Specifications

Learning Spaces Guidelines
AV & Teaching Station: 26
Display panels with a soft screen surface should be avoided because
of the risk of accidental or intentional damage.
LectureCast is the UCL lecture capture and replay service. If
the space is equipped for LectureCast there will be a number of
considerations needed to ensure that recordings made in the space
are of maximal use to students. These may include but are not
limited to:
signage to indicate the presence of LectureCast technology
and provide basic guidance on how to utilise it
a suitable microphone setup (as described in Section 3.08)
a fixed camera that covers a defined presentation area
a status indicator to show when a session is being recorded
with confirmation that a suitable audio signal is working and
being captured
facility to initiate an impromptu recording session
All teaching spaces should have a working telephone in the proximity
of the teaching station. The telephone should ideally be wall
mounted (to avoid taking up worktop space on the teaching station)
and be able to used in reach of the teaching station controls (so a
user can be talked through the process of how to use the facility
if they call the ISD Service Desk for help). The telephone should
be able to receive incoming calls but should display this via a light
rather than an audible ringer.
In all learning spaces with audio visual facilities there should be a set
of instructions provided. This should be ideally be in the format of a
single laminated A4 card attached to the teaching station via a chain
The instruction sheet should be tailored to the specific equipment in
the space.
An example of an instruction sheet is contained in Appendix 4.
The telephone number of the support desk should prominently
feature on the instruction card.
In future instructions can also be provided via the teaching station
touch panel but it should be recognised that if a user is experiencing
problems operating the equipment via the touch panel controls then
providing further information through this interface may not be the
most helpful way to support the user.
When new facilities are installed into a learning space by external
suppliers there should be a documented commissioning and
handover/acceptance process.
All functionality of the installation should be confirmed as working
and the compliance of the installation with these guidelines
checked by a Learning & Teaching Spaces representative and/
or an E-Learning Environments representative. If elements of the
installation fail these checks then a repeat check scheduled to follow
the required remedial works.
TASK
LectureCast
3.12
TASK
Telephone
3.13
TASK
Instructions
for audio
visual
facilities
3.14
TASK
Commissioning
the facilities
3.15