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Chancellor Day Hall 101

AV Instructions

Alignment with principles for designing Teaching and Learning Spaces

Academic challenge

Promote individual, active engagement with content.

Layout

Students can work individually or in groups at tables with ample space for notebooks, laptops, and textbooks.

Acoustics: Design includes acoustic panels to avoid distraction.

Furniture

Comfortable, adjustable, ergonomically approved chairs on wheels permit students to work individually or in groups.

Technologies

Access to resources: Learning Management System, internet (via student laptops). Multiple sources (Sympodium, document camera) and screens for simultaneous display of different learning materials. Lecture recording permits individual review of course materials after attending class.

Lighting & colour

Appropriate lighting for individual work.

Photograph of classroom in Chancellor day hall 101
Back to front view of the classroom.

 

Learning with peers

Promote active engagement with one another.

Layout

A flexible layout permits students to collaborate with one another and configure the space in multiple ways, moving easily from small group (groups of 3-6 students) to larger group activities.

Acoustics: Sound zones support multiple simultaneous conversations among students.

Furniture

Comfortable, adjustable-height chairs on wheels permit students to turn to discuss and work with those next to or behind them. Mobile chairs and tables allow for reconfiguration of the classroom to support a variety of collaborative learning approaches.

Technologies

Glass writable boards are available around the room, providing ample shared workspace for student brainstorming, work on projects, and presenting. Students can share their laptop screen wirelessly with the classroom projector screens.

Lighting & colour

Tall ceilings, natural light and appropriate overhead lighting create a spacious environment with ample light for group work. Bright green chairs bring an energizing accent colour to this space.

Photograph of classroom in Chancellor day hall 101
Front to back view of the classroom.

Experiences with faculty

Promote interaction and communication.

Layout

Instructor is not limited to the “front of the room” and instead has access to all students due to easily mobile furniture.

Acoustics: Sound zones ensure that not only are students able to hear the instructor, but that the instructor is also able to hear the students. Wired and wireless instructor microphones are available.

Furniture

The podium provides ample space for all instructional materials, and has a height adjustment for accessibility and convenience. Mobile furniture for students supports different teaching strategies.

Technologies

Classroom technologies (data projector, document camera, sympodium, wireless screen sharing) permit display of different learning materials.

Lighting & colour

The wood-paneled walls and brightly coloured chairs help to provide a welcoming ambiance in the room.

Photograph of LMS in Chancellor day hall 101
View of podium equipment.

Contributions to the campus environment

Classrooms that incorporate elements of active and collaborative learning are part of a vision for a variety of flexible campus learning spaces. This classroom is designed for all populations using the space: well-lit, with a standardized room control panel that simplifies instructors’ use of equipment in classrooms across campus. IT is consistent with teaching and learning needs, and durable furniture contributes to sustainability efforts. Both physical and virtual affordances help maximize High Impact Practices (HIPs) for student learning within and beyond this classroom.

McGill University is on land which has served and continues to serve as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. Teaching and Learning Services acknowledges and thanks the diverse Indigenous peoples whose footsteps mark this territory on which peoples of the world now gather. This land acknowledgement is shared as a starting point to provide context for further learning and action.

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