A Hy-Flex Classroom is a classroom equipped with cameras, mics, and screen to provide in-person classroom experience to students virtually connecting through Zoom. Many classrooms are in the process of becoming Hy-Flex rooms by the end of Summer 2021. Technology Support's goal is for all classrooms to become Hy-Flex rooms by the end of 2022.
What is included in a Hy-Flex Classroom?
All rooms have a minimum of the following (based on the size of the room):
2 HD cameras with the ability to pan, tilt, and zoom options
4 microphones to capture the instructor and student voice
4 ceiling speakers
Touch screen monitor
Updated podium control panel to choose camera shots
Additional updates being made in the Hy-Flex Classrooms:
IMT is in the process of installing a switch in each Hy-Flex classroom to allow control of the room cameras and microphones when the instructor is using a laptop as the source device. This will allow the room cameras and microphones to show in the video and audio options in the virutal meeting application (ex. Zoom). Then the room equipment can be manipulated by the touch control panel on the podium.
Rooms indicated in the campus listings below with an * have had the switch device installed.
A Classroom Tech Quick Reference and a Classroom Tech User Guide for rooms with a switch can be found below under Helpful Tips and Resources.
Helpful tips and resources
Watch the Hy-Flex Classroom Overview video (see right).
Make sure your Zoom session is scheduled.
Make sure you are using the classroom podium to start your meeting. If you are in a room without a switch device, you must be using the classroom podium in order for the cameras to capture your Zoom meeting.
