Niemeyer Podium
A good description of a Niemeyer podium is as follows:
"Dr. Daniel Niemeyer has designed and installed "Smart Classrooms" at the University of Colorado. The technology is simple to use; small signs near the equipment tell a faculty member all they need to know. A small lectern (22" x 14" top) with room volume control, power, sound jack, network jack, and projector jack is available in rooms that have projectors installed. The video tape player is in a corner cabinet near the podium, and controls for the video equipment and projector are at eye level. The classroom use front-to-back zoned lighting with parabolic lenses. Directed incandescent lighting provides good illumination of the instructor, class, and chalkboard while the projector is in use. Dr. Niemeyer has included tried and true media, such as slide and overhead projectors, into his design. He has modeled both the capital and operational costs of various levels of technology classrooms. Most importantly, his classrooms start from an instructor's perspective." [1]
For more information about this topic, see the chapter entitled "Classroom Media and Instructor Control Systems" within this document.
[1]Joel A. Cohen, Ph.D., Director of Information Technology Services, Mark H. Castner, Assistant Director of Information Technology Services for User Services, Canisius College, Technology and Classroom Design: A Faculty Perspective