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The Ramona Wood Hall was
dedicated in 1939 as the library for JSU. In 1966, the building was
renovated to house the College of Education. In 1996 the name of the College
changed to the College of Education and Professional Studies. The CE&PS
Faculty requested a technological renovation; the College experienced this
renovation in 2004. Thirteen classrooms and one conference room in Ramona
Wood Hall, five Classrooms in Pete Mathews Coliseum, and two classrooms in
Mason Hall East Wing have become Smart Classrooms. Thanks to the support of
Dr. Rebecca O. Turner, Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, the
College was able to purchase the necessary hardware and software.
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The Instructional Services Unit had the responsibility for installation and
continues to maintain the Smart Classrooms. All Smart Classrooms have a
computer connected to the Internet, a BoxLight LCD permanently mounted
projector, a VCR/DVD player, and a SMART Board. Mr. Stan Cates, the
technician of the Multimedia Instructional Laboratories and Mr. Jimmy
Harville, a graduate student worker, set up the classrooms. The SMART Boards
were purchased at a price reserved for SMARTer Kids(tm) Grant for SMART
Products recipients. SMART Board software and Smart Ideas software came with
the boards. Microsoft Office 2003 was installed as the basic software suite.
The hardware and software available in the Smart Classrooms will help the
Faculty demonstrate effective approaches to using technology. The Alabama
State Department of Education, the American Dietetic Association, the
National Association for Industrial Technology, and the National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher Education all have standards for teacher education
programs to provide instruction in the use of technology. The purpose of
these standards is to have students come away with the skills necessary to
integrate technology into their classroom teaching. The CE&PS Faculty wanted
Smart Classrooms to allow students to experience pedagogical principles
involving technology.
Preparing teachers to use technology is not a new direction for the CE&PS
Faculty, but the Smart Classrooms will provide
the tools for daily demonstrations by Faculty and students of the
effective use of educational technology.
For more information, contact
Mr.
Mike Zenanko
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