Designing a Great Law School Podium Jonathan Franklin Gallagher Law Library University of Washington Bricks and Bytes March 24, 2006

Only a Piece of the Puzzle  Podiums Physical Units Containers  Storage of Papers  Technology  Closets  Cables  Control Rooms

Our Podium Design  Teaching Surface Space  Moveable Lectern  Crestron System  Computer in Podium  Laptop Connections  Document Camera

Controlling the Learning Space  Shades  Lights  Screen  Projector  Overhead Projector  Whiteboard  Speakers

Mobility in the Classroom  Microphone Types Podium - Wired Handheld - Wireless Lavaliere - Wireless  Wireless Keyboard and Mouse

Podium Delivered Audio  Audio Playing an audio clip from that day’s news Playing cassette audio Comparing audio clips in Copyright  Images Displaying images from the web Displaying graphs

Podium Delivered Video  Video Playing a DVD Playing a videotape clip Playing video via the computer

Controlled from the Podium  DVD/CD Player  VCR for Playing Tapes  VCR for Recording Class  Cassette Decks for Playing and Recording (in some classrooms)  Slide Digitizers (in some classrooms)  Amplifiers, Mixers, and Patch Bays

Other Classroom Features  Previewing the video on the Crestron  Showing a PowerPoint presentation  Using the document camera  Recording the class using the VCR  Using the cameras in the classroom to link to the Remote Learning Lab  In-room camera control

Collaborative Learning  Student (or ceiling) microphones  Flexibility for trial advocacy  Moveable chairs for small group work  Collaborative in-class work using laptops & WiFi  Distance learning and/or video feed from another room

Future Classroom Changes  Ceiling microphones in all rooms  Document cameras always out  Identical configurations in all rooms  Class Polling Devices  Smart Boards  Streaming Video (VBrick)

It all comes back to the podium  It is the heart of technology in the classroom.  It needs space for books, laptop, etc.  It must facilitate the integration of technology into daily teaching.

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