'Huddle rooms' in Aderhold help students connect with technology
Featuring collaborative technologies available in a majority of classrooms in Aderhold Hall, including wireless screen-sharing devices and interactive whiteboards, the “huddle rooms” on the second floor equip students with the tools they need to excel in their field as future educators, while simultaneously serving as a meeting space for breakout sessions and interviews.
“Adding technologies that are already used in our classrooms can help students become more familiar with these tools,” said Ralph Knapp, director of the Office of Information Technology in the College of Education. “Not only are we giving students the resources to work together, but we’re also providing those who are going to be teaching a space to practice, so they feel comfortable going into a classroom with technology.”
Each huddle room seats up to six students and contains two movable tables, a flat panel Smartboard, a SmartKapp whiteboard capture device, and a Mersive Solstice Pod for wireless screen sharing.