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UMass Lowell Classrooms Get ‘Smart’ Technology

100 Percent Are Technology-Enhanced to Aid in Student Comprehension, Retention

LOWELL, Mass. – UMass Lowell announced today that 100 percent of its classrooms are equipped with technology that helps faculty explain complex topics to students.

“One hundred and ninety classrooms on campus are ‘smart,’ or technology-enhanced,” said UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan. “This generation of students expects to use technology in every aspect of their lives, especially in education. This investment gives faculty the tools needed in the classroom to help students absorb and retain complicated information, which is key to student success.”

The university’s technology-enhanced classrooms include a teaching podium, computer, digital document camera, DVD/VCR player, laptop and network connections, integrated sound and a system that controls all audio and video from the lectern. Faculty and students are extremely positive about how the technology aids learning not only in the classroom, but also later as students review materials and lectures to prepare for exams.

Lecture Capture Technology Helps Students Retain Information

Some classrooms also include an interactive LCD touchscreen that acts like an electronic writing tablet with the ability to save, share and print class notes. In addition, UMass Lowell recently outfitted 60 classrooms with Echo360 lecture capture technology, the largest deployment of its kind in New England.

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