Following听the听successful upgrades of the lecture theatres last year,听IT Services - working in partnership with our Audio Visual (AV) supplier - have been busy upgrading the equipment in听the Fusion Building Seminar rooms.听Find out听what鈥檚听new!听
More BYOD (bring your own device) connectivity
Alongside the standard HDMI and wireless presentation听option听we now have new USB-C video and audio connection for laptops听which also provides听access to the lecture capture hardware in the room,听all while providing听power to charge your device whilst presenting.听听
New simplified,听streamlined听and user-friendly听interface for controlling the lecture theatre听equipment:听
Functions听like a touch phone听
Different colourscreen听themes听for different inputs i.e.听blue = PC,听pink = laptop to enable you听easily听identify听your preferred input type听
An icon to show听if the room is blanked or muted听
An icon to show听if听capture听devices have been听left muted or disabled听
Specific听buttons听for听lighting/blind control and capture hardware听where applicable鈥�
A dedicated help button on all screens听
A听QR code听to the AV听website听where you can find听guides and tutorials for the equipment in the room听
Call buttons for IT, Estates, and听emergency phone lines so you can call these services directly from the lecture theatres without the need for a phone听
Ability to provide feedback听on the teaching space听via a听QR code on the听home听screen.听听听听
View our AV tutorial听听in a lecture theatre or seminar room.
New audio lecture capture hardware
The听seminar rooms have now been fitted with enhanced audio capture for lecture capture recordings. We have also renamed the lecture capture听hardware听so it is easier to select the correct hardware to use; simply select 鈥淏U lecture capture鈥� from the list of sources in Panopto and you are听good to go. This hardware is now also available to use on your own devices like a laptop over the new USB-C connection.
For more information about the AV equipment available at BU visit the听听
We are constantly working to听enhance听the user experience for all our staff and students. We plan听to continue to听roll these hardware changes out to听all听the seminar spaces听and your feedback听helps听us to understand听what鈥檚听working well and what听needs improving.听听
Please听provide any further feedback听using the QR code on听the听seminar room control听screens.听
