Classroom Services

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

Need help? call 706-542-3456

Services

• Consult with faculty about effective use of classroom technology
• Respond to trouble calls from classrooms regarding equipment
• Provide training for classroom presentation equipment
• Design, develop and install technology-enhanced classrooms
• Demonstrate new products and technology applications
• Help instructors locate classrooms that meet their technology needs
• Monitor general assignment classrooms and report issues to campus agencies (such as Physical Plant, EITS, or Campus Reservations)
• Maintain and replace instructional technology in general assignment classrooms
• Plan presentation technology for instructional facilities and other venues
• Maintain instructional media collection including videos, CDs, DVDs for checkout
• Provide AV Presentation equipment checkout and delivery to buildings campus wide

Support

CTL Classroom Support provides primary support to over 300 general assignment classrooms with various levels of AV, data, and presentation technology.  Our office also provides technology trainings, equipment cabinet keys for general assignment classrooms, and access to equipment. The classrooms are scheduled by the Campus Reservations either online at www.reservations.uga.edu or by phone at 706-543-8020.  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 Support houses four support specialists who assist instructors in different zones on campus.  They have offices in each of the zones in order to provide timely response and support to faculty teaching in classrooms across campus. Classroom Technology Specialists respond to trouble calls, schedule training sessions for faculty and TAs and monitor classrooms on a daily basis.  The zones are divided as follows:
The Miller Learning Center (MLC) - 30 general assignment classrooms

Keys to general assignment classroom equipment cabinets outside the MLC are available for check out to faculty from South Instructional Plaza.  Keys to the equipment cabinets in the MLC are available to UGA instructors from the Classroom Support Headquarters, located at MLC 170.

• Assistant Director, Classroom Support and Learning Spaces:
  Edward Schwartz, 542-3456, edschwar@uga.edu
• South Campus: Instructional Technology Systems Professional:
  John Larkin, 542-3456, larkin04@uga.edu
• North Campus: Instructional Technology Systems Professional:
  Eric Harris, 542-3456, eric67@uga.edu
• Central Campus: Instructional Technology Systems Professional:
  Ted Ghebreyesus, 542-1582, tedg@uga.edu
• MLC Classroom Support Manager: Contact Ted Ghebreyesus
• Health Science Campus:  Instructional Technology Systems Professional: 
  Rodney Thomas, 542-3456, rathomas@uga.edu

Equipment Loan

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 Coordinator, Krystal Pintar, 542-1582, kpintar@uga.edu

Consultation and Training

Technology has opened up a broad spectrum of opportunities for instructors.  Classroom Technology Specialists provide training and consultation on a wide variety of instructional technology.  Although there are technology standards for the classroom on campus, each room is unique.  Speak with the classroom support specialist in your area about:

• what technology is available in your classroom;
• how to control the equipment in the classroom;
• meeting with you to show you the location of the equipment in the room;
• what to do in the case of an equipment malfunction;
• additional technology you would like to use in your classroom;

Technology 

Almost all of the general assignment classrooms are equipped with a data projector, computer input, VCR, and DVD player.  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 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
• 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
• DVD and VHS 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

Numbers (as of June 20, 2011)

522 classrooms

499 classrooms (95.6%) have technology including data/video projector, audio system, DVD/VCR, laptop connection and teacher lectern

251 classrooms (48%) have technology that also includes a control system, which operates projector, audio system, DVD/VCR, document camera, screen and lighting; these classrooms represent the highest level of classroom technology on campus and almost always include computer, document camera and sometimes an interactive computer touch screen

Percentages of additional technologies are computer (66%), document camera (46%), and interactive computer monitors (19%)

3% of classrooms have minimal technology of overhead projector and/or TV

1.3% of classrooms have no technology

Facilities Planning

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

• Assistant Director, Classroom Support and Learning Spaces: Edward Schwartz, 542-3456, edschwar@uga.edu
• Mark Baird, Engineer and Project Manager, 542-3456, bairdm@uga.edu
• Don Newman, Engineer and Programmer, 542-3456 denewman@uga.edu