Smart Classrooms: Architectural Requirements and Deployment Issues

This paper provides an architectural classification of smart classrooms and discusses the types of technologies used in their implementation. It examines the methodologies being used to make distance learning an exciting experience and as effective as the traditional classroom type education. Furthermore, the paper shows how commonly used smart classroom settings can be extended to a model where a single local class can simultaneously cater to the needs of multiple remote classrooms and presents a workable solution to some of the technical challenges of the model from a practical utilization aspect. It also shows how some of the inherent challenges of the existing smart classroom systems are being managed and identifies physical and practical limitations of multiple classroom architectures for a successful remote lecturing environment.