Academics

Welcome to Classroom Technology. Our mission is to ensure all technology in the classrooms is operating properly. We maintain 150 classrooms and help with any special events here on campus. We support enhanced classrooms, learning spaces, and meeting spaces at EWU. While our primary mission is support, we offer many additional services at no charge to any EWU department.

                          

 

Classrooms                                       AboutUs                                         NWAV Summit

 

 

   

Classrooms

On the EWU campus there are roughly 150 technology-enhanced classrooms. There are four different types of classrooms:

Enhanced Classrooms: Ceiling-mounted Data Projector Lectern PC DVD/VCR Player Document Camera Laptop Connection Wireless Microphone Assisted Listening Support Computer Classrooms: Ceiling-mounted Data Projector Lectern PC Laptop Connection Interactive Whiteboard (select rooms) Document Camera (select rooms)

Videoconference Classrooms: Ceiling-mounted Data Projector Lectern PC DVD/VCR Player Document Camera Laptop Connection Wireless Microphone Assisted Listening Support Videoconference Capability Projection Carts: Laptop Connection Data Projector DVD/VCR Player Document Camera

 

 

 

 

 

About us

Services we provide:

• Classroom Support - Support for presentation equipment in over 150 classrooms (enhanced or otherwise)
• Classroom Upgrades and Equipment Installation - Each summer, we design and install new classrooms as we as upgrade equipment in older classrooms
• Faculty and Staff Training - We offer training sessions for groups or individuals on classroom presentation equipment
• Equipment Recommendation - Have a project in mind? Please contact for assistance and recommendations of professional grade equipment
• VideoConferences - We can arrange for a videoconference for your class or meeting to almost any location in the world from one of our videoconference-enabled classrooms

Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30am-5:00pm

Lee Urbaniak Classroom Technology Specialist (509) 359-2247	I have worked at Eastern for thirty years.  I was hired as a media maintenance technician and was located in the Library in the Instructional Media Center (IMC).  When that department was dissolved I spent several years as a Computer Maintenance Technician with what is now The Office of Information Technology.  My job title now is Information Technology Systems Specialist V.  I supervise a crew of two full time technicians and five students.  We design, install, and maintain the enhanced classrooms.
Dave Stewart Classroom Technology Specialist (509) 359-2247	I have been involved in live sound and video projection systems for 23 years now as both a volunteer and a paid professional.  I currently hold 3 journeyman level licenses as both a limited energy electrician in Washington and Idaho and a Soundtech in the state of Washington.  Along with my wife, we currently direct a local gospel group which travels around the northwest and Canada of which I am their soundman.  I also enjoy several outdoor activities as well as remote control airplanes.
Gene Baxter Classroom Technology Assistant	Hey, my name is Gene.  I am majoring in Computer Information Systems, in other words I am very good with computers.  I am a senior and my favorite soda is Root Beer.
Sharaya Pearson Classroom Technology Assistant	Hi, my name is Sharaya.  I am a junior and plan to major in Social Work.  I know this job is not at all related to my major, but I am pretty good with computers. My favorite soda is Diet Pepsi.
Nic Ames Classroom Technology Assistant	Hello, my name is Nic. My major is Criminal Justice. I am a former Marine, good with computers and A/V, I can fix pretty much anything, and my favorite soda is Diet Dr. Pepper.
Kelly Baxter Classroom Technology Assistant	Hey my name is Kelly (no relation to Gene) and I am a senior. My major is Visual Communication Design. I love photography. My favorite soda is Diet Pepsi.
Abby Winschell Classroom Technology Assistant	Hey my name is Abby. I am majoring in Microbiology. I am applying for "Survivor". I like Orange soda.
Abner Valdez Classroom Technology Assistant	Hey my name Abner and I am from Othello. I like snow.

Staff Emeriti:

• Chris Dechter
• Nathan Cutler
• Mark Woodman
• Matt Allen
• Jeff Cobb
• Jeff Horton

 

 

NWAV Summit

Northwest Audio Video Summit 2009


On April 22, EWU hosted the 2009 NWAV Summit.We had over 100 attendees from 20 organizations and institutions and 30 vendors. We recorded audio of the general session and discussion and presentations by BOSE and Extron. We also recorded brief video interviews with each vendor & manufacturer representative. 

Audio

General Session and Discussion
BOSE
Extron

Video

Advanced Method AMX Bose Cables To Go Chief Clear One Creston Da-Lite Digital Projection Elmo Epson Extron

Life Size Mitsubishi NEC Panasonic Polycom Samsung Sanyo Smart Sony Spectrum Wolfvision

NWAV, Northwest Audio/Video Professionals in Higher Education, is an informal group of technical staff who design, install, support, and train users of technically-enhanced smart classrooms and learning spaces at higher education institutions in the Pacific Northwest. The NWAV Summit is an annual forum for members to gather and share information, tips, tricks, and ideas, an opportunity to visit other colleges and universities, and meet with manufacturer and vendor representatives.