Renovations to LL 228

Project Overview

LL 228 will see a substantial renovation this winter in order to support more active and collaborative forms of teaching, learning, discovery, and creation. The renovated room will feature a more flexible layout, with tables on wheels and six (6) wall-mounted TV screens. The primary layout of the room will be as a pod-based active learning classroom (see image below), but it can also be used as flexible event and presentation space. The six screens in the room can be configured to project the same content as the instructor’s station, or they can project content independently of each other. The technology in the room will closely resemble what the students will experience in the active learning classrooms and collaborations spaces in the new Anteater Learning Pavilion.

Current LL 228 (October 2018)

Room LL 228

Current layout:

  • 5 fixed rows with immovable tables
  • 28 fixed desktop computers
  • One screen along the short wall furthest from doors

Challenges with current layout:

  • Screen visibility is poor
  • Inflexible layout limits types of instruction possible in the room
  • Space is not multi-purpose
  • Students frequently interrupt instruction to use back row computers to print

Future LL 228 (Coming January 2019)

New room LL 228

Room layout:

  • Twelve movable tables configured primarily into 6 "pods"
  • 6 wall-mounted TV's for each pod
  • One screen along the long wall closest to LL 229
  • 6 whiteboards (not pictured)
  • Capacity of 48 students, with added chairs
  • Ability to remove tables (and/or chairs) from room easily, making the space available for other types of events or presentations

Technology:

  • 6 TV's can project the same content as the instructor's screen via HDMI
  • 6 TV's can also be used independently of each other and the instructor's screen, enabling collaboration and active learning
  • 6 whiteboards (not pictured)
  • 24 Chromebooks available from the Langson Checkout Desk (in addition to 12 laptops from the kiosk)

Project Timeline

  • September - ongoing
  • December 17, 2018
    • Construction begins on LL 228
  • December 18, 2018
    • LL 228 Policy Review session 1 (10:00am, LL 570)
  • December 19, 2018
    • LL 228 Policy Review session 2 (3:00pm, SL 104)
  • January 3, 2019
    • LL 228 Training session 1 (1:00pm, LL 228)
  • January 4, 2019
    • LL 228 Training session 2 (2:00pm, LL 228)

FAQs

They will be redeployed in other locations in the library. Some will replace aging (8+ years old) public desktop computers.
There are quick print stations on the counters across from the Express Check Out machines, and patrons can use any of our other desktops in the library, or use our wireless print service.
Many students have their own laptops or devices, and are bringing them to class already. For the students who don't have a device, we will offer our laptop and Chromebook checkout service right next to the classroom. Information literacy instruction can take many forms, several of which do not involve each student using a standard computer. In the event that a traditional computer classroom is needed, the MRC still offers two classrooms with desktop computers and an instructor's station.
UCI Librarians will be using this room to provide instruction on library research and information literacy to various classes.

UCI faculty who would like to request library instruction for their class should contact their subject librarian, or can submit their request via this form: https://www.lib.uci.edu/instruction-request-form