Classroom Technologies manages equipment in general assignment classrooms, which are those rooms available for scheduling any course as opposed to specialized spaces (not listed here) managed by schools, departments, and programs for restricted use.

• Smart
  Standard smart classrooms are equipped with instructional technology for presenting information and interacting with students.
  
• Lecture
  Lecture halls are large classrooms in which the seating is generally stationary and often tiered.
  
• Lab
  Instructional lab classrooms can be scheduled for Registrar-listed courses. Other options include the drop-in labs, remote & virtual labs, and reservable training labs.
  
• Active
  Active learning classrooms are designed to facilitate research-based teaching approaches in which a portion of lecture is replaced with activities for problem-solving, collaborative course material analysis, and reflection on their level of understanding.
  • Anteater Learning Pavilion – Active Learning
  • Division of Teaching Excellence & Innovation
  • Active Learning Institute (ALI)
    Instructors who complete active learning certification have priority for scheduling in active learning classrooms
  • Learning EnvironmentsTeaching Strategies & Materials

Classroom Technologies manages the classrooms and labs listed below. If you are looking for a facility that is not listed here, it may be a specialized facility managed by the relevant school or department. If you cannot find the information you need, please contact us.

Randomized seating charts are available for many (not all) fixed-seating classrooms via the Registrar’s WebRoster.

Classroom capacity varies and seating may be stationary or fixed. Specifics can be found on each classroom’s page.

Valid licenses are required for all software installations. OIT will only install software that has been properly licensed; note that many applications require special licensing for lab use. ‘Demo’ or ‘evaluation’ software is not available in campus labs or classrooms. There are no exceptions.

To provide adequate lead time for software test/installation in computer labs, instructors should notify OIT of all software needs at the time of making a lab reservation. All software installation requires a minimum lead time of two weeks and the more lead time possible, the better!

Due to high demand, software requests made just before or during the scheduled quarter may be significantly delayed. Instructors are strongly advised to raise installation requests as early as possible.

Classroom and lab computers are configured with standard sets of software. Specialized software may be available in some locations.

Microphones are available in all large lecture halls and larger classrooms and can be lapel, handheld, lectern-mounted, or a combination of these three options. Some smaller classrooms do not have installed microphone systems.

Classrooms have one or more electric and/or manual projection screens and data projectors. Most screens are in 16:9 widescreen format.

Active Learning Classrooms may also have multiple displays available. Some Active Learning classrooms have dedicated laptops and displays at some or all student (group) tables.

Audio/visual controls including content sources (e.g. lectern PC, laptop, document camera), volume settings, and more are available through the touchscreen Extron control panel found on each lectern.

Exact specifications vary and more details can be found on individual classroom pages where applicable.

Zoom can be used as a workaround for wireless presentation: run a Zoom meeting while logged in on the lectern PC, join that meeting from a second device (e.g. laptop, iPad, other tablet) where you are not logged in* to Zoom, just participating as a guest, promote the guest attendee to co-host, and then use Zoom’s built-in screen sharing to display content from that device.

Some active learning classrooms have an additional wireless presentation option: Mersive Solstice.

* The reason we advise staying logged out on the second device is that Zoom allows you to be logged in on one device of each type (PC, tablet, and phone) at a time. If you are signed in on both the lectern PC and a second laptop, the first device will be logged out automatically.

Classrooms may include one or more whiteboards (sliding and/or stationary), chalkboards, and/or tempered glass boards as writing surfaces. Some Active Learning Classrooms also have whiteboards on rolling stands, and/or small portable whiteboards at each student (group) table.

Whiteboard markers are not provided in any classrooms; if left in classrooms, whiteboard markers tend to be removed quickly so instructors are advised to bring markers to the classroom and take those markers with them when they leave. Instructors may request a box of wide-tipped whiteboard markers from Classroom Technologies; to request markers, please contact us.

Document cameras are either installed or available on request and can be used to project handwriting either from a horizontal surface or on a whiteboard which the document camera is angled to capture.

Most of the 14 large lecture halls are equipped with Wacom or equivalent writing tablets (with the caveat that our inventory is limited and technical issues may result in removal of those tablets either temporarily or permanently), which mirror the lectern PC and can be used to annotate over PC content. Some classrooms have capacitive touch monitors at the lecterns, which may be suitable for some general annotation, but are not equivalent to tablets or suitable for all handwriting.

Instructors can use the lectern HDMI cable or wireless presentation options to share from iPads and other supported tablets, which can be effective solutions for presenting handwritten content.

Poll Everywhere is available campus-wide and can be employed in or beyond any campus classroom at no out-of-pocket cost to students.

iClicker base stations are available on request. Students must purchase a remote or subscription in order to participate in iClicker activities (with the exception of iClicker’s free, attendance-only option – see: iClicker Attendance).

