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Discover how Faculty 3mE at TU Delft implemented the Collegerama Control Room to address issues with lecture room scheduling, renovation, and logistical challenges, offering innovative solutions for students and instructors alike.
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Collegerama Control Room (CCR) Frans van der Meijden Faculty 3mE TU Delft Mediasite User Group – 19 mei 2010
Faculty 3mE: Werktuigbouwkunde, Maritieme Techniek en Technische Materiaalwetenschappen 2 Bachelor opleidingen, 6 master opleidingen ca 4.000 studenten TU Delft: 8 faculties, 14 Bachelor opleidingen, 41 master opleidingen ca 16.000 studenten
Why the Collegerama Control Room? • More students applying in 2009/2010 (total 550) • Issues with scheduling lecture rooms • Renovation of the lecture rooms; more working space and new safety regulations (loss of 20% capacity) • Logistical challenges with mobile sets and operators Faculty 3mE
Essentials Collegerama Control Room Solution to create Virtual Classrooms Students can choose: main room, overflow room, laptop/PC Live and interactive (classrooms and laptop/PC) On demand (laptop/PC) Efficient use of recorders
Principle of the CCR- solution Audio Amplifier A Microphone A Beamer1 A Camera A Beamer2 A Computer VGA A Microphone B Audio Amplifier B Camera B Beamer1 B CCR Compu B Beamer2 B Audio Amplifier F Beamer1 F Beamer2 F Microphone F CoRa recorder 1 CoRa recorder 2 Camera F Computer VGA F
Heart of the system:matrix switches for AV, VGA, remote controlled camera’s
Web based programming matrix switches Scheduling… …actual status and override
Control Room setup @ Faculty 3mE TU Delft Students in overflow room Teacher in Classroom Wimba Pronto Chat with professor and classmates TurningPoint / ResponseWare Audience camera Interruption microphone
Student Response Systemen (SRS) Turning Point / Responseware www.TurningTechnologies.com
( )= or + Interactive distance learning = + “live” streaming video WEB based Student Response Systems
Next step: Campus wide network of CCR’s CCR3mE CCRTNW CCRIO CCCR CCRTBM CCRBK CCRCiTG CCRLR CCREWI 8 faculties = 8 CCR’s
And beyond that: Virtual classrooms world wide internet based videoconferencing