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.

Questions?