Chapter 3470
Table of Contents
.010 Introduction
.020 Scheduling
.030 Use
.040 Related Issues or Responsibilities
.050 Questions
Technologically enhanced classrooms receiving support from general university funding will be considered general use classrooms. Scheduling will be done under the auspices of the VPAST, using centralized scheduling programs, whenever that is possible.
Common-core technology will be provided in all such classrooms. The commonality of the technology reduces the learning curve of faculty as they teach in various classrooms and also facilitates equivalent use for scheduling purposes. Some of the classrooms incorporate technology or learning environments that are considered enhancements beyond the common core. Faculty needing technology enhancements beyond the common core must work with the K-State Technology Classroom Planning Committee to incorporate these technologies into the classrooms. Changes to the physical and technological infrastructure require lead time for planning, testing, renovation and other improvements.
The classrooms are a scarce resource for faculty members using information technology in the teaching and learning process. Scheduling is subject to any need to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, as determined by the University through an individualized interactive process. The following order of priority defines which classes are to be scheduled in them:
Priority will be given to classes requiring either the technology or the learning environment.
Preference will be given to provide for conditions such as use of artifacts that cannot legally be removed from specific buildings, equipment or other items that cannot be safely and/or reasonably moved, IT licensing restrictions, and other such constraints.
Within groupings of classes requiring the technology or learning environment, larger classes will have preference.
When classes from various departments have equivalent need for the room, those from the department with previous (historical) "scheduling priority" will be given preference.
Only classes may be scheduled in these classrooms, and any deviations shall be approved by the Office of the VPAST.
All instructors using these classrooms must be trained to use the technology available in them. Personnel in the iTAC or at K-State Salina will provide the training. Some training is available on the web. When web training is used, a face-to-face certification of faculty by personnel from the iTAC or at K-State Salina is required. Keys to the consoles will be issued only to individuals who have completed the training.
No food or drink is allowed in the classrooms. Instructors are responsible for ensuring that their students follow this policy.
The classrooms are checked once a day and maintained on a regular schedule for major upgrading. Maintenance requires that each classroom will not be available for use during a specified block of time once a week.
.040 Related Issues or Responsibilities
If a department or college purchases and installs equipment and/or software in a general use classroom they do so with the understanding that any faculty teaching in the room will be able to use the equipment.
Faculty needing software installed on the computers in these rooms must have a licensed copy of the software. A minimum of two months’ leeway, prior to the beginning of a semester, is required before software can be installed on a technology classroom machine or before any hardware is installed in the classroom. This timeframe is required to ensure that the added software or hardware is compatible with existing systems.
Questions regarding this policy should be sent to the Vice Provost for IT Services at lcarlin@k-state.edu.
