Proposal

Narrative

The Department of History is applying for a tech fee grant in the amount of $42,000 to equip the department's seminar room, AH 105 (building 52) as a HYFlex classroom. This room hosts 11 graduate courses in a typical year (capping at 18 students per class). Though the courses offered in the AH 105 seminar room primarily serve History MA students, they also enroll Comparative Studies PhD students, for whom seats are reserved, as well as MA students from other disciplinary backgrounds. Conversion to HyFlex would enhance the learning experience for graduate students in a number of ways: 1. It would enable History faculty to offer synchronous hybrid graduate courses. There is strong demand for such courses, particularly in the summer when many graduate students do not remain in the Boca Raton area. HyFlex capability will therefore facilitate degree completion and reduce time-to-degree. It may also increase enrollment in the MA program, as students who are unable to attend classes on the Boca Raton campus are not at present able to enroll in the graduate program. Asynchronous online courses are not suitable for History graduate work, and the History faculty currently has limited access to existing HyFlex space on campus. At present, consequently, History graduate courses are offered exclusively in person. 2. It would enable History faculty to enrich existing course content. 2a. HyFlex will enable faculty to use their academic networks to hold "meet the author" events as part of their graduate courses, during which graduate students will have the ability to learn from distinguished historians from around the country and the world, who can "Zoom" in to discuss their work. 2b. It will enhance digital, public, and oral history graduate courses by enabling instructors to access online materials in real time with their students.

Facilities

The following facilities upgrades will be needed: Electrical: 1 outlet and conduit for new display Telecom: 4 new drops, 3 in ceiling 1 at teaching station

Hardware Requirements

Main Display 1 Sony VPL-PHZ61 LCD laser light projector, WUXGA, 5000 ANSI Lumens 1 APC AV C2 Type 10 Power Filter for displays 1 Chief CMS440 Projector Mount - Ceiling Portion 1 Chief CMSZ006 Fully Threaded Pipe for Mount, 0"-6" Length, Black 1 Chief RPAA1W Projector Mount - Projector Portion, White (Lock "A") 1 Draper 206172 109"D 16:10 Manual Pull-Down Screen, Luma2 Model 1 Draper 227212 Brackets for Manual Pull-Down Screen, 6" White 1 COMPREHENSIVE CHE-HDBT250 HDBaseT 4K60 18G HDMI Extender Kit with Audio 1 Crestron CBL-8K-HD-6 Crestron® Certified HDMI® Interface Cable, 6' Secondary Display 1 NEC E658 65" Ultra High Definition Commercial Display, 350 nits, 16/7 use 1 XtremePower J40 Ultra-Slim Surge Power Distribution Unit, 3 outlets 1 Chief XSM1U Fixed Wall Mount for Flat Panels (For 55"-75" Displays) 1 COMPREHENSIVE CHE-HDBT250 HDBaseT 4K60 18G HDMI Extender Kit with Audio 2 Crestron CBL-8K-HD-6 Crestron® Certified HDMI® Interface Cable, 6' Source Equipment 1 Dell Precision 3450 Small Form Factor Room PC 1 Dell MFF/TC Dual VESA Mount with Adapter Bracket 3 Crestron CBL-8K-HD-6 Crestron® Certified HDMI® Interface Cable, 6' 2 Startech DP2HDMI2 DisplayPort® to HDMI® Video Adapter Converter 1 Crestron AM-3200-WF Wireless Presentation Gateway w/ Miracast 1 Crestron AM-TX3-100 AirMedia® Series 3 Connect Adaptor User Interface Equipment 1 Crestron TS-1070-B-S 10.1 in. Tabletop Touch Screen, Black Smooth 1 Crestron CEN-ODT-C-POE Dual-Technology Occupancy Sensor, PoE, 2,000 Sq Ft Audio Conferencing Equipment 1 Biamp MRB-L-X400-T Certified meeting room bundle tabletop 1 Vaddio 999-60320-000 EasyIP Mixer 1. Vaddio 999-30230-000W EasyIP 20 Camera PTZ

Software Requirements

There are no special software requirements associated with this proposal. Standard software licensed by the university would be used (e.g. Office Suite, Zoom).

Personnel Costs

Contractor labor for installation

Other Costs

Contractor supplies Furniture, AV Interface Equipment Middle Atlantic C3TECHKIT4-SO Slide-out Rack Kit With Power - 4RU 1 Middle Atlantic C3-LOCKKIT-BZ Bronze 1 Middle Atlantic C3-HPNL-1DSP-BK Black 1 Middle Atlantic C3-FF32-2 C3 Series Credenza Frame, 2 Bay, 32 Inches High 1 Middle Atlantic C3-WWHK2-32 C3 Series Credenza Woodworker's Kit, 2 Bay, 32 Inches High (On the resource spreadsheet, the estimates for facilities upgrades, described above, are also included in the estimate for "other costs")

Timeline

Conversion of the seminar room would occur in the summer of 2024 (May 6-August 16), when there is limited demand for AH 105. The seminar that is normally held in AH 105 during the summer has been converted to a "Distance Learning" course in anticipation of the award of this grant.

Sustainability

Equipment would be maintained and upgraded as necessary through tech fees paid by students enrolled in HyFlex classes.

Resource Matching

N/A

Implementing Organization

OIT's A/V services will be the implementing organization should the tech fee grant be awarded.