Ford, Cox & Kyle Classrooms

Use

The Ford, Cox and Kyle Classrooms are three of W&M's premier teaching and learning spaces. They were designed as incubator classrooms with flexibility and experimentation in mind. The furniture and displays can all be moved to best suit the use of the space. Below are a few example configurations for the Cox Classroom:

All classrooms are part of the Reeder Media Center on the ground floor of Swem, and are available primarily to support the following:

Library Instruction
Library meetings and events
Library staff training and development
Faculty teaching and experimentation in collaboration with librarians

Equipment and Features

The maximum seating capacity of the Ford Classroom is 50 persons, 20 persons for the Cox Classroom and 17 persons for the Kyle Classroom.
The classrooms are equipped with Blu-ray player, Mac and Windows-based computers, and campus cable TV.
The classrooms are equipped with wireless projection capability via Crestron Air Media.
The classrooms are official Zoom Rooms and are equipped with cameras and microphones for videoconferencing.
The mobile lecterns (in the Ford and Cox) are wired to receive input from a laptop, MAC or PC or mobile device (with HDMI/VGA adapter).
The classroom furniture should be restored to its original configuration at the end of the session.
Media desk staff is available to provide general support for events in the room during Media desk operating hours.

Scheduling the Classrooms

Library instruction takes priority in scheduling throughout the semester. Any other library-sponsored event, or course-based screenings may be scheduled during this time, but is subject to rescheduling up to 7 days in advance of the planned event to accommodate instructional sessions. Scheduling requests should be sent to External Relations.

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Allow time for setting up the room and cleaning up ( for example, 30 minutes prior to and after the event).
Reservation requests should be made at least 7 days in advance
Reservation requests will be addressed within 48 hours of receipt