Concurrent Sessions

Monday, March 31, 2003

8:30 AM–9:30 AM

Taking Charge of Learning Technology-Advocating a New Design Approach
Presenters: Andrew J. Milne, Stanford University; Wendell E. Wickerham, Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott

In the last decade, information technology has become inextricably linked to academic facility design. Institutions often install new technology tools without an adequate understanding of how these will affect educational experiences. Sadly, institutional leaders often abdicate decision-making authority to technology specialists who arrive without expertise in curricular planning. Can't we do better? This session will explore the conditions and issues in technology planning/design processes and offer both long term and short-term strategies for better integration of technology that supports learning.

Planning for Technology Trends: 2 Year vs. 4 Year Campuses
Presenters: Michelle L. Ganey, Brown University; Greg Notley, Thoma Electric; Fred Sweeney, Phillips Metsch Sweeney Moore Architects

This presentation outlines current trends in information technology that have an impact on college campus facilities. Technology trends will be identified and discussed in light of future campus planning and renovation. Discussions will be based on real campuses that have good and bad examples of trend integration. The session will examine the differences between a 2-year and 4-year college campus in terms of trends and facilities planning.

But Do You Still Have Books? Technology Advances at the University Library
Presenter: Tracey L. Mayfield, California State University Long Beach, University Library

If "Information is the currency of democracy" then university libraries are the banks. A university library is the heart of a college campus, but is often overlooked when technology discussions arise. Technology is integral to libraries, not just with regard to the types of information provided, but to the delivery as well. This presentation will highlight the technological changes that taken place over the last five years at California State University-Long Beach, University Library and how we have changed because of them.

9:45 AM–10:45 AM

Eight Years on the Road, Are We There Yet?
Presenters: Kathy Fernandes and William Post, Californina State University, Chico

Since 1994 California State University-Chico has had a comprehensive technology planning process as part of a campus wide strategic plan. The plan has focused on building an electronic learning community and results have been measured against a target learning environment. The planning process and results to date will be discussed as well as an "in the trenches view" of the effects on the learning process at CSU-Chico.

Seniors Back to School To Solve Your Future Equations
Presenters: Daniel J. Cinelli and Aaron B. Schwarz, Perkins Eastman Architects; James Perlman, Perlmark Realty Corporation

This session will highlight how creating a senior housing continuum on your campus is beneficial to the community as a whole. Alumni and their parents, faculty, staff, and neighbors help share an institution's life long learning focus. This demographic also creates a platform for retail, hospitality, conference, and mature student housing programs.

Collaboration is the Key to a Successful Technology Program
Presenters: Sabrina Lawrence-Coffelt, Jenny Smith, and Edward J. Valeau, Hartnell College

This session highlights how bringing the right team together is the key to successful planning for technology, updating infrastructure in aging buildings, and faculty support/training for integrating technology into the classrooms. Examples of how Hartnell has created this team include implementing and maintaining a faculty resource center, hiring key personnel, and financial planning for current and future needs. Hartnell College is moving into the future by planning for the expansion of distance education, focusing on funding the support of personnel, training, and technology.

11:00 AM–Noon

Technology Integration in a Major Community College Expansion/Renovation Program
Presenters: David Hart, The Steinberg Group; Bruce P Risley, PinnacleOne; Linda M Spink, Los Angeles Harbor College

This presentation will highlight classroom improvements in technology from the perspective of the project manager, the program architect, and the college president. The discussion will include processes used to identify and quantify technology needs within budgetary limits of the $125 million renovation and new construction at Los Angeles Harbor College.

Developing Identity, Strategic Positioning at a Small Specialty Medical School
Presenters: Sandi Cutler, Bastyr University; Robert S. Sena, Moore Iacofano Goltsman

If Bastyr University, a young, private, naturopathic medical school, was to survive, it needed to define its identity and position itself to be the leader in its field. The campus embarked on a one year campus planning, design, and development process that also dealt with organizational structure, strategic positioning, and planned flexibility. This session details the resulting plan that reflects Bastyr's community and environmental values.

Sharing e-Learning Services: Improving Education While Stretching Tuition Dollars
Presenters: Thomas Gaylord, University of Akron; Evan Nisonson, WebCT

Archrivals on the football field and steely competitors for Ohio's best students, the University of Akron and Kent State University are joining forces to share a massive e-learning infrastructure. The goal is to expand education/research opportunities while saving $1.5 million in technology costs over the next five years. The collaboration broadens students' exposure to programs they might otherwise miss while exposing faculty to research and best practices from an expanded group of peers. This session will explore the origin, rationale, politics, and expected benefits of forming a shared e-learning services collaborative.

1:00 PM–2:30 PM

Technology Discussion

2:45 PM–3:45 PM

Integrating technology with green buildings (LEED)
Presenter: Jerry Yudelson, Interface Engineering Inc.

This session will review LEED 2.0 for campuses and will examine several Pacific Region LEED 2.0 certified projects. The processes that design teams have used to achieve LEED certification will be discussed. Issues dealing with technology integration, including new security issues, in green buildings will be highlighted.

