Get up to speed on the tech in 1CC teaching spaces

The interface iPad (touch screen) is similar to the control panels on most lecterns – but there will be some different options and different ways to control the room – and there are multiple screens that can be used.

Access the Rooms and Facilities Guide and select your room number to find out what equipment and facilities are in each room (from the room profile).

Yes, there is a HELP MODE button on the touch screen (at the Teacher’s Point) which will provide up-to-date instructions for activating everything in the room.

No, there are no openable windows. All the rooms are air conditioned and controlled centrally (i.e. there are no in-room air conditioning controls). There are some terraces where you can go outside.

No, these rooms have not been equipped with a visualiser. There is visualiser capability via the ceiling camera.

Yes, staff will need to bring their own whiteboard markers (and eraser) as there is no supply of these in the room.

Depending on how you intend to use the room, you may like to consider bringing:

• Whiteboard markers and an eraser
• Adaptors – there are HDMI cables in the room but depending on your device, you may need a different adaptor e.g usb-c to HDMI adapter.
• Clicker or pointer: If you intend to walk through the room while using the audio-visual equipment, you may want to BYO clicker or wireless mouse. Alternatively connect a mobile device (tablet or phone) via Air Server Connect to present content from the mobile device.
• Butchers paper and pins for the felt walls.

The room should be left tidy for the next class but there is no requirement to return the room to any particular layout. Staff are encouraged to move the furniture around to configurations that best suit the desired learning environment. You may come up with innovative new layouts that the architects had not even thought of!

However, furniture movement between rooms is an absolute no-no. Each room has specific furniture allocated to it and there should be no mixing of furniture between rooms otherwise the design features of the spaces will be lost.

Get the latest information about any COVID19 arrangements here. 

When using a new room and its resident PC for the first time, users should allow time to log in and for the PC to configure for the new user.

This may take approx. 10 minutes.

You will also be required to check the settings are correct for your camera and microphone in the Zoom application if teaching a Hybrid session.

These settings and configurations will be memorised for future sessions and require less time to start up.

Yes, the default setting is for the blinds to be open and the lights to be on. There are instructions at the Teacher’s Point on how to put the blinds up and down (together or independently), and dim the lights, if you need to darken the room for presentations. Note that the shades (but not the blackout blinds) may come down automatically depending on the time of day and orientation of the room in relation to the sun. This is an automated setting to achieve Greenstar compliance.

Connect your laptop using the HDMI cable located at the teacher’s point. HDMI cables are provided for students in rooms where there are group pods. Both teachers and students will need to bring their own adapter if the laptop does not have a HDMI out. For example, most MacBook laptops from 2016-2021 require a USB-C to HDMI adapter to connect to an external display.

Yes, there are 2 power point sockets behind the resident computer monitor located at the teacher point.

Yes, there are power points located around the rooms for students to charge their laptops, however, please note that there are only a limited number of power points. Most of the moveable tables and chairs don’t have any option for charging laptops. In the larger rooms, such as 101 and 109, there are power points located under the fixed booths and benches. In the active learning rooms, where there are group pod workspaces, there are also power points where students can charge their laptops (however there won’t be enough to accommodate every student at the same time). Like most other teaching spaces, power points are limited, and the expectation Is that students make sure their devices are charged before each class.

It is possible to use the camera in the room (mounted on the ceiling) as a visualiser by placing the moveable lectern directly underneath and using the controls on the touch panel to position and zoom in on a document. Please note that due to the different layout and sizes of the rooms, the cameras are positioned in slightly different areas, and may not be ideal for everyone’s teaching style. Alternatively, you can use a mobile device such as an iPhone/tablet to zoom in on a paper using the camera on the device, while sharing with AirServer.

Students can easily share information from their laptop device in active learning space rooms where there are group pods.

We recommend that teaching staff bring their own USB clicker device and connect it to the resident PC in the room via the USB port on the front of the resident computer.

The ceiling camera can be controlled via the touch panel by selecting the camera icon, once the system has been turned on. The ceiling camera control will have 4 arrows which can be used to move the camera up and down, side to side. The ceiling camera can be used to record through Echo and is automatically routed, meaning that, once selected, the feed is automatically sent to echo. There are 4 savable pre-sets, which can be changed to suit your teaching requirements. This can be done by positioning the camera and then holding down one of the preset buttons (1-4) for around 3-5 seconds, the pre-set option will blink a few times to indicate that the pre-set has been saved. Doing this allows you to switch between different shots effortlessly – perfect for demonstrations, presentations and group work.

There are 2 microphones in the room, a lapel microphone and a handheld microphone. These both can be used by turning them on, however the system must be ON! They should already be sync’d to the room and will be ready for use.

Call AVTS on 9850 7571.

During Sessions 1 and 2, AVTS is staffed between 8am – 8pm Monday to Friday. During other times AVTS is staffed between 8:30am – 4:30pm Monday to Friday.

• Take whiteboard markers with you – and erasers. There is a lot of space for whiteboard drawing.
• Take butcher’s paper and pins for the felt walls. Get the students drawing and brainstorming with paper and markers.
• Use as many student senses as possible. The rooms are meant to get the students active and physically, and mentally engaged in the learning experience. Students can physically move around easily and feel comfortable.
• If you intend to walk through the room while using the audio-visual equipment, you may want to BYO “clicker” or wireless mouse.
• Bringing some name tags for students in the initial few weeks helps you learn their names and makes the space more personal.
• Collaborative furniture means students can work together. They can research, discuss, create new content, and become part of the learning experience – you just need to facilitate it.
• Let students make decisions about where they sit and how they sit – student choice is an important part of engaging students – let them make choices so they are prepared to connect to the learning. Students automatically seemed to gravitate towards the style of seating they preferred.
• Meet up with other teachers who are using the room, or similar rooms, and share ideas.

I suggest other staff teaching there for the first time get a run through on the AV because ’while it is intuitive, it’s only intuitive if you have a sort of an idea how it all works in the first place.’