Learning suites
Learning suites are rooms suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate classes and have either:
- multiple oval or round tables each seating four or five people.
--OR--
- a large board-room style table.
Minimum equipment specifications
All learning suites contain the following installed equipment:
- Data projector
- Networked computer (PC) for the presenter, with USB ports - plug in your own memory stick and/or presentation remote control (such as Keyspan) - you can also log-in to your faculty drive from this computer
- SmartBoard – interactive presentation surface that cannot be written on with ordinary white-board pens
- VCR/DVD combo units (multi-zone) that also play CDs & VCDs (or separate VCR player and DVD/CD player)
- White-boards for presenters and students (generally distributed around the room)
- At least one overhead projector (OHP) - OHP transparencies viewable via document camera where OHP not present.
Additional equipment and user guides
| Room user guide | Image | Capacity | Touch panel | Laptop connectivity | Dual data projector | Slide projector | Document camera | Cassette | Wireless coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200
Berkeley St-220 [PDF 158kb 4 pages] |
 |
35 | - |  |
- | - | - | |
|
| 200
Berkeley St-223 [PDF 100kb 4 pages] |
 |
15 | - | |
- | - | - | - | |
| 200
Berkeley St-228 [PDF 100kb 4 pages] |
 |
15 | - | |
- | - | - | - | |
| 234 Queensberry St-212 [PDF 65kb 3 pages] |
 |
31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 234 Queensberry St-G05 [PDF 88kb 4 pages] |
 |
24 | - | |
- | - | - | - | - |
| 234 Queensberry St-322 [PDF 56kb 4 pages] |
 |
35 | - | |
- | - | - | - | - |
| 234 Queensberry St-419 [PDF 85kb 4 pages] |
 |
26 | - | |
- | - | - | - | - |
| 234
Queensberry St-521 [PDF 205kb 4 pages] |
 |
25 | |
|
|
- | - | - | - |
| Alice
Hoy-210 [PDF 354kb 7 pages] |
 |
35 | |
|
- | - | |
- | |
| Alice
Hoy-225 [PDF 362kb 7 pages] |
 |
44 | |
|
|
- | |
- | |
| Alice
Hoy-242 [PDF 900kb 7 pages] |
 |
40 | |
|
|
- | |
- | |
| Arts
Centre-602 [PDF 63kb 4 pages] |
 |
20 | - | - | - | - | - | |
- |
| Room user guide | Image | Capacity | Touch panel | Laptop connectivity | Dual data projector | Slide projector | Document camera | Cassette | Wireless coverage |
| Cussonia
Court-Room 1 [PDF 69kb 4 pages] |
 |
50 | - | - | - | - | |
|
|
| Cussonia
Court-Room 2 [PDF 63kb 4 pages] |
 |
50 | - | - | - | - | |
|
|
| Doug
McDonell-711 [PDF 104kb 3 pages] |
 |
36 | - | |
- | - | - | - | - |
| John
Medley-G24 [PDF 68kb 3 pages] |
 |
25 | - | |
- | - | - | |
- |
| Old
Arts-235 [PDF 56kb 3 pages] |
 |
20 | - | - | - | |
- | - | - |
| Old
Arts-239 [PDF 56kb 3 pages] |
 |
20 | - | - | - | |
- | - | - |
You may need the latest version of Acrobat Reader to view these PDF's.
Access arrangements
Presenters need a "LEC" key to access cupboards/lecterns containing installed multimedia equipment. "LEC" locks were all upgraded December 2005.
If you need a new "LEC" key, please contact your departmental administration support.
Building supervisors will open these spaces in advance of all classes and events that have been pre-booked in the central timetable system. Campus security will perform this function during weekends and evenings, if classes and events are pre-booked in the central timetable system.
To ensure a safe and secure campus for all, Campus Security and building supervisors will decline to open spaces if there is no booking in the central timetable system.
Future plans
The capacity of these rooms currently ranges from 15 to 50 students. We consider that 35 is an optimal target size for all new spaces of this type.
During 2007, subject to funding, we plan to transform more of these spaces into wireless environments to enhance student mLearning (mobile learning) using hand-held devices.
We plan to implement easy-to-use control systems in those spaces currently without this functionality. Our service goal is to make it easier for academics and students to use the multimedia equipment for their teaching and learning. These systems will be either touch panel or push button. At this stage, we plan to complete this project in two stages across summer recess 2007/08 and winter recess 2008.
- Deploy document cameras to spaces at 234 Queensberry St (during 2008)
- Withdrawal of slide projectors from Old Arts-235 & 239 (summer recess 2007/08)
- Withdrawal of cassette players from 200 Berkeley St-220 and John Medley-G24 (summer recess 2007/08)
- Enable laptop connectivity in spaces currently without this functionality (during 2008)