Previously, the Engineering faculty utilized traditional overhead and portable LCD projectors as the primary tools to display the contents of course instruction. While initial responses from students were good, utilizing this technology as a method of instructional delivery was time consuming and had limited functionality. Ultimately, this led to the design and implementation of our new multimedia presentation configuration that provide faculty and students with the state-of-the-art resources needed to fully enhance the learning experience.

The funding for this project was a joint effort between the Title III Engineering Enhancement grant and the Information Technology Initiative. These funding sources were earmarked for enhancing the assimilation of technology into the process of disseminating college curricula. Utilizing these funds, five regular classrooms (i. e., Rooms 218, 219, 221, 222, and 224) and a high-tech classroom (i.e., room 123) located in the Pinchback Engineering building were multimedia equipped. Also, three portable multi-media configurations were purchased.

Each of the multimedia configurations in the second floor classrooms consist of:

1. Ceiling mounted projectors
2. A wall mounted screen
3. A podium containing one of each of the following components:
1. DVD
2. VCR
3. Document Camera
4. Computer
5. Preview Monitor
4. Wall Mounted Speakers

The intended purpose of equipping the multimedia classrooms, High-Tech Lecture Hall, and portable multimedia-rack configurations is to develop a state-of-the-art teaching and learning environment. Faculty members now have a stable and reliable teaching setting, which is fully supported by a staff technician. The incorporation of various forms of instructional media into a regular classroom setting gives students an enhanced learning opportunity and it affords them the prospect of utilize this equipment for presentations of course assignments. In utilizing the latest technologies that are available to us, our engineering students are afforded the opportunity to intensify the learning process.