Easy
access to modern information technology is essential to the
pursuit and achievement of the mission of CityU for excellence
in teaching, research, and service outreach. The readily accessible
computing systems as well as internal and external data networks
in the classrooms is certainly one step forward towards that
direction.
However,
to integrate information technology into our 150 teaching classrooms
on campus is not an easy task. Fortunately, with experience
learnt from the installation of computers and audio/visual systems
in lecture theatres and classrooms on the 4th floor as well
as invaluable feedback from users, the 5/F could be the home
of many best designed and equipped classrooms on campus.
The latest
upgrade exercise which was started at the beginning of last
summer focuses on integrating information technology in smaller
classrooms on the 5th floor. The first phase covered 33 classrooms
in the yellow zone. The upgrade included changes in the interior
design of the classrooms as well as installation of new audio/visual
equipment and new computers.
Each classroom
is equipped with a lectern that houses a computer and front
panel. The front panel of the lectern consists of the following:
