This space features a button on the new podium that allows for easy switching between Laptop and PC video feeds. Facing the students are two 75" TVs, the left TV is a Dell Touch TV, while the right TV does not feature touch capabilities. Mounted on the left and right walls are two large white boards each. Mounted on the back wall of the room is an AVer PTZ camera. Mounted in the ceiling is a Shure Microphone array tile, making this space fully Zoom capable.
Some of our classrooms have additional TV screens on the side or at the back of the room. Many times there is a camera near the additional screens. With this arrangement, if there are remote students joining the class, they can be seen on the back TVs. When the professor looks at that screen, the relative position of the camera makes the remote student feel like the professor is looking at them.
The AVer TR530 PTZ camera is USB connected to the classroom PC for use in video conferencing applications such as Zoom. The camera has pan, tilt, and zoom capability which are controlled with a touch panel or a remote. They do have a simple tracking feature that can be enabled or disabled.
With Schlessman Family Hall, the CATS team has been able to start constructing our own modern podiums using the QSYS AV system. The newest podiums come in two sizes:
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These microphones are an array of multiple mics to pick up all the voices in the room. These microphones are connected to the Built-in PC for use in video conferencing software such as Zoom.