Technology



Please use this space to comment on your use of technology in any of the H-Block rooms.


 * Response from IT Staff**
 * P || Describe your Photograph || A telephone on a student desk. ||
 * H || What is Happening in your photograph || The telephone for the room is housed on a table that could be used for a student or another purpose it was designed for ||
 * O || Why did you take a photograph Of this? || To show the waste in the use of the space ||
 * T || What does this photograph Tell us about the space? || The possible uses of the space are being impeded due to the telephone being in an inappropriate position ||
 * O || How can this photograph provide Opportunities for us to improve the space? || The telephone should be mounted on the wall ||
 * || What is missing from this photograph? || Wall brackets ||
 * P || Describe your Photograph || This is a photo of the Starboard ||
 * H || What is Happening in your photograph || The Starboard has been moved and there is additional pressure on the network cable. Cables are also a trip hazard. ||
 * O || Why did you take a photograph Of this? || It shows the difficulties associated with moving the starboard, such as, when the board is moved it takes two people and if it is moved too far from the data point it can put pressure on the cabling causing connectivity failure. The operable viewing distance is 6m, but the room is 10m. The huge feet are a trip hazard. Alignment of the projector is manual requiring a step ladder plus calibration is needed when moved. ||
 * T || What does this photograph Tell us about the space? || Due to the bulky structure of the Starboards they are not being used in the manner in which they were designed or purchased. ||
 * O || How can this photograph provide Opportunities for us to improve the space? || The movement of the Starboards is being monitored and the reports indicate that they are rarely moved, some have not been moved at all. The semester usage is also being monitored. ||
 * || What is missing from this photograph? || Suggest that a fixed data projector similar those in the smart rooms would be sufficient plus LCD TV screens that are mobile or fixed. Currently there are 65 inch but 88 inch screens are being developed and may be available by the end of 2012. ||


 * Responses from Education Students and academics**

How does access to technology in HG.51 enhance or limit your Learning or Teaching?

It is not so much access but spaces conducive to exploring different ways of working. These flexible spaces can be moved with minimal fuss to cater for small groups around conventional whiteboards (and this leads to using technology to capture the notes on the boards).

The rooms as such are the first to encourage exploration of new ways of working and so far have led to EDU302 (eLearning Leader) being moved from a traditional computer lab into one of these spaces, more reflective of what schools look and feel and are.





The whiteboards (in such numbers) make small group, collaborative work, literally work.

The wireless is fine, we are seeing more students with personal devices (including iPads, smart phones and laptops) and this is the way schools are moving. From an educational perspective, these spaces can drive staff to work in different ways, I know it has done this for me and my co-tutor.

I can use small groups, run a mini-lecture, run traditional groups around 4-6 tables together or create a massive floor space for larger requirements, for example, making geodesic domes (picture included) or dance or PE etc

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