Classroom, Lecture, and Meeting Space Capabilities and Capacities

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the expectation is that the MBL will provide the ability to accommodate distance learning in its indoor lecture and classroom spaces and in its expanded outdoor tent space.

The MBL’s supported video conferencing, live streaming, and recording options for indoor spaces include two main platforms:

Zoom for interactive distance learning; and
Panopto for non-interactive live streams and recording.

The Zoom and Panopto platforms are compatible, allowing content recorded with Zoom to be automatically uploaded to Panopto for on-demand viewing.

Additionally, the MBL provides each course with a Microsoft Teams account which is a communications platform, similar to Slack, that can be used for chat, sharing files, and as a video conferencing tool.

The MBL has three main categories for audio-visual support throughout lecture and classroom spaces indoors. These categories include:

Fully integrated rooms with cameras, microphones, and speakers integrated as part of the multimedia system to allow for interactive audio/video calls;
Partially integrated rooms with some audio-visual elements, but not all; and
Ad hoc rooms with no integrated equipment for audio-visual participation

To assist courses with audio-visual support for their distance learning instruction, the MBL will rent each course a laptop preloaded with the Zoom, Panopto, and Teams clients with a course user ID to allow access to the MBL Zoom and Panopto portals via an MBL account.

Click here to download the layouts of each of the spaces listed below.

Fully Integrated Indoor Lecture and Classroom Spaces

Space

Capability

Person Capacity as of July 1, 2021

Candle House 104/105

• Only when using 104 or 104/105 combined

40 people + speaker

Lillie Auditorium

• A microphone is required for Q&A
• IT support is required to arrange Zoom/Panopto calls

245 people + speaker

Lillie 100A

• 80-90” screen with Creston Mercury unit for audio in/out
• Integrated camera

10 people at the table

Lillie 103

• 80-90” screen with Creston Mercury unit for audio in/out
• Integrated camera

15 people at tables + speaker

Loeb G-70

• Only when using the North classroom or North and South rooms combined

23 people at tables + speaker

Meigs Room

• A microphone is required for Q&A.
• IT support is required to arrange Zoom/Panopto calls

25 people + speaker
*Note: The above capacity is for theater style seating. The capacity number changes based on seating set-up.

MRC 310

• 80-90” screen with Creston Mercury unit for audio in/out
• Integrated camera

6 people at the table

Speck Auditorium

• A microphone is required for Q&A
• IT support is required to arrange Zoom/Panopto calls

62 people + speaker

Starr 222

• 80-90” screen with Creston Mercury unit for audio in/out
• Integrated camera

14 people at the table

Starr 322

• 80-90” screen with Creston Mercury unit for audio in/out
• Integrated camera

14 people at the table

Partially Integrated Indoor Lecture and Classroom Spaces

Note for partially integrated lecture and classroom spaces:

For Zoom calls where the instructor is a remote participant: students can bring their laptops and headphones/mics to the room and connect to the Zoom call. When asking a question, they can unmute themselves and speak to the instructor.

For Zoom calls where the instructor is live in the room: the audio in/out device will work for those students in closest proximity to the device, but the instructor may need to repeat questions posed from students in the back of the room so that the remote students can more clearly hear the questions.

Space

Capability

Person Capacity as of March 8, 2021

Loeb 108