Skip to sub-navigation Skip to content Skip to footer
Status Alerts
Technology Services
  • myVCU
  • Email
  • eLearning
  • Submit a Help Request
    • Home
    • About Us
    • IT Support Center
    • Software Center
    • askIT
    • IT Catalog
      1. Technology Services
      2. askIT
      3. Teaching and Learning
      4. Classroom Technology
      5. Classroom Technology Resources
      6. Audience Microphones

      Audience Microphones

      In our video conferencing intensive spaces, in collaboration with the Schools that use these spaces, we have integrated microphone systems for audience participation.  

      Ceiling Microphones

      Best Practices for Ceiling Microphones

      Because they pick up the sound so effectively, here are a few recommendations when using these ceiling microphones.

      • Keep the Ceiling Mics muted unless the audience is engaged in a conversation that is meant to be included in the teleconference or recording.
      • When CeilingMics are in use, notify the people in the room that they are on and to keep sidebar conversations to a minimum as they will likely be recorded or transmitted to the far site of the teleconference (depending on how the system is being used).  
        •  The new Ceiling Tile style microphone has an added indicator light to help with this.  Red means the mic is muted, Green means the mic is unmuted.

      Pendant Ceiling Microphones

      Suspended from the ceiling strategically around a classroom, these Pendant Ceiling Microphones have been the standard microphone solution for classroom audiences up until the summer of 2019 and are still in use in many classrooms. With mute/unmute controls located at the instructor podium, these microphones provide good pickup of audience conversation speech during teleconferences as well as recorded classroom sessions if desired. 

      Image of standard Pendant Microphone used at VCU

      Locations with Pendant Ceiling Microphones

      MCV Campus

      KMSBVCU Health Sciences Research BuildingPerkinsonSadie Heath CabanissSanger HallSmith
      104/105 200 3121 2008j  B1-020 216
        204     1-044 224
              1-067  
              2-020  
              3-016   
              6-032  
              8-036  
                 

      Monroe Park Campus

      Harris HallHibbs Hall
      2120 (Fall 2021) 5136 (Fall 2021) B-024 (Fall 2021)
      2122 (Fall 2021) 5162 (Fall 2021) 407 (Fall 2021)
      3103 (Fall 2021) 5163 (Fall 2021)  
      3130 (Fall 2021) 5167 (Fall 2021)  
      3142 (Fall 2021) 5182  
      4153 (Fall 2021)    
      4169 (Fall 2021)    


      Ceiling Tile Style Microphone

      New to VCU in 2019, these Ceiling Tile Style Microphones are very discrete, but provide excellent sound pick for a classroom audience participation response. The mute/unmute controls for Ceiling Microphones are located on the instructor podium.

      Image of a Standard Ceiling Tile Style microphone in use at VCU

       

      Locations with Ceiling Tile Style Microphones

      MCV Campus

      College of Health Professions SmithSadie Heath Cabaniss
      1000 3003 103 (Fall 2021) 1013 (Fall 2021)
      1003 3050    
      1013 4003    
      1050 5000    
      1075 6000    
      2003 6003    
      2019 8030    

      Monroe Park Campus

      MCALC
      1100 (Fall 2021)
      1102 (Fall 2021)
      1104 (Fall 2021)
      1105 (Fall 2021)
      1201 (Fall 2021)
      2107 (Fall 2021)

      Push To Talk Student Microphones

      Spaces with Push to Talk microphones provide one microphone for every two students. These microphones are muted by default but can be unmuted by pushing the button on the microphone itself.   There are 2 basic styles available in the following Central Classrooms.

      Note: The Push to Talk microphone capability was added by the School of Pharmacy and School of Nursing respectively. 

      MCV Campus

      Smith 103 
      Image of push to talk mic versions one. This style of Microphone is available in Smith 103, School of Pharmacy.

       

      Sadie Heath Cabaniss 1011 
      Image of push to talk mic version 2. This style of Push to Talk microphone is available in Sadie Heath Cabaniss, School of Nursing room 1011.
      • Virginia Commonwealth University
      • Division of Administration
      • Technology Services
      • 701 W. Broad St., Box 843059
      • Richmond, VA 23284
      • Phone: (804) 828-2227
      • Privacy | Accessibility | Webmaster
      • Updated: 04/23/2021
      Knowledge Base A-Z
      • A
      • B
      • C
      • D
      • E
      • F
      • G
      • H
      • I
      • J
      • K
      • L
      • M
      • N
      • O
      • P
      • Q
      • R
      • S
      • T
      • U
      • V
      • W
      • X
      • Y
      • Z
      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • YouTube
      • Instagram