Distance Education Classrooms

Distance education classrooms on the main campus facilitate live remote instruction through UNM Zoom on the classroom computer.  These classrooms enable instructor and participant interaction, with the   option to make video recordings of sessions for students to review.  

We have three types of Distance Education Classrooms: 

Faculty: 

Tips for in-person teaching for students attending class through Zoom. 

■ Standard Classroom:  

• A simple approach to connect instruction to remote participants with the instructor’s option to record sessions for students to review.  

Classroom Technology includes:  

• UNM Zoom is available on Lectern PC to connect classroom with remote participants. 

• UNM Zoom offers instructors the options to: 
  • Share content from the PC with online participants  
  • Record sessions for students to review 

• One camera pointed toward the front of the classroom through the Lectern PC, allows remote participants to see the instructor. 
• Camera pre-sets and motion controls can change the camera’s view of instructor or front of the classroom.  
• Ceiling microphones can capture audio from the instructor podium or the front third of the classroom. 
• Ceiling speakers play the audio from PC and remote participants on Zoom.   
• A document camera on the lectern can display free-hand notes, documents or artifacts. 
• User guide documentation is placed on the lectern. 

 Faculty Standard Classroom User Guide: 

•  Standard Classroom Camera and Microphone Quick Reference Guide  

Listing of Distance Education Standard Classrooms:  
 
■ HyFlex Classroom: 

The Hyflex classroom offers enhanced real-time interaction between instructor, remote participants and classroom audience through two sets of cameras and video monitors.  

This classroom design effectively connects instruction to remote participants with the instructor’s option to record sessions for students to review.   

• Classroom Technology includes: 
  • UNM Zoom is available on Lectern PC to connect classroom with remote participants. 
  • UNM Zoom offers instructors the options to: 
    • Share content from the PC with online participants. 
    • Record sessions for students to review. 

• Two cameras controlled through the Lectern PC, allow remote participants to see the instructor or classroom audience. 
  • One camera is pointed toward the front of the classroom, allowing remote participants to see the instructor. 
  • The second camera is pointed towards the classroom audience. 

• Camera selection, pre-sets and motion controls can change the cameras’ view of instructor, front of the classroom or the class audience.  

• Two video monitors show the extended desktop or second monitor on the PC 
  • Front monitor faces the classroom audience  
  • Back monitor faces the instructor 
  • These monitors may display the Zoom gallery of participants for face-to face interaction  

• Ceiling microphones capture audio from the instructor podium and the front third of the classroom. 
• Ceiling speakers play the audio from PC and remote participants on Zoom.   
• A document camera on the lectern can display free-hand notes, documents or artifacts. 
• User guide documentation is placed on the lectern.  

• HyFlex Classroom Displays and Camera Controls Guide 
• HyFlex Classroom Reference Guide 

■ Large Lecture Hall: 
Lecture Halls are designed with stadium seating and voice amplification to fill the large space. Questions from the audience should be repeated by the lecturer so lecture hall audience and remote the participants can hear the questions.  

The lecture hall’s distance education technology connects instruction to remote participants with the instructor’s option to record sessions for students to review. 

Lecture Hall Technology includes:  

• UNM Zoom is available on Lectern PC to connect classroom with remote participants. 
• UNM Zoom offers instructors the options to: 
  • Share content from the PC with online participants  
  • Record sessions for students to review 
• Two or three cameras controlled through the Lectern PC, allow remote participants to see the instructor or lecture hall audience.
  • One or two cameras are pointed toward the front of the classroom, allowing remote participants to see the instructor. 
  • An additional camera is pointed towards the lecture hall audience. 
• Camera selection, pre-sets and motion controls can change the camera’s view of instructor or front of the lecture hall audience.  
• A wireless microphone needs to be checked out to the instructor prior to the class session  

• Ceiling speakers play the audio from PC and remote participants on Zoom.   
• A document camera on the lectern can display free-hand notes, documents or artifacts. 
• User guide documentation is placed on the lectern.  

• Large Lecture Hall Camera and Microphone Quick Reference Guide 
• Tips for teaching a class with mixed in-person and remote participation.