The College at Brockport

CELT - Teaching GreenResults from the College lab printing policy

Jeffrey S. Smith, MPAAthi Georgiou

4/7/2011

How it all started…

• Printing policy was approved by the College Technology Council in April 2008

• Implemented Fall 2010 – most of delay was developing a way to purchase additional printing beyond the quota.

• Communication/Marketing plan began in Spring 2010• Printing Quota Committee created• Printing web page created• Published Daily Eagle/Stylus articles• Pop up messages on all lab computers at the beginning of the semester• Tent cards created and placed in labs• Top-up cards created

The public’s reaction?• Expectation: a backlash from students and faculty• If we have 7,000 students, and only 10% complain, we

would expect 700 complaints

• Reality: a few bumps, but overall, a smooth transition• Immediate coverage from the Stylus• Students used the topic as a class project (see video)

The result:

More results:

• Comparing the this academic year to the same time period last year, we are seeing a 48% reduction in the amout of printing done in the labs

• 2,836,252 fewer prints (48% reduction) coming from 436,563 fewer print jobs (a 41% reduction)

• As of 4/6/11, $5,150 of additional printing purchased ($4,825 via payment gateway (93.7%), $325 (6.3%) via top up card)

Comparing top users(protecting the actual identities)

• Top 5 print users last year at this point in time• 2acott Alfred Cotton 7,654

• 1cdefe Cindy Defelice 7,462

• 1jliu Jia Liu 7,135

• 1ddowd Deonne Dowden 6,446

• 2jflem Justin Flemming 6,171

• Top 5 print users this year at this point in time• 3wsmit William Smith 2,880 (+$125)

• 1lstee Lucinda Steensma 2,619 (+$115)

• 1119jdav Joel Davis 2,240 (+$85)

• 1cjord Carly Jordan 2,031 (+$45)

• 1cpovi Caroline Povinelli 2,007 (+$75)

Overall outcomes:

• The printing policy has worked.

• The College has printed millions fewer pages since the quota’s implementation in Fall 2010.

• Students are far more aware of their printing habits. (cautious of wasteful printing)

• High use students have the ability to pay, like a luxury tax, therefore not punishing the majority of the students.

• One student has already purchased $125 in extra printing so far

How can faculty help?

• These were suggestions from students:• Be aware of the quota• Consider allowing laptop and other mobile devices in

the classroom.• Offer students the option to hand in

double-sided/single line spaced papers • Accessing more readings/homework assignments

on Angel.• Allowing students to hand in assignments

electronically.