Classroom Search Glossary

Room Type:

• Auditorium - large lecture hall with fixed seating and complex AV installation
• Collaborative Classroom - tables surrounded by flexible furniture for student groups, additional whiteboards - may include complex and/or custom AV installations that permit content sharing by students
• Flexible Classroom -  mobile tablet chairs for student grouping, additional whiteboards - may includes complex and/or custom AV installations that permit content sharing by students
• Computer Classroom - scheduled classroom with Computer workstations for every student as well as an instructor station
• Specialized Classroom - specialized equipment designed for particular schools or departments
• Traditional Classroom - standard classroom
• Laboratory - specialized equipment designed for particular schools or departments
• Seminar Room - small scheduled room for academic use
• Computer Lab - non-scheduled room with computer workstations for every seat
• Theatre - theatre with fixed seating, stage, and complex AV installations

 

Instructional Capabilities: What activities can I host in this room?

• Lecture Capture - this room can capture video, audio and or computer content from Echo360, Panopto, or Kaltura lecture capture services
• Polling - this room has Turning Point, Polleverywhere or other software and hardware installed on the instructor computer
• Present/Project - this room can display an image from a projector or display monitor
• Small group breakout - furniture or room layout permits breaking into groups with movable tables and chairs, small group tables, and/or other small group equipment
• Specialized Equipment - department or course specific hardware or equipment such as science labs, PT equipment or robotics
• Video Playback - this room can play a video from a DVD player either in the computer or from a separate player
• Web Conferencing - this room can transmit and receive video, audio and or computer content from WebEx, Zoom, or Blackboard Collaborate 

 

Presentation Sources: Inputs and outputs for in-room presentations

• Document Camera - document camera or visualizer either on the lectern or mounted from the ceiling
• Instructor PC - in-room computer (may be Mac or PC)
• Laptop connection - one or more inputs to project from a laptop could be HDMI, VGA, etc.
• Multiple Projectors - more than one projector and screen in the room
• Multiple TVs - more than one large format monitors in the room
• Single Projector - one projector and screen in the room
• Single TV - one large format monitor in the room
• Speakers - speakers to play in-room audio from any of the inputs and/or amplification from microphones
• Whiteboard - specialized whiteboard with mounted camera that can be projected to the whole room
• Wired Mic - podium or other wired microphone for in-room amplification
• Wireless Mic - wireless microphone for in-room amplification
• Wireless Presentation - appliance that allows projecting from wireless mobile devices including, phones, tablets, and laptops without a physical cable

Recorded Content: What inputs are included in the lecture capture recording or web conferencing

• Audience Mics - integrated microphones mounted from the ceiling and spread around the room to record in-room conversation
• Document Camera - document camera or visualizer either on the lectern or mounted from the ceiling and is included in the recording if that input is also being projected in the room.
• Instructor PC - in-room computer (may be Mac or PC)
• Laptop Connection - any device connected via HDMI, VGA or other that is included in the recording if that input is also being projected in the room.
• Mounted Camera - one or more cameras mounted from the ceiling or wall that can be controlled from the touch panel
• Portable Camera - one or more cameras that can be moved or physically pointed at desired subject
• Whiteboard - specialized whiteboard with mounted camera that can be included in the recording
• Wired Mic - podium or other wired microphone for recording or web conferencing
• Wireless Mic - wireless microphone for recording

Furniture - What type of tables and chairs are in the space? 

• Computer Cart - the mobile cart with all technology mounted on a height adjustable cart
• Extra Whiteboard - more than one whiteboard in front of the room
• Fixed Podium - podium in the center of the room that cannot be moved or re-arranged
• Fixed Seating - chairs mounted to the floor and unable to move
• Tables - student tables that seat one to four people per table
• Tablet Chairs (fixed) - chairs with mounted tablet arm
• Tablet Chairs (on wheels) - chairs with mounted tablet arm and wheels to move around the room
• Standard Chairs - student chairs usually with tables
• Wheeled Chairs - student chairs with wheels to easily move around the room
• No Whiteboard - room with no whiteboard