Digital studios

MacLaurin D211 is a 31-station digital studio on the second floor of the MacLaurin in the causeway between the A and D wings. It's available for course instruction and student drop-in.

All stations are dual-boot to Windows and Mac OS. In addition to printing and scanning services, this studio houses a wide screen interactive whiteboard (SMARTboard).

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• 30 student + 1 instructor stations.
• 27" iMacs (2013), Intel Core i7, 16 GB RAM.
• Dual-boot to Mac OS 10.10.6 or Windows 7.
• Full list of software. (See "Software".)
• Specialty software currently installed: n/a.
• Printers: Black & White and Colour. Stations are setup to print to MacD211, MacD282, and Curriculum Library printers.
• Projector: Sharp XG-C55X ceiling-mounted.
• SMARTBoard 600i.
• Scanner: 17x11 inch large format

MacLaurin D282 is a 31-station digital studio on the second floor of the MacLaurin in the D wing. It's available for course instruction and student drop-in.

All stations are dual-boot to Windows and Mac OS. The room has both printing and scanning services.

Map to studio locations.

• 30 student + 1 instructor stations.
• 21.5" iMacs (2011), Intel Core Duo, 4 Gb RAM.
• Dual-boot to Mac OS 10.11 or Windows 7.
• Printers: N-up (black and white but handles PDF files better) in lab. Stations are setup to print to MacD211, MacD282 and Curriculum Library printers.
• Projector: NEC NP3250W ceiling-mounted.
• Whiteboards
• Scanner: Epson 4990

MacLaurin A323 is an 10-station digital studio on the third floor of the MacLaurin A-wing for drop-in, small group and long-term project work.

All stations are dual-boot to either Windows or Mac OS. The room is not bookable but used on a first come, first served basis.

This drop-in/project room is accessible only with an activated OneCard even during regular office hours.  Drop by MacD209 to activate your OneCard for the Education Labs.

• 10 student stations.
• Mix of 20" (2009) Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 Gb RAM and 27" iMacs (2011), Intel Core Duo, 4 Gb RAM.
• Dual-boot to either Mac OS 10.11 or Windows 7.
• Analog-to-digital audio recording/conversion station to digitize tape and live audio.
• Analog-to-digital video conversion station.
• Printers: none but stations are setup to print to MacD211, MacD282 and Curriculum Library printers.
• Excellent space for small-group and long-term projects. Contact us for more information on setting up for special projects.
• This drop-in/project room is accessible with an Education swipe card 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week.

Mckinnon 070 is a 17-station digital studio on the ground floor (by the squash court) of the Mckinnon building.

It's available for course instruction and student drop-in. All stations are dual-boot to Windows and Mac OS. This studio offers specialized software for sports and performance analysis.

• 16 student + 1 presentation stations.
• 27" iMacs (2013), i7 CPU, 2 Gb video, SSD hard drive, 16 Gb RAM.
• Dual-boot to Mac OS 10.11 or Windows 7.
• Specialty software: DartFish Video Analysis.
• Projectors: 2 - SMARTBoard 800 with built-in ultra-short throw projector; widescreen VDP attached to presentation station with RCA hookups for gaming equipment.
• Not available for drop-in use except for ccourse/lab organized times. Contact your instructor.

The Faculty of Education supports 4 mobile lab carts (2 Windows and 2 Mac carts) each with 16 laptops.

The carts come fully loaded with our digital studio software and there are a wide variety of available peripherals for loan including scanners, headsets, digital cameras, digital video cameras, extra wireless nodes, and a printer.

See our access page for online booking and our studio resources page for more details on available hardware.