Learning Space Development
Toni Kelly; Associate Director
Learning Environments
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Agenda - Activity during 2013 - 2014
• Learning Environment Experience Survey
– Assessing Staff and Student perceptions of their teaching
and learning spaces, and our response
• Developing Technical Guidelines and Standards
• New Lecture and Study Spaces
– The Curve
• Refurbished Lecture Spaces
• Classroom Upgrades
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Surveys 2014
• Student Learning Space Experience Survey
– How do the classrooms and study spaces meet the
needs of our students?
• Teaching Staff Classroom Perception Survey
– Do lecture theatres and classrooms meet the
needs of teachers?
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Results
• The Students reasonably are happy, but want;
– Longer opening hours in Learning Commons
• now open 7 days
– 24/7 access to computing and Study facilities • The Oval and The Lounge @ Main Building now 24/7
– More PC’s
• More fixed Pcs in Learning Commons
• Notebook loan service
– Less air conditioning, too cold!
• Speaking to Estates etc.
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Results
The spaces are not meeting the needs of the teachers
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Equipment difficult to use, not intuitive,
Location of controls for equipment and lighting not helpful
Lack of controls for lighting, air conditioning etc.
Unable to connect mobile devices to projection system
Poor lighting
Poor audio
Poor projection, poor sightlines
Rooms are too cold, too stuffy, to crowded etc.
We need some design guidelines and standards
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The objective of this document is to provide
a consistent arrangement of all audio visual
systems on campus such that operation,
maintenance, management and support are
simplified.
All LES staff work to a consistent standard of
provision and quality.
It prescribes a list of recommendations and
considerations to be included in designing
teaching spaces specifically for HKU.
It will be issued to Architects, Consultants
and Contractors etc. working with us to
develop new and existing spaces.
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HKU Learning Space Design Guidelines and
Standards
Estates
Office
AV
Contractor
LES
Architect
AV
Consultant
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Screen Size and Sightlines
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Lighting Zones and Circuits
1. Board Lights
2. Presenter Lights, lights for “signers”
3. Audience Lights
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How we are applying the Guidelines and
Feedback from Staff
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“The Curve” - KK Leung Building 1/F & 2/F
• 4 x 120 seat lecture theatres
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Dual projection
“All in one” PCs
Lecture capture
Remote diagnostics
• “Break out” areas
– Study pods with screens and access to PCs
– Open spaces for group and individual work
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Lecture Theatre Refurbishment
KK Leung Building 1/F & 2/F
• Layout for both floors the same
• Different Colour Schemes
• Ready for use 2nd January 2014
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The Curve
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Lecture Theatre Refurbishment Summer 2014
Chong Yuet Ming LT’s 1, 2, 3 & 4
Library Extension, LT1
KK Leung LG109
Chow Yei Ching LTA & LTC
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Lecture Theatre Refurbishment Summer 2014
Before:-
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Lecture Theatre Refurbishment Summer 2014
After
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Classroom Upgrades Summer 2014
• Projector Upgrade
– 33 projectors in 27 rooms
• Hi definition projectors
– 4 rooms Main Campus and 5 rooms Centennial Campus
• Interactive projectors
– 4 rooms Centennial Campus
• Lecture Room PC Replacement
– “All in One”, Touchscreen PCs in 100 rooms by
Christmas
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Classroom Upgrades Summer 2014
• Lower/reorient Projectors and Screens to improve
sightlines
– 10 rooms
• Blackout curtains
– 13 rooms
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Overcrowding
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5 rooms reduced capacity
4 rooms replacement furniture
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Future developments
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Implementation of Remote Management systems
– Faster more effective response
– Monitoring of equipment status
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Identification of future priorities
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Continuous Assessment of Rooms
Monitoring of Hotlines
Continued dialogue with users
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Q&A
• tkelly@hku.hk
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