Please read through this guidance to understand whether an ISLA room is the best choice for your module. ISLA rooms are designed for small-group interactive teaching, primarily for when lecturers and some students are attending in-person, and some students are attending online. Please consider whether this technology is the best option for your teaching before choosing to book an ISLA room.
Lecture Capture/Echo LiveStream: Lecture Capture is a system that allows you to make automatic recordings of your lectures or presentations and it can also stream lectures/presentations live without having to set up a camera, microphone or other recording equipment. The livestream option can be chosen during the booking process.
Echo360 is used to process and manage Lecture Capture recordings. You can choose which inputs you would like to record which include:
Use Lecture Capture if your teaching is:
You can use either DALI or Legacy rooms for this kind of teaching. DALI rooms are fitted with a range of technology including new teaching podiums and have both lecture capture/livestreaming capabilities.
Livestream rooms are most suitable for larger group teaching. They are DALI rooms which have been upgraded with additional ceiling microphones. This allows in-person student discussions/queries to be heard by those livestreaming or watching lecture capture recordings. Livestream rooms are more suitable for live streaming than standard DALI rooms as audience participation can be heard by those online. They do not, however, provide the same level of student interaction as ISLA rooms.
Use Livestream if your teaching:
