assist faculty to identify rooms with specific technology they want to use when classroom scheduling
• Monitor general assignment classrooms and report issues to campus agencies (such as Physical Plant)
• Maintain and replace instructional technology in general assignment classrooms
• Plan presentation technology for instructional facilities and other venues
• Instructional media collection including videos, CDs, DVDs for checkout
• AV Presentation equipment checkout and delivery to buildings campus wide

CTL provides primary support to over 200 general assignment classrooms with various levels of AV, data, and presentation technology including training and access to equipment. The classrooms are scheduled by the campus reservations office in Student Activities 542-8540.  CTL also provides selected secondary support to over 100 additional departmental classrooms, labs, conference rooms and other facilities scheduled by the controlling campus unit.

CTL's Classroom Technology Services maintains several zone offices (North Campus at Meigs Hall, Central Campus at Instructional Plaza, South Campus at Aderhold Hall, and the Student Learning Center) in order to provide timely response and support to faculty teaching in classrooms across campus. Classroom Technology Specialists housed at each zone respond to trouble calls, schedule training sessions for faculty and TAs and monitor classrooms on a daily basis.  Keys to classroom equipment cabinets currently are checked out to faculty from Instructional Plaza. The headquarters for classroom services is located in the Classroom Support Center of the new Student Learning Center.

• Coordinator of Classroom Technology Support: Tom Beggs, 542-3456, tbeggs@uga.edu
• South Campus: Technology Manager, Bill Nelson, 542-5052, bnelson@uga.edu
• North Campus: Specialist Rodney Thomas, 542-0574, rathomas@uga.edu
• Central Campus: Specialist, Ted Ghebreyesus, 542-1582, tedg@uga.edu
• SLC Classroom Support Manager: Anna Gore 542-3456, annagore@uga.edu

Technology has opened up a broad spectrum of opportunities for instructors. Classroom Technology Specialists are available to provide a wide variety of training and consultation on:

• using classroom equipment;
• monitoring technology enhanced classrooms for proper equipment operation;
• coordinating the repair and maintenance of classroom technology;
• responding to calls for assistance from classroom users;
• classroom and instructional facility design and renovation

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All general assignment classrooms on campus have a least an overhead  projector and in most cases a VHS video player and TV.  Over 100  general assignment classrooms have a full complement of AV and data presentation equipment, as well as data and cable television connectivity and an emergency hotline telephone for immediate support.  Equipment in these "media and technology-enhanced classrooms" also will include most or all of the following:

• Projector for large screen display of all video and computer sources
• Projector and network connection for a laptop computer and/or desktop machine
• A sound system for program and voice enhancement
• Wireless lavalier lapel  microphone for instructor
• Wireless handheld mic for students or the instructor
• Document camera for projection of papers, graphics, small objects
• Touchscreen control panel of all equipment and room lighting
• Audiocasette and audio CD player
• Special requested items such as tablets and controllers for annotations and drawings  and videoconferencing cameras for capturing lecture presentations or connecting to remote locations

CTL is a key-planning agency for campus instructional facilities, departmental media equipment needs and implementation of grant projects that include related technology. Staff provide recommendations and specifications and either coordinate and implement installation projects or act as liaison to other campus or external contractors and vendors.

• Coordinator of Classroom Technology Support: Tom Beggs,
  542-3456, tbeggs@uga.edu
• Mark Baird, Engineer and Project Manager, 542-3456, bairdm@uga.edu
• Don Newman, Engineer and Programmer, 542-3456 denewman@uga.edu

CTL circulates a variety of audiovisual, video and data presentation equipment to augment installed classroom equipment and provides support for a variety of instructional applications. Equipment is available primarily to faculty and TAs and secondarily to selected students authorized by faculty. Users can either check out equipment directly from Instructional Plaza South, or request delivery (once daily) to designated central locations in campus buildings. CTL does not provide a delivery- setup service to most individual classrooms.

• Equipment Requests, 542-1582, isdmedia@uga.edu
• AV Services Manager, Krystal Pintar, 542-1582, kpintar@uga.edu

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