Field Trip – University of Maryland, College Park

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Campus Technology 2007: Roadmap to IT Leadership

University of Maryland, College Park

Following lunch, attendees may board buses for a short ride to campus to see the University of Maryland’s innovative technology implementations firsthand. Select from one of two guided tours, or explore campus highlights at your own pace with a self-guided tour (pre-registration is required for campus tours).

Tour I – Robert H. Smith School of Business

Tour Guide: Ben Rose, AV Operations Engineer, Robert H. Smith School of Business

This tour of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, located in Van Munching Hall, provides a close look at how technology is used throughout the building. Facilities include:

Technology-enabled teaching theaters, classrooms, and auditoriums (video/multimedia capabilities and peripherals, document cameras, digitization and recording, environmental controls, faculty/instructors networked to their presentations and other materials, AV control systems, connection to a central control room, and more…)
Flexible, technology-enhanced informal learning spaces (wireless throughout, flexibility of informal meeting spaces)
Innovative labs (Netcentricity Supply Chain Lab, Wall Street feeds, a collaboration lab for team building, and more…)
Central control room (central monitoring and control of all classroom technology, recording on demand, video streaming, video conferencing, technology assistance/help on demand, closed-circuit as needed, and more…)

Tour II – Distance Education, Research Computing, and Alternative Learning Spaces

This tour is a sampling of several technology applications and centers at the University of Maryland College Park.

Distance education:

Tour Guides: Bradley D. Paleg, Distance Learning Specialist and Marty Ronning, Assistant Director of Distance Education Technology and Services

Facilities that connect UM programs with the state, country, and the world
IP-based teaching theater, interactive video classrooms (College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Plant Sciences Building)
DETS facilities, video conferencing, interactive and time-shifted formats (Distance Education and Technology Services, Martin Hall)
MediaSite capture and streaming (Distance Education and Technology Services, Martin Hall)

Research computing (A.V. Williams Building):

Tour guide: Dr. Frederick J. (Fritz) McCall, Assistant Director, Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

High Performance Computing cluster
High-end visualization wall
UM’s Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) projects

Alternative learning spaces (Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building, A. James Clark School of Engineering):

Tour guides: Dr. Amr M Baz, Professor, Mechanical Engineering,
Kenneth Bentley, Coordinator, Classroom Technology, and
Dr. Frederick J. (Fritz) McCall, Assistant Director, Institute for Advanced Computer Studies

Virtual Reality Laboratory
Informal learning/meeting spaces
Innovative lecture hall

Note: For a richer tour experience and perspectives from UM faculty and researchers, attendees of Tours I or II may also want to attend the Monday morning workshop “UM Technology Implementations and Programs” (M5).

Self-Guided Tour – Campus Highlights

This tour is perfect for those who want to explore at their own pace. Linger over one or two stops along the way or put on your running shoes and visit them all!

Computer Science Instructional Center (CSIC) – technology classrooms on a budget
Bioscience Research Building – new, large lecture hall
McKeldin and Hornbake libraries
Stamp Student Union