For detailed information about Poll Everywhere, iClicker, and related tools, see: Polling @ UCI

For pedagogy and strategy resources, see: Division of Teaching Excellence & Innovation – Poll Everywhere

UCI Replay is the campus name for UCI’s lecture capture service. YuJa is the software that powers this service. YuJa is installed on all general assignment classroom PCs and is available for download for use on personal devices as well.

Features include:

• Capture your screen, connected camera, and/or audio
• Integrate with Canvas to easily embed recordings
• Automatic closed captioning and slide text recognition
• Trim recordings, adjust captions, and make other general edits through any web browse
• Pre-installed in classrooms & available for download to your own computer
• Private media libraries
• Mobile-optimized recordings
• Option to schedule automated recording in some classrooms

While YuJa was brought to campus with lecture capture in mind, it’s not limited to that purpose. Anyone with an active, current UCInetID can sign in and create an account. Students, for instance, are welcome to create YuJa accounts by signing in through uci.yuja.com. If an instructor enables the YuJa integration in Canvas, they and their students can embed their own recordings anywhere within Canvas where they have access to edit/post content, and where the YuJa integration is available.

In the 14 large lecture halls, instructors have the option of requesting automatic, scheduled recording. These recordings are made possible by additional hardware installed in those rooms. That hardware receives dedicated feeds duplicating 1) the data sent to the projection system and 2) the data sent through the classroom speaker system.

Beyond recording, YuJa also supports creating and embedded quizzes within recordings. Through the YuJa Canvas integration, quizzes can be assigned to students and automatically graded in the Canvas gradebook. For more about pedagogy and teaching strategies incorporating YuJa quizzes, see Division of Teaching Excellence & Innovation – YuJa.

Printing is available in campus computer labs and select Library locations via Wēpa print kiosks. You can print from any device with an internet connection or pull documents from Google Drive, Office 365, or Dropbox to print directly from your cloud storage. Use your UCI/Campus ID card or purchase a guest print card to release print jobs. Credit card and paypal payment methods are available.

Student Lab Time Guidelines

The actual lab time students need depends on the software they are using, tasks they are completing, and their individual experience. Inn general, we recommend instructors plan for each student to have lab access approximately 2 hours per week.

Classrooms

Labs

Cancellations & changes

Other facilities

Additional campus facilities not managed by OIT Classroom Technologies may be available for reservation via the Student Center & Event Services.

The lectern PCs in all classrooms and all lab computers require a UCInetID login. For events with non-affiliated users, after your reservation is confirmed, please request a temporary group UCInetID and password by submitting a ticket with OIT or emailing oit@uci.edu.

Include the following information:

• Name of event
• Room(s) reserved
• Date(s) of event
• Purpose of use

The temporary group UCInetID is to be shared with guests needing access to lab computers.

Please wait to submit request for a group UCInetID for lab use until the scheduled OIT lab reservation has been confirmed.

We offer in-person orientations in campus classrooms for faculty, instructors, TAs, and other teaching staff.

We strongly recommend that instructors teaching in a campus computer lab for the first time complete a brief orientation via phone, Zoom, or in-person (as available) to familiarize themselves with software, hardware, and display equipment before the first class meeting.

To request a classroom or lab orientation, please contact us.

Special Arrangements

Class-related special arrangements (e.g., additional equipment, new software, etc.) must be coordinated with OIT with sufficient advance notice. Please contact OIT at 824-2222 or oit@uci.edu with any questions.

Partitioned Labs (ALP 3600 & 3610, MSTB 210 & 226)

Every classroom has a phone installed near the lectern or instructor station with Classroom Technologies’ contact information posted prominently.

Instructors can dial 48833 from that phone (or 949-824-8833 from any phone) to reach our help line so we can assist as promptly as possible. For less urgent/immediate needs, please email smartclassrooms@uci.edu or use our webform.

Toward the end of each Fall, Winter, and Spring quarter, Classroom Technologies invites instructors and TAs listed in the Registrar’s Schedule or Classes to complete a survey about everything from classroom cleanliness to the state of classroom technology. This data helps us identify priorities for repairs and enhancements as we move through and refresh the technology and other elements of the campus general assignment classrooms over time.

The survey includes an option for respondents to request follow-up. We reach out via email to everyone who selected that option as we review the data. We typically complete that follow-up and post the summarized survey results within the first few weeks of the subsequent quarter.

While our quarterly survey is our primary mechanism for soliciting regular feedback, you don’t have to wait for a survey; contact us at any time if you have any classroom questions, comments, or feedback. For any immediate issues during class, please dial 48833 from the phone mounted on the wall near the lectern to reach our help line so we can assist as promptly as possible.

Quarterly survey template

We endeavor to keep the survey consistent over time to the extent possible, tweaking it when needed to reflect major changes (e.g. removal of changes in classroom equipment standards).

Quarterly survey data