Projection Access Whitman needs to consider effective projector deployment schemes and how to increase faculty access to classroom projection. Instructors have minimal equipment setup issues to deal with and can usually have projection equipment running within one minute. Maximum equipment reliability. Fixed equipment can be secured. Portable, can be used in almost any room on campus.
Instructors find equipment handling disruptive and sometimes delays the start of class.
Requires five to ten minutes before and after class to retrieve, setup, shut down, and return equipment. Due to the short between-class break, it is almost impossible for two instructors to use the same Smart cart in two consecutive class periods. Using a Smart cart for a one-hour class effectively ties up the equipment for three class hours. Portable equipment is subject to damage Cart mounted equipment is poorly secured. Physical limitations and safety issues associated with moving a 100 pound cart.