In
response to the University's teaching requirements for more
large-sized classrooms for conducting computer tutorials and
practicals, the Computing Services Centre (CSC) has started
the renovation of Room H by changing it from an open access
terminal room to a dual purpose Classroom/Teaching Studio
with a capacity of more than 80 seats. The new Teaching Studio
satisfies general teaching needs on the one hand and maintains
the computing resources for hands-on tutorial and open access
on the other. The renovation work started in early July and
completed in August, including the repartitioning, the relocation
of air-conditioning components, wiring of network cables,
installation of AV equipment, replacement of computer furniture,
and so on. Taking the experience of previous designs, more
corridor space was reserved to facilitate student flow and
for teaching assistants/helpers to access students conveniently.
The following table depicts the settings inside Teaching Studio
Room H:
| Computer |
1
Instructor PC; 82 Student PCs |
| Printer |
8
PCs connected to 1 network printer |
| AV
Setup |
2
Video projectors and 2 screens
Amplifier/ speakers/ wireless microphone |
| Other |
4
White boards across the wall |
The room
has now been included in the CSC Teaching Studio booking system
for class bookings as well as individual bookings.
In addition
to the above major renovation work, the planned air-conditioning
engineering work was also completed. In order to cater for
peak seasons (which will last for several weeks every semester)
when the CSC Student Terminal Area will be fully occupied,
this modification will surely help to improve the air quality
as well as maintaining a suitable temperature within the area.
