Learning EnvironmentsConference AV support for external clients

Installed multimedia equipment and computers: eLearning studios, learning suites & workshops

eLearning studios

These are our most advanced learning environments, designed to support e-learning and collaborative practice within small group settings. We recommend these studios for any event where you want the participants to work in groups, sharing a computer, and working collaboratively, as they develop documents or explore on-line resources.

These learning environments contain multiple round/oval tables, each seating up to four or five people, that facilitate collaborative group work by participants.

All studios are equipped with a broad collection of multimedia equipment that allows presenters to utilise diverse media.

Minimum equipment specifications

• White-boards for presenters and participants (generally distributed around the room)
• One data projector
• VCR player
• DVD/CD player
• Overhead projector (OHP)
• Networked computer (dual boot iMac) for the presenter, with USB ports - plug in your own memory stick
• One computer per audience table
• All computers are "linked" by collaboration software [PDF 176kb 9 pages] (called NetOp School), which facilitates document sharing; allowing presenters to display group work on the presentation wall, for wider group discussion.

Additional equipment in most eLearning studios

• Interactive white-boards called SmartBoards - specialised presentation surfaces that cannot be written on with ordinary white-board pens

User guides

You may need the latest version of Acrobat Reader to view these PDF's.

Learning suites

Building supervisors will open these rooms, in advance of all events that have been pre-booked in the central timetable system.  Campus security will perform this function during weekends and in the evenings.

This type of collaborative learning environment generally features either:

• multiple oval or round tables within the room, each seating up to four or five students, to facilitate group collaboration and small group work

--OR--

• a large board-room style table that fosters a large group discussion.

All spaces are equipped with a SmartBoard and a broad collection of multimedia equipment allowing a range of media to be utilised during the event.

Minimum equipment specifications

• Ordinary white-boards for presenters and participants (generally distributed around the room) with moveable overhead projectors (OHPs)
• Networked computer (PC) for the presenter, with USB ports - plug in your own memory stick
• Plus installed multimedia equipment (one data projector, VCR player, DVD/CD player)
• Interactive white-boards called SmartBoards - specialised presentation surfaces that cannot be written on with ordinary white-board pens.

User guides

You may need the latest version of Acrobat Reader to view these PDF's.

Workshops (BYO laptop)

These learning environments contain multiple oval or round tables within the room, each seating up to four or five people, to collaboration and group work.

Minimum equipment specifications

• Ordinary white-boards for presenters and participants (generally distributed around the room) with moveable overhead projectors (OHPs)
• Installed multimedia equipment (one data projector, VCR/DVD player)
• Laptop connectivity for presenter only (ie you can connect your laptop to the Internet, and project the screen image through the data projector).

User guides

You may need the latest version of Acrobat Reader to view these PDF's.

Date created:

13 Nov 2008 9:58am

Last modified:

04 Nov 2009 4:03pm

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Program Leader, Learning Space Support

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Dean Collett

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