Hyflex Classroom Update for August 17-18

Dear Faculty and Staff:

Highlights of today's update:

• Sign up to practice in a hyflex classroom
• Camera delivery update!
• How to find the classrooms where you are teaching AND determine whether it is Hyflex equipped.
• What other tech do you need?

Hyflex practice rooms

Six of the backup cameras have been installed in classrooms throughout campus for you to try them out. These will be the cameras we are using in the classrooms until the Owls arrive. These classrooms are:

• CC104
• JC107
• Silk Auditorium (MH101)
• MH107
• MH307
• RH208

We also have the one Owl camera in MH207 and the Kandao camera in SB2. If you would like to practice your classroom set ups in one of these rooms, reserve an hour timeslot using this appointment calendar link:

SIGN UP for an appointment to try out a Hyflex classroom (requires sign in).
Tip: Try the "day" view button in the top right corner so that you can see all which appointment slots go with which rooms.

You can alternately reach out to the Help Desk and make an appointment via email helpdesk AT malone.edu , via the web at http://www.malone.edu/helpdesk or by phone at 330.471.8428.

Be sure to hit the "Help" or "Help Desk" button on the room control panel if you need assistance. We encourage you to visit/practice/train in the classroom in groups. IT will not be present in the room with you. If you want us to be, please invite us to the Zoom or Google Meet meeting you set up for your session. 

Camera Delivery Update

Good news! Our backup cameras are on their way and should arrive this Wednesday (19 August) or Thursday at the latest. This means that all classrooms slated for Hyflex equipment will be ready for class start on Monday.

Is my classroom Hyflex equipped?

Probably! The Registrar's office has published the locations for each of your classrooms. Course room assignments are visible in the Courselist on Xpress.  

To see whether your classroom is Hyflex equipped (as well as its current installation status), you can check this spreadsheet (sign in with a malone.edu account required). Let us know right away if you have questions about your particular classroom[s].

Help! I have a special technology need so that I can teach online

Please let the Information Technologies team know right away if you need access to special tech. Here are a couple examples:

1. A student is hearing impaired.
   Response: As a start, use Google Meet with the closed captioning activated.
2. A faculty member needs to prerecord examples or perform an experiment live in a synchronous meeting.
   Response: use either an existing document camera (we have several on campus) or a smartphone mounted overhead to record the video. iPads are also available for checkout from the IT Help Desk which have articulated tripods

We are sure there are other examples of activities that need translation into an online (or semi-online) experience. Please let us know so we can make recommendations that will help you meet your teaching objectives!