Traveling was uneventful - thank goodness. While waiting on the shuttle at the airport, I had a great conversation with Bill Collins from "Decision Point Media Insights". The company conducts research on effective digital signage content. Without good content, digital signage will not work. Hmmm - guess I need to be thinking about what makes good content for digital signage at a university. Deploying the technology isn't enough.
When I got on the shuttle bus, the lady next to me asked, "are you Kathleen". Oh my - she said she recognized me from my picture on the EduComm web site. We share a session slot on Wednesday. Amy Haston from Purdue - "Where AV and IT Meet". She gave me a brief run down of her presentation. They have 250+ classrooms with technology and a team of 50 people in her department. She asked how many people MSU had to work on the class tech project - I just laughed. The one aspect about her project that does hold interest for me is the planning - Purdue plans for classroom upgrades/installations and the classrooms are actually blocked off for the installation. Wow! I can't wait to hear her presentation.
I also met a nice lady from Spellman. She is the director of Academic Labs. The last person I met before checking in was Jim Jorstad at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. His presentation is "Lost in Space - Finding the Right Learning Space Design for Learners". He said that the presentation will be a play on the Lost in Space tv show. Cool - a fun presentation.
Oh - the suite at the Ritz is unbelievable. When I checked in I received cold bottled water. The lady who checked me in then walked me to the elevators. The hotel is way out of my league. And a can diet coke was $3.50. Luxury has a price.
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