{"id":1618,"date":"2018-01-10T17:02:02","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T22:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/?p=1618"},"modified":"2018-10-01T16:04:31","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T20:04:31","slug":"a-cool-space-at-binghamton-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/dev\/a-cool-space-at-binghamton-university\/","title":{"rendered":"A cool space at Binghamton University"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recent proposal at Binghamton University<\/a> was approved, and the end result was a room quite unlike any we\u2019ve built before.<\/p>\n

The new \u201cFreshman Research Immersion\u201d program was signed off on by senior administration this past spring and conversations began on what the next steps would be.\u00a0 It\u2019s a group on campus now tasked with created a program that introduces incoming freshman undergrads to research environments \/ challenges.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Central to this process (and the proposal) was a room outfitted to run the actual instructional part of the program.\u00a0\u00a0 The initial list was daunting:\u00a0 10 group work stations.\u00a0 75 seats.\u00a0 Content sharing and presentation capabilities.<\/p>\n

In looking at recent \u2018active learning\u2019 set ups (small groups with dedicated presentation tools) we decided to go with a multi-monitor set up at each of the 10 group work stations.\u00a0 The result was pretty spectacular.<\/p>\n

Each of the 10 stations has both a 43\u201d instructor monitor and a 65\u201d Cleartouch work interactive work station.\u00a0\u00a0 The smaller \u201ctop\u201d monitor shows the daily challenge for the student groups.\u00a0\u00a0 The students then work on their own monitors.\u00a0\u00a0 We were able to keep costs lower while still allowing for student sharing, by keeping the cleartouch monitors insulated from the rest of the AV system, and using a wireless sharing system in the main AV rack.\u00a0\u00a0 This allows students to share their content on the instructor\u2019s screen by connecting wirelessly to the rack rather than wiring (and buying associated devices) for each cleartouch.<\/p>\n

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The instructors station is kitted out with the usual accoutrement:\u00a0 Document camera, laptop connections, bluray player, microphone, installed PC.\u00a0\u00a0 We upped the PC quality a bit and went with the new Microsoft Surface Studio Pro.\u00a0\u00a0 A \u201call in one\u201d interactive screen with stylus combo that allows professors to interact with their content.\u00a0\u00a0 The engineered base of the unit and its large size is a big hit, and let\u2019s professors feel like they are playing with a giant iPad.<\/p>\n

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Our internal design team did a great job with the furniture and lighting for the room.\u00a0 It\u2019s always such a treat to work on a project like this, particularly when the final result looks so cool.<\/p>\n

~Drew Tucci<\/p>\n

Binghamton University<\/p>\n

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