At the member meeting I mentioned the need for RFID padlocks in the Digital Media room and after doing more prodding I kind of doubt that QuickLock is a realistic solution. (thequicklock.com) I sent their CS dept an email asking for more details, but my hopes aren’t high.
I feel that having a RFID lock system with a log attached to it is the only realistic way to give everyone access to the small and expensive equipment in Digital Media that tends to walk away.
Also, some gear has limited use if one isn’t allowed to take it off campus or even out of the room.
Without some sort of automated logging system we can’t have true accountability.
Having combination locks on the lockers like we do now is less than ideal.
Should I even teach a class on a piece of gear if the solution to getting access is giving out a combo that can be shared with anyone?
(this is not a rhetorical question, I’m kinda new here)
So in a perfect world we would have one of those fancy interlocks on each locker.
Then we could put one set of gear in each locker and when a person completed the class they would have access to that locker.
By badging in and out we would know who had what last, and if they have it longer than the allotted time maybe the device could send automated messages to the chair and vice chair (have I mentioned that position is still available? lol) who would follow up with the member who checked it out last.
I would need the help of folks smarter and more capable than myself to install such a system of course because I don’t have the hardware or software knowledge to pull off something like that.
So I hope there’s a helpful soul out there who wants everyone to have access to mics and cameras and stuff!
Willing to bribe this theoretical hero in reasonable amounts of their favorite food or caffeinated/alcoholic beverage for the duration of the project.
I’ve even got some photo/video gear that I’m not using that I would definitely loan and potentially donate to DMS if there was an accountability system in place.
Here’s a series of emoji and gifs(html5 actually) to emphasize how important this is to the future success of Digital Media!
If I’m crazy and this just won’t work please let me know. Please excuse any typos it’s been a long week and I’m hungry.
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༼ ºل͟º ༼ ºل͟º ༼ ºل͟º ༽ ºل͟º ༽ ºل͟º ༽ here’s all the folks who want access!
┬┴┬┴┤(・_├┬┴┬┴ someone said there were mics?
(。◕‿‿◕。) <— Digital Media chair once there’s a high-tech solution in place to show off on tours.