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EDITOR’S NOTE How to Spend Your Summer Vacation UNE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER—IT marks the end of a long semester—and you and your top staﬀ are looking forward to some well-deserved time oﬀ. Why not send them to Anaheim, Calif. for a few days, say June 19-21? Why? Well, there’s Knott’s Berry Farm and Disneyland of course, and for baseball fans, the Anaheim Angels will be playing at home against the Houston Astros. learning spaces with very little resources. But there’s also an opportunity to network and learn strate- • Teaching and learning technologies. From smart boards gies for success from your peers—and to see the latest in and lecture capture to podcasts and video on demand, learn audio-visual technologies. how the latest presentation technologies are changing the That’s what you’ll ﬁnd at EduComm 2007, colocated face of education. with the InfoComm Conference at the Anaheim ConvenFrom a management perspective, the growth of these tion Center. Now in its fourth year, EduComm focuses on technologically advanced multimedia classrooms has also the integration of audio visual and inforcreated the need for creative multimemation technology to enhance the classdia-related problem solving, data analyroom experience. But this year’s program This year’s EduComm sis, work restructuring—not to mention includes sessions for everyone from curincreased technical support. Learn how riculum designers and professional de- has something for one institution successfully manages and velopment facilitators to facilities planprovides support to more than 200 mulners and faculty. And we’ve expanded everyone. timedia classrooms. our coverage with sessions to help you • Web 2.0 applications. Learn how wikis understand the buzz behind “Web 2.0” and blogs are being used in the classand how these applications open up new possibilities in a room, or check out how “virtual worlds,” such as Second variety of ﬁelds. Life, are taking learning to a new level. There are programs of interest to all education profesThere’s much more than can be listed in this space. And sionals. Here’s a quick overview of what’s on tap: to top it oﬀ, there are keynote presentations by computer • Learning space design. Whether you are building new visionary Alan Kay and popular tech writer David Pogue. rich media classrooms or renovating existing spaces, you’ll All EduComm attendees also get free admittance to the hear case studies from higher ed professionals who have al- InfoComm exhibit ﬂoor, the world’s largest A/V communiready been through the process. Learn the key elements of cations and presentation technologies trade show. classroom design and how to communicate them to your So come, learn, enjoy. Register at http://educomm.eduarchitect, as well as the essential audio visual (multimedia) catorsportal.com (it’s even cheaper if you bring a few colsystem requirements to provide to your A/V contractor. leagues). EduComm 2007 is worth your time and investOne of the most diﬃcult processes can be retroﬁtting ment. Remember: What you don’t know can hurt you. new technology into old classrooms with a very limited budget. If you don’t have access to an architect, an A/V contractor, or a lot of funds and need to do it yourself, we’ve got you covered. Find out the tips and tricks several institutions learned while incorporating technology into traditional Write to Tim Goral at tgoral@universitybusiness.com. J 10 | April 2007 universitybusiness.com http://educomm.educatorsportal.com http://educomm.educatorsportal.com http://www.universitybusiness.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - April 2007

Contents
College Index
Company Index
Advisory Board
Editor's Note
Stats Watch
Sense of Place
Viewpoint
Admissions
Independent Outlook
On The Hill
Future Shock
Spellings Lessons
Identity Mangaement
Getting A Bigger Picture
Facility Directors Speak Out
Internet Technology
Working the Web
What's New
Calendar of Events
Direct Connect
End Note

University Business - April 2007