Social Space on Campus: Backlash to the Virtual World?
Presenters: Keith J. Fuchigami and Craig A. Hamilton, Cannon Design

If we live in a digital age where chat rooms and on-line learning mean never having to go to campus-why are so many campuses planning and building places for social interaction and activity-specifically unions and recreation centers? Is supporting an innate desire for human interaction needed, or is it a kind of reactive response to an increasingly virtual existence as we live "on-line" and in cyber space? Through surveys and case studies of campuses on the University of California System, the CSU system and their peer institutions in the west such as schools in the Pac-10, we will share a picture of the trends in planning.

Phenomenal Results: How to Succeed on Your Next Project
Presenters: Judy A Bennett, The Stubbins Associates, Inc.; Jack deMelo, Harvard Planning & Real Estate; Suzanne Teuteberg, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Harvard University's Graduate School of Education issued an institutional plan in November 1995. This plan was to insure that students would be effective users of new educational technologies and to define how they could "play a leadership role in bringing emerging technologies to the broader educational community." This interactive presentation will provide insight on the collaborative planning process, classroom renovations, creating a "learning technology center," and highlight changes to the teaching/learning process.

4:00 PM–5:00 PM

Facility and Spatial Data Integration (FASDI)
Presenters: Pamela K. Drake, Rob Johnson, and Patricia A. Mead, University of California - Berkeley

FASDI is a secure, campus-wide, geographic-based data integration project containing tabular data, CAD drawings, photographs, and GIS maps. It uses data and web-based technologies to support campus decision-making. FASDI is used by academic, administrative, and operational staff to meet both institutional reporting and operational needs. This session will provide project planning and technical details on all aspects of FASDI, with the goal of presenting enough information (from start to finish) so that attendees can create their own FASDI project.

Technology-Driven Planning: Reality or Fraud?
Presenters: Mary Doyle, Washington State University; Richard W. Jensen, Self-Employed

In 2000 SCUP published a book edited by Boettcher, Doyle, and Jensen entitled Technology-Driven Planning: Principles to Practice. The themes drew on the sense of urgency of that period related to technology. The slow-down of the national economy has been far exceeded by the slow-down of investment in technology since that time. Was the premise of that book wrong or has it stood the test of time? We will provide an update and add new topics to the discussion.

Planning for Instruction: A Teacher Education Case Study
Presenters: Gerald L Boerner, Nancy Brashear, and Julie Jantzi, Azusa Pacific University

Planning for facilities and technology are complex processes, the impact on the instructional mission must be considered in all phases of a project. This session explores the interaction of pedagogy, technology, and facilities design in a teacher education program. Guidelines are presented for selecting technologies (computers, networking, projection devices, etc.) and furniture (desks, chairs, infrastructure, etc.) to support a highly interactive classroom. Faculty and student reactions are shared.

Tuesday, April 1, 2003

8:00 AM–9:00 AM

Earning that "A" : Running Wires and Making a Knowledge Place
Presenters: Ronald L Danielson, Santa Clara University; Stephen Johnson, Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates; Mark Valenti, Sextant Group

For the past 10 years, campus libraries have evolved from book repositories to places offering digital access to the world of on-line databases and internet browsing--wired from top to bottom with librarians as knowledge navigators. Now the key direction is the "multi-tasking" and development of the library into an information services building, learning center, and the technical and academic center of the campus. This session will discuss three operational libraries that were planned in the mid-late 1990's, in which technology was a significant planning component. Discuss how these buildings reflect initial concepts for student interaction and the incorporation of technology. Also explore two new projects that are currently being planned and see how this next generation of campus libraries is building on that experience.

Tangible Results From Technology Investment
Presenter: Bruce Bagnoli, California State University, Hayward

After years of pouring resources into technology, tangible results are in hand. This case study will trace the implementation of e-commerce, imaging, and web communications in the admissions process at California State University-Hayward. It will provide details on how system integration has resulted in improvements in student services and highlight new things that planners must consider. The effect of new technologies and security concerns on student services will also be discussed.

9:15 AM–10:15 AM

Planning, Pedagogy, and People: It's About More Than Technology
Presenters: Michael Sestric and Dan Terrio, Lewis & Clark College

Over the past 10 years, investment in technology infrastructure has skyrocketed as a percent of project costs and institutional budgets. As access to technology becomes more universal, the impact on the educational environment must be constantly assessed. In addition to surveying the rising costs of technology, this presentation will examine some of the impediments affecting alignment, integration, and impact of technology on planning. Of special interest are the pedagogical environments technology serves and the people who use it.

UC Davis: Using Technology to Create World-Class Performing Arts Venue
Presenters: Stanley G. Boles, BOORA Architects, Inc.; Robert B. Segar, University of California - Davis

This session will describe the unique project UC Davis embarked upon seeking to dramatically enhance the role of the arts on campus, the role of the campus in the region, and strategically position the campus to attract the best students, faculty, and staff. To accommodate a wide range of cultural events, the Center for the Arts had to incorporate sophisticated applications of technology for theatrical, acoustical, structural, and mechanical systems, as well as advanced computer applications critical to the planning and design process.

10:30 AM–Noon

Current Projects

Presenters will be allowed five minutes to showcase recently designed or constructed projects in a college or university setting. This enjoyable, fast-paced session will give you an opportunity to find out what's happening on other campuses throughout the pacific region.