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Hybrid Teaching Spaces

For fall of 2020, all teaching spaces requiring hybrid instruction will be upgraded with conference cameras and room microphones. This will allow both in-person and remote (IPR) students to learn, collaborate and participate in a classroom environment while adhering to social distancing guidelines.

There are a limited number of rooms with resident video conferencing capabilities already in place. These VC rooms have room level cameras and audience microphones installed. The VC rooms require different setup and usage guidelines (see list of native VC rooms and guidance here).

CMU’s new hybrid learning spaces and technology are designed to extend your normal classroom activities to remote students in any scheduled location. 

Quick Reference
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS AND VIDEO
Use Cases for hybrid spaces

FACULTY GUIDANCE FOR HYBRID TEACHING 

Quick Reference

present to In-Person Students

  1. Connect the HDMI cable to your laptop to use the touch panel and room projector.
  2. Use the touch panel to share content from your laptop within the classroom.  

present to Remote Students

  1. Connect the USB cable to your laptop to use the conference camera and microphone.
  2. Use the Zoom app to:
    • change the audio and video settings to use the conference camera and microphone during the Zoom meeting
    • share your screen

 Step-by-Step Instructions and Video

standard room

After I'm set up, I want to...

WHAT I NEED: A laptop with your presentation

WHAT I DO: Open the presentation on your laptop.

For in-person students: For remote students:
  • Under Device on the touch panel, tap Laptop. Your screen will be shared using the room projector in the classroom.
  1. Click Share Screen from within the Zoom meeting.
  2. Select either your desktop or a specific application and then click Share. The toolbar will move to the top of the screen. The message You are screen sharing will display

WHAT I NEED: A laptop and materials to share with the document camera

WHAT I DO: Place the materials under the document camera.

For in-person students: For remote students:
  • Under Device on the touch panel, tap Document Camera.The document camera will be shared using the room projector in the classroom.
  1. Click Share Screen from within the Zoom meeting.
  2. Select Advanced and then select Content from 2nd camera.
  3. Select the USB document camera and then click Share.
    The toolbar will move to the top of the screen. The message You are screen sharing will display.

Note: Not all spaces have a USB-enabled document camera to use for remote students.

WHAT I NEED: An iPad or touch-enabled device with Zoom installed and configured

WHAT I DO:

  1. Join the Zoom meeting from the iPad or touch-enabled device. 
    NOTE: DO NOT join the audio for the meeting (if prompted).
  2. Within the Zoom meeting on your laptop, select Security and then Share Screen to allow sharing from another device.
  3.  Within the Zoom meeting on your iPad or touch-enabled device, click Share Screen.
For in-person students: For remote students:
  • Under Device on the touch panel, tap Laptop.
  • If  your iPad or device was connected to the Zoom meeting audio automatically, disconnect the audio within Zoom to prevent feedback. 

Note: You can also use annotation tools on a shared screen or whiteboard within the Zoom meeting.

 WHAT I NEED: A designated student(s) with presentation materials

WHAT I DO:

For in-person students
OPTION 1:		 For in-person students
OPTION 2:		 For remote students:

Control the presentation for the student

  1. Obtain a copy of the student's presentation materials in advance of the class. 
  2. Share the presentation with both in-person and remote students.  
  3. Instruct the in-person student to stand within 10 feet of the room microphone in order to speak.
  4. Use your laptop to assist with presentation advancement on behalf of the student. 

Student uses personal device to share via the Zoom meeting

  • Within the Zoom meeting on your laptop, select Security and then Share Screen. A checkmark will appear and students will be able to share for the remainder of the class.

Instruct the student to:

  1. Bring a personal device into the classroom with the presentation materials.
  2. Join the Zoom meeting. 
    IMPORTANT! DO NOT have the student join the audio for the meeting (if prompted). If the device is connected automatically, click the ^ arrow next to Mute/Unmute and select Leave Computer Audio to prevent feedback. 
  3. Stand within 10 feet of the room microphone order to speak.
  4. Click Share Screen to present the materials.

Remote students can share their screen within the Zoom meeting.  

  1. Within the Zoom meeting on your laptop, select Security and then Share Screen. A checkmark will appear and students will be able to share for the remainder of the class.
  2. Instruct the remote student to:
    1. Click Unmute to open his/her microphone.
    2. Click Share Screen to present the materials.