Law School Technology Services

Law classrooms are fully set up for complete lecture capture, including built-in HD cameras and teaching tables equipped with Smart Podium monitors and computer audio/video capture hardware. They feature built-in projectors and projection screens, lapel microphones, a standing podium microphone, and ceiling microphones for full capture of both the lecturer and the students’ questions and responses. We also have teleconferencing and videoconferencing hardware, connections for laptops, and assisted listening devices in most classrooms.

The classroom PCs and any computers plugged into the room system are recorded including when the projector is muted, when the system is engaged. Please do not access personal emails or any other accounts on our computers, and please shut down the room system if you must view sensitive data before or after a class.

Please send in all recording requests at least twenty-four hours in advance. We cannot guarantee that a recording will be created for requests that are not sent within that window.

Law AMS is capable of recording almost all classrooms and most events which take place in the Law building, using either the classrooms’ built-in cameras or HD camcorders. For lecture and classroom recordings, we can record both the room itself and the program audio/video (which plays from your computer).

For members of the BU School of Law faculty and staff:

• Please contact us directly at lawav@bu.edu with the details of the event you’d like recorded (see “Requisition/Distribution of Recordings”).

For all others, including students:

• If you’d like a lecture or group of lectures recorded, please contact your professor or their department’s program coordinator and ask them to request a recording.
• If you’d like a student event or other event recorded which is taking place in the Law building, please contact the Student Affairs Office to discuss. Student Affairs staff will make the request if approved.
• If you’re receiving a disabilities accommodation and haven’t been directed to speak with the Student Affairs Office, please contact them as soon as possible so your needs for the semester can be met.

Recordings are distributed via Echo360 online streaming. We recommend that you use the Mozilla Firefox browser with an up-to-date installation of Adobe Flash Player. Google Chrome is also acceptable. Echo360 is not guaranteed to work with Safari, Microsoft Edge, or Internet Explorer.

Recordings are distributed two ways:

Most commonly, access will be granted on echo360.org. Log in with your BU username and Kerberos password in order to view recordings. Use the tabs on the left side of the page to switch between courses where you’ve received permission to view all recordings and individual recordings that have been ‘shared with you’.

Professors and lecturers may elect to have recordings posted to their course’s Blackboard Learn page; recordings will show up in the course’s left navigation menu under “Recorded Lectures.” Please note that the existence of a Recorded Lectures area does not guarantee that your professor will provide access to any or all recordings. Please check with them or with Law AMS for confirmation.

For all recording requests, please include as much of the following information as possible:

• Date, time, room number
• For lectures: Course number (JD701, TX901, etc.); course name optional
• How/To whom you would like the recording distributed
• Whether you’ll need any additional media support

Please make sure to reserve a room and send in support requests at least two days in advance.
We provide media services for all LAW events occurring in the Sumner M. Redstone Building and in the law tower during regular business and class hours. Please feel free to contact us if:

• You’ll be using the classroom computer or projection equipment, and you’d like assistance or training in setting up the room and/or your equipment.
• Your reserved space lacks a projector, computer, or speakers, and you’d like to reserve equipment.
• You’d like to know what equipment is available in your reserved space and how to utilize it.

For non-Law-sponsored events and for weekend events, Law AMS may provide media services for a fee. If your event falls into one of those categories, please contact us as soon as possible for further information.

To schedule a training session on using the classroom technology, please send us an email with an approximate number of people and your availability, and we will schedule a session. Training sessions generally take between twenty and thirty minutes.

The following PDFs are also attached to every teaching table, and serve as a quick guide for using the classroom equipment: Touch Panel – Dual Screen and Touch Panel – Room Controls.