- Within the System Manager module, select the Stations tab.
The list of stations appears.
Stations tab
The dark checkmarks (as opposed to the grayed ones) denote the station assignment (i.e. Hallway, In-room or Additional station).
TYPES OF STATIONS:
Hallway station: serves as a station for the learners, they can use that computer for filling out Pre- and Post-Encounter checklists.
In-room station: computer for the SPs to use for completing the SP-related parts of a case.
Additional station: used for automatic upload of third-party simulator data log; can be used for setting up Get Placard and Today's Activities options.
2. Select a Station assignment checkmark to either assign or retract a station.
3. If the computer in use is not yet added to the system, click the Add This Computer button.
The Station Manager opens where you can add your computer by description and check the type of station you want it to be used as.Station Manager
Computer in use as added station
4. To delete a station from the list, select its checkbox and click Delete.
Decoder
Assigning a decoder to a station facilitates a low-delay display of camera with PTZ functions via a separate monitor.
Setting Up 'Get Placard'
The placard is a function that serves as a replacement for the paper-based information on doors.
To enable the station to display the Get Placard, the following steps need to be concluded:
- On the computer (or iPad) intended to be used for displaying the Placard, log in to LearningSpace.
- On the Stations tab of the System module, click the Add This Computer button, and select the Additional Station checkbox to make the device an additional station. (See above at How to Manage Stations.)
- On the Rooms tab, assign this station as an additional station to the room which the Placard is intended to provide information about. (See details at How to[ Manage Rooms|#_bookmark1].)
Room Settings popup window
When the room where the added one is an additional station is assigned as location of an event of an activity, once the event starts, the GetPlacard link will be available on the Login page. Login page (when conditions of Placard are fulfilled)
When clicking on the link, the following information will be displayed on the screen of the additional station:
- title of activity
- names of current and upcoming learners
- title of case running in that room
- detailed case description (as provided in the relevant field of the Edit Case pop-up window)
- a red dot if any recording is ongoing in the room
Placard page (as appearing on the screen of the Additional Station)
Setting Up 'Today's Activities'
If a device is added to LearningSpace as an Additional Station, the Get Today's Activities link appears on its Login page.
Login page (on the Additional Station)
Clicking it yields the list of all activities that have scheduled event(s) for the day.Today's Activities page (as appearing on the screen of the Additional Station)