A well-equipped Smart Classroom consisting of the newest devices related to smart learning aspects is now handed to the Transportation Engineering Division, Civil Engineering Department of the University of Moratuwa, funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. The classroom specifically promotes visual learning using smart technology devices such as an Interactive whiteboard, a Smart Podium and Motion Sensor Cameras. It facilitates carrying out lecture sessions smoothly for both in-class and online participants simultaneously with many teacher-assisting functions. The Smart Interactive Board consists of a completely interactive screen with many inbuilt tools that could be used in explaining concepts, drawing graphs and images, annotating hand notes onscreen, and highlighting required sections in a lecture slide. The Smart Podium consists of an inbuilt computer with advanced features to directly connect lecture materials along with microphones suited for in-class and online lecturing and focus cameras for exhibiting physical articles and book sections onscreen. The whole classroom is recorded through a motion sensor camera which detects the movements of the lecturer, giving clear visuals to distant participants. This Smart Classroom can accommodate up to 35 students, and it can be further expanded to provide visuals and have interactive sessions connecting with remote classrooms. Several demonstration sessions on these newly installed devices were conducted, and additional sessions are yet to be carried out to acquaint the department lecturers with all the features provided by the system.
