Immersion Lectern
The Immersion Lectern is found in the Immersive Synchronous Lecture Halls. These lecterns can be used for synchronous teaching to a classroom on a different campus (immersion mode) or non-synchronous teaching (local mode). The lectern includes the technology faculty can use to present course materials as well as the touchscreen interface that is used to operate the equipment. The Immersion Lectern includes a lectern and a sidecar. The lectern is a slim, moveable station which can be positioned in the center of the room or moved next to the sidecar. It is height-adjustable and instructors can teach from behind it or move it to the side. The side car contains additional equipment and can also be moved around the front of the room.
For more detailed information about the technology available in the Immersion Lectern, view the sections below. Visit the Synchronous Lecture Hall page for further reading about the Rutgers-New Brunswick classrooms virtually connected through these lecterns.
Features
Available in All Immersion Lectern Rooms
- Mac computer, including:
- a dedicated Internet connection
- two USB ports
- keyboard and mouse
- Whiteboard-Annotation software
- Additional software (see "Lectern Computer Apps" below for full list of software)
- Document camera capable of projecting:
- books, documents, and other objects
- transparencies
- Connections and cables for projecting laptops, phones, or tablets:
- HDMI port and cable
- VGA port and cable
- Solstice wireless display sharing for both instructor and student laptops, phones, and tablets
- Multiple projection, allowing projection of one source on up to six screens located in the front and rear of the room or two different sources on any combination of screens (available only in local mode)
- Wireless lavaliere microphone
- RUWireless
Additional Equipment Available By Request
- 35mm slide projector
- Air Mouse
- Hand-held microphone
- Hand-held trackball mouse
- Microphone stand
- USB hub, allowing users to connect more than two USB devices to the podium
- VCR or international VCR
- Wacom Bamboo Pad
- Webcam and tripod
- Wired lavaliere microphone
- Wireless pen mouse
- Wireless presenter, used to advance slides or control the mouse
Visit the Equipment Request Page for more information and to reserve this equipment.
Other Useful Info
- Workshops
- For hand-on training, consider attending a DCS Technology Training session.
- To learn more about using the podium's Mac computer, look for our Intro to Macs session.
- Apple Adapter Cheat Sheet
Videos, Tutorials, and Instructions
Instructions
Other Useful Info
- Workshops & Consultations
- For hand-on training, consider attending a DCS Technology Training session.
- To learn more about using the podium's Mac computer, look for our Intro to Macs session.
- Teaching in a Synchronous Lecture Hall
- Apple Adapter Cheat Sheet
Classrooms
List of Classrooms Equipped with Immersion Lecterns
Software
List of Apps Available on the Hub Computer
Apps may be opened by selecting them in the dock or by clicking on the blue applications folder and choosing the app from the list. If the DCP does not have software you would like to use in your class, contact us.
- BaiBoard
- Blu-ray Player
- Cisco Webex Meeting
- Eclipse
- EndNote X9
- Firefox
- GarageBand
- GeoGebra
- Google Chrome
- Google Earth
- Hovercam Flex
- iClicker Cloud
- jEdit
- Kaltura
- Keynote
- Lifesize Cloud
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft OneDrive
- Microsoft OneNote
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Word
- Quicktime
- PollEV Presenter
- Prezi Next
- R
- RStudio
- Safari
- Skype
- Solstice
- VLC
- Zoom
