>From owner-trad-l@listserv.vt.edu Mon Sep 23 12:53:08 1996 Received: (from mailadm@localhost) by sable.cc.vt.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) id MAA26819 for fox@fox.cs.vt.edu; Mon, 23 Sep 1996 12:53:08 -0400 Received: from ipe.cc.vt.edu (ipe.cc.vt.edu [128.173.4.8]) by sable.cc.vt.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id MAA14668; Mon, 23 Sep 1996 12:53:07 -0400 Received: from ipe.cc.vt.edu (ipe.cc.vt.edu [128.173.4.8]) by ipe.cc.vt.edu (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA224414; Mon, 23 Sep 1996 12:52:44 -0400 Received: from LISTSERV.VT.EDU by LISTSERV.VT.EDU (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8b) with spool id 914832 for TRAD-L@LISTSERV.VT.EDU; Mon, 23 Sep 1996 12:52:43 -0400 Received: from sable.cc.vt.edu (sable.cc.vt.edu [128.173.16.30]) by ipe.cc.vt.edu (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA23190; Mon, 23 Sep 1996 12:52:42 -0400 Received: from [128.173.126.10] ([128.173.126.10]) by sable.cc.vt.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id MAA13965; Mon, 23 Sep 1996 12:52:40 -0400 X-Sender: conn@mail.vt.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Message-Id: Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 12:52:41 -0400 Reply-To: "W. David Conn" Sender: trad-l Discussion List From: "W. David Conn" Subject: IT in Classrooms: Study by Design Students To: Multiple recipients of list TRAD-L T thought you might be interested in hearing about this study by students in Interior Design. David >X-Sender: scottweb@mail.vt.edu >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 18:32:07 +0100 >To: conn >From: scottweb@vt.edu (lennie Scott-webber) >Subject: tech self study > >Dear David, i read in the spectrum that you are the director of the self >study. i guess congrats. i wanted to inform you of some efforts that have >begun and are in progress with respect to the use of information >technology. dr. mclain-kark had interior design graduate students begin to >review the classroom and the impact of technology within these environments >last spring. i picked up on this study and my 4th year interior design >students are working with the university achitects - michael and scott, >marvin fouchia (sp), andy belser, etc. there are five groups of four >students each. each student group has three classrooms of varying age and >condition to study. they have currently sent out questionnaires to faculty >(50) and students (50), have interviewed approximately 20 faculty with open >ended questions, have behaviorally mapped each of their classrooms, done >field measurements, equipment inventories, had "client" meetings, >literature reviews, and have made site visits to each of the types of >classrooms. the architect's have defined three types of classroom >improvement directions: 1) computer presentation, 2) computer integrated, >and 3) distant education. each group of students have reviewed the >existing classrooms designated for this type of upgrade. the students will >be preparing a programming report (one for each team) and suggesting design >directions for these types of classrooms. i am telling you this so perhaps >some effort can be made to organize efforts throughtout the university, >plus it might be helpful to you. also, i am starting a research group with >fellow id colleagues ann educational faculty to look at the >environment/user/behavior issues that this technology brings to the >classroom. in other words, what's driving the technology push? students >will be presenting this orally sometime in oct. if you're interested let >me know. > *********************************************************** W. David Conn, Professor & Special Assistant to the Provost Director of University Self-Study Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Blacksburg, VA 24061-0155, USA E-mail: conn@vt.edu Tel: (540) 231-2690 Fax: (540) 231-7211