Learning suites
Learning suites are rooms suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate classes and have either:
- multiple oval or round tables each seating four or five people.
--OR--
- a large board-room style table.
Minimum equipment specifications
All learning suites contain the following installed equipment:
- Data projector
- Networked computer (PC) for the presenter, with USB ports - plug in your own memory stick and/or presentation remote control (such as Keyspan) - you can also log-in to your faculty drive from this computer
- SmartBoard – interactive presentation surface that cannot be written on with ordinary white-board pens
- VCR/DVD combo units (multi-zone) that also play CDs & VCDs (or separate VCR player and DVD/CD player)
- White-boards for presenters and students (generally distributed around the room)
- At least one overhead projector (OHP) - OHP transparencies viewable via document camera where OHP not present
- Wireless coverage.
Additional equipment and user guides
| Room user guide | Image | Capacity | Touch panel | Dual boot Mac mini | Laptop connectivity | Dual data projector | Document camera | Cassette | Swipe card access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 Berkeley St-220 |  |
35 |  |
- | |
- | - | - | |
| 200 Berkeley St-223 [PDF 144kb 3 pages] |
 |
15 | - | - | |
- | - | - | |
| 200 Berkeley St-228 [PDF 144kb 3 pages] |
 |
15 | - | - | |
- | - | - | |
| 234 Queensberry St-212 |
 |
31 | |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| 234 Queensberry St-G05 |
 |
24 | |
- | |
- | - | - | - |
| 234 Queensberry St-322 |
 |
35 | |
- | |
- | - | - | - |
| 234 Queensberry St-419 |
 |
26 | |
- | |
- | - | - | - |
| 234
Queensberry St-521 [PDF 205kb 4 pages] |
 |
25 | |
- | |
|
- | - | - |
| Alice
Hoy-210 [PDF 216kb 4 pages] |
 |
35 | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
| Alice
Hoy-225 [PDF 230kb 6 pages] |
 |
44 | |
- | |
|
|
- | |
| Alice
Hoy-242 [PDF 349kb 7 pages] |
 |
40 | |
- | |
|
|
- | |
| Arts
Centre-602 [PDF 92kb 4 pages] |
 |
20 | - | - | - | - | - | |
- |
| Room user guide | Image | Capacity | Touch panel | Dual boot Mac mini | Laptop connectivity | Dual data projector | Document camera | Cassette | Swipe card access |
| Cussonia
Court-Room 1 |
 |
50 | |
- | - | - | |
- | - |
| Cussonia
Court-Room 2 |
 |
50 | |
|
- | - | |
- | - |
| Doug
McDonell-711 [PDF 119kb 3 pages] |
 |
36 | - | - | |
- | |
- | - |
| John
Medley-G24 |
 |
25 | |
- | |
- | - | |
- |
You may need the latest version of Acrobat Reader to view these PDF's.
Access arrangements
A security swipe card is needed to enter some learning suites.
Presenters need a "LEC" key to access cupboards/lecterns containing installed multimedia equipment.
If you need a new "LEC" key, please contact your departmental administration support.
Building supervisors will open these spaces in advance of all classes and events that have been pre-booked in the central timetable system. Campus security will perform this function during weekends and evenings, if classes and events are pre-booked in the central timetable system.
To ensure a safe and secure campus for all, Campus Security and building supervisors will decline to open spaces if there is no booking in the central timetable system.
Future plans
We welcome feedback – please email TSS-Feedback@unimelb.edu.au
The capacity of these rooms currently ranges from 15 to 50 students. We consider that 35 is an optimal target size for all new spaces of this type.
We plan to implement easy-to-use control systems in those spaces currently without this functionality. Our service goal is to make it easier for academics and students to use the multimedia equipment for their teaching and learning. These systems will be either touch panel or push button.
- Deploy document cameras to spaces at 234 Queensberry St (during 2009)
- Withdrawal of cassette players from 200 Berkeley St-220 and John Medley-G24 (during 2009)
- Enable laptop connectivity in spaces currently without this functionality (during 2009).