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functionality. When a new project requires studio time, somebody from ISS or McGraw fills out a service ticket to request that it be added to a master calendar being used by the video production group. When that’s done, the requesting person gets a confirmation.
Really, however, the smooth running of the studio comes down to communication, which “is always the challenge,” asserted Graves-Bayazitoglu. “Because of our collegiality
additional costs in terms of outside support, such as extra editing or filming, McGraw will find out whether the instructor has funds to defray that cost. If not, the center will seek university funding set aside to support the online work.
On the OIT side, the focus for resources is to support teaching and learning activities, along with other events and initiatives to support the mission of the university. That covers special events and activities, such as streaming
side to increase the quality of the work that we do and to further benefit the university.”
Success in Collaboration
Next up for McGraw and OIT is renovation of McGraw’s digital learning lab, which will soon move into the construction phase. “It’s really a re-imagining of the space to be a cutting- edge place that faculty who teach in multimedia can use for their class sessions, [and] where students can come and work on their advanced video/podcast/soundscape projects,” said Graves-Bayazitoglu. The “core” will be well- equipped, flexible classroom spaces with staff on hand, ready to train and support.
The instructional support team is helping with the technical and support requirements for this new space, added Bakken, and OIT’s hardware support group will handle the networking piece. “It’s another opportunity for us to collaborate,” he said.
In effect, both groups are thinking about how the technology can support the learning. Their success in collaboration is due, observed Graves-Bayazitoglu, to “all of us thinking together as we design spaces, implement new technology in the spaces, arrange the spaces, and then help the faculty learn how to make the most of those spaces.”
Dian Schaffhauser is a senior contributing editor for Campus Technology.
Next up is a renovation of the McGraw Center’s digital learning lab, featuring well-equipped, flexible classroom spaces with staff on hand, ready to train and support.
and the way we collaborate, we often get faculty wherever they need to go without too many steps.”
Different Approaches to Budgeting
When it comes to cost, ISS and McGraw follow separate routes. On the McGraw side, a faculty member or graduate student will present a project that needs studio time, which Graves-Bayazitoglu’s organization will consider in terms of its fit with institutional priorities and planning for online learning. “Usually, we’ll say, ‘Yes,’ or talk with the faculty member about how to bring it in line with our mission,” she said. There’s no chargeback for that studio work. To cover
commencement and opening exercises. When it crosses into teaching and learning, such as the upgrade to 4K, the same resources cover that work too. The entire effort, said Bakken, is an opportunity to engage with campus partners who share a similar mission to assist faculty and students with support for their courses and assignment work.
The upgrade wasn’t a slam-dunk, insisted Bakken. “We certainly had to make a proposal and share how we would use those resources to really make a difference. I think we’ve been successful in that effort.”
Hopkins is simply content that the two sides met in the middle to push the upgrade forward. “It’s helped us on our
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