Friday, February 6, 2015

EASL LITE

Here is one idea for turning a classroom space into an EASL space without spending a fortune.  The room seats 36 comfortably
EASL LITE
EASL LITE

The tables are flexible but work best when sitting in groups.  We are sticking with the Steelcase Node chairs because of the flexibility in color and the comfort for the relatively short periods of time folks are spending in them.  With glass boards around the room, everyone has a space to collaborate.
individual table
Individual table in the EASL LITE

teaching station
Teaching station with sharable display






Because we are not getting wiring to all the tables (power in particular), the room not only becomes more versatile but also costs considerably less.  As we are seeing an increasing number of iOS and Mac OS devices in student hands, we opted for Apple TVs that folks can connect to via AirPlay - not all students will have that kind of device but enough to allow for collaboration and sharing.







With two large displays, everyone has a good viewing angle, and the instructor still has a traditional computer with familiar software and/or the ability to connect a laptop via HDMI.

teaching station controls
Control buttons for teaching station












So far so good -- though today I saw a really cool in the floor power solution -- but that is for another post.



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