Lancaster University advances the education of the future focused on collaboration

In the School of Management, a room has been redesigned that can accommodate up to 35 Students at five workstations. And in the center of the installation have been implemented Panasonic TH-43LFE8 screens of 43 Inch, together with Kramer Via Connect Pro wireless hubs. In the installation the lectern has been preserved, a Panasonic PT-RZ570 projector and AMX control system.

Lancaster University's School of Management is constructing a new building complex and it will not be completed until 2019, Meanwhile, it is rethinking the distribution of its classrooms. In addition to looking for ways to increase the technological equipment of the center.

The university wanted to find a collaborative solution, But it had to be integrated into the existing educational space, Keeping the current lectern, a projector (Panasonic PT-RZ570) and the control system AMX.

"We have looked at various wireless presentation options for some time.. The general opinion is that students' expectations are changing and that the possibility of offering a more active and personalized learning experience will be, in the future, an important aspect in the way the lessons are delivered", comments David Neal, coordinator of the educational space in Lancaster.

Working closely with integrator Pure AV, The result has been a room that can accommodate up to 35 Students at five workstations. And in the center of the installation have been implemented Panasonic TH-43LFE8 screens of 43 Inch, along with wireless hubs Kramer Via connect Pro. This distribution allows students to easily work in groups and connect to the screen with their own devices, whether laptops, tablets or mobile phones.

With this solution, Collaboration is encouraged as students can work together and share files instantly between team members, displaying the contents of your device on the screen. The Kramer Via allows the user to continue accessing the web when connected to the network to mirror the screen of their device. An important requirement for the School of Management and an aspect that other options studied by the University had not been able to solve.

With its slim edge and compact design, Screens help viewers focus on the image displayed. The LFE8 series supports a total of 59 Different input signals, which makes it ideal for this collaborative workspace and meetings, where content can be used in a variety of different formats.

The system offers, Both teacher and students, Lots of flexibility and lots of options for managing and displaying content. The current room control system has been maintained and the new Kramer Via collaboration system has been added, offering connectivity for wireless devices. Local supply switching and display control, for his part, are achieved using a control pad for the AMX button.

To help users navigate the system, Desktops are color-coded. The dashboard has a dedicated collaboration page and is programmed to ensure that the room user can select and share content on screens with a few pushes of a button..

Users can also grab content from group screens and display it on the main projector for everyone to see., creating a flexible system to display and compare work with the rest of the group.

The University is planning future facilities based on the same layout and will soon install a second.

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