October 8, 2015

College of Business Celebrates Technology Upgrades

The College of Business recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the technology transformation on Bate Building’s third floor that began three years ago.

To date, the college has revamped five classrooms to facilitate active learning, plus a large teaching computer lab. All of the renovations have incorporated feedback from students and faculty collected through focus groups, in addition to the latest and best practices.

The retooled classrooms include collaborative multimedia technology and easily reconfigurable furniture. The rooms accommodate a more flexible and engaged instructional approach that more faculty are using.

The teaching computer lab, which seats 42 students, now includes two large projectors, specialty software, additional individual workspaces, plus a more inviting interior with a stepped ceiling, comfortable tables, chairs, and carpet.

9-29-2015 COB_TeachLabJC-21Len Rhodes, Director of Technology, Information & Operations for the ECU College of Business, said, “We did our homework on this project, and are excited to see our 1980s style rooms transformed into cutting-edge learning environments that emphasize communications, interaction, and engagement – which is especially important as our leadership program matures.”

Construction on a new student computer lab, called the Student Technology Center, is expected to begin in 2016.