JetStream (Alexander Library Room 404)
JetStream (Joint Experimental Teaching Space for Transdisciplinary REseArch Methods)
The purpose of the JetStream is to provide a space that catalyzes interdisciplinary learning and advanced research methods. It will be used to host workshops, discussions, trainings, and presentations that blur boundaries (between presenter and participant, between disciplines, between methodologies) to enable rapid and fast-moving thoughts, in the metaphorical spirit of its namesake. JetStream events will be high-level but open to all of the Rutgers Community, listed on the Libraries Events page, and frequently co-sponsored and co-hosted with other Rutgers departments and units to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration.
As a physical space, the JetStream is designed for active and dynamic learning, being a space that can be reconfigured for multiple learning styles and functions.
The JetStream is furnished with 10 trapezoidal tables, a shape that easily adapts to seating configurations for many group sizes, along with 24 chairs. All furniture is on wheels so that the setup can be changed quickly. Two large and bright (75”) 4K monitors provide presentation space. Each monitor can be connected to wirelessly by anyone in the room thanks to the two Solstice pods. Three power towers and three glass whiteboards, also on wheels, complement the environment. It is expected that the majority of participants will BYOD (“bring your own device”) to events, but four MacBook Pro laptops are available for lending as well.
