Revving up for the Fall...

GOSH, it's been a busy past couple of weeks.
To give you an update of some of the things to expect:

• New classroom documentation
  We have placed new "black-box" how-to posters within the rooms (attached to the cabinet doors).  These signs should provide a quick-glance guide on what to expect from the blackbox components and how to report problems.
  
• A Laptop-Connection troubleshoot guide
  These flyers provide a quick reference for troubleshooting malfunctioning projection.  *e.g. did you check this?
  
• A new wifi-poster
  
  We are working on creating lesley branded wifi posters that will inform users of public wifi hotspots around campus.
  
• A new Faculty Survival Guide (2010-2011)
  This 7-page document gives a quick guide on the campus resources available to teachers.  These guides will be handed out during Faculty Development Day (Sept 8), and is available for download here:  Faculty Survival Guide

Labs Coordinator AKA, the documaster

Sorry, I haven't been posting lately.
I've been working diligently on my next "big" project...

So, check this out.
We get all kinds of reports that our classroom technology documentation is out-dated. I'm in the right mind to agree.
I mean, check these docs out:

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Pros:

• Each booklet has a corresponding room#.
• Each booklet is detailed enough to demonstrate how to use the black boxes.
• Diagrams are pretty low-quality, and don't explain much.

Cons:

• No one reads them.
• They are often misplaced or thrown away.
• No Windows/Mac Configuration, only blackbox operation.
• Full-sentence/full-paragraph Text-heavy (seriously, who does this anymore?)
• Paper degrades, gets torn, turns yellow.

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SO...
This year, I am taking the initiative to draft new classroom documentation that is/has:

1. More universal (can be applied across the board)
2. Explains more conceptually how projection works (outlining basic input-  output- logic)
3. Digital copies (via helpcenter or UT website)  -downloadable & printable
4. Better looking (using infographics, some nice typefaces, and decent photos)...

So far, I have drafted a template for my cohort to use in assisting me...

I have also finished the "Black Box" poster which should be laminated and posted in the inside door of the black boxes to provide a quick, visual how-to and identification card.

Voila---:

For all of you designers out there... it's a combination Frutiger Std Light and Myriad Pro.
We had to make it a little more approachable and less wordy.
You can download the PDF file here:    BlackBox Identification Guide

More to come!