eClasssroom Proposals

Electronic Classroom proposals are submitted electronically. After the open submission period they are forwarded to the appropriate Dean (or designee) for review, approval and prioritization. The prioritized projects are returned electronically.

A staff member from IMS will contact the individual who has submitted a request to discuss specific needs. Based on this dialogue, IMS will develop an estimate of costs based on the needs identified in proposals. Matching costs will be reviewed with proposing departments. The estimated budgets are reviewed for recommendation by the eClassroom Advisory Committee. Once the eClassroom Advisory Committee reviews and prioritizes the full list of projects, the list of recommended projects is sent to the Information Technology Council for approval.

The college or department submitting the request will be asked to match a minimum of 25 percent (25%) of the project cost for standard installations (projector, DVD and/or VHS players, audio amplification and control systems). If your request includes special equipment such as overhead document cameras, interactive white boards (such as SmartBoards), or other equipment not included in a standard installation package, your department or college will be asked to provide a match greater than 25%.

There are some minor restrictions on these funds. Requests for eClassroom Funds should be for projection and media equipment used for instruction in classrooms and teaching spaces including seminar rooms and computer labs. Priority will be given to general purpose classrooms, scheduled by the University Scheduling Office, which are accessible to any academic department. eClassroom funds are not available for supply items or for laptop computers. This year only, we have made provisions for emergency lamp replacement through eClassroom.

Funding requests for computers and for departmental internet and wireless connections should be addressed to the Student Computing Allocation Committee (SCAC).

Although Instructional Media Services is not funded to deploy Internet connections in classrooms, we do gather information about campus needs to facilitate accessibility. If you would like to request Internet connections for general purpose classrooms or other non-departmental teaching spaces, please complete Section 4 of the eClassroom application form.

Start a request.