AV supplier company, Kramer has transformed teaching and learning at John Abbott College in Quebec by implementing connected AV over IP solutions that expand classroom capabilities.
To address growing student enrollment and space constraints, the institution developed a classroom complex through Canadian integration partner AVI-SPL in collaboration with Kramer, establishing a benchmark for scalable and user-friendly learning environments.
With a campus area of 1,600 acres, John Abbott College is an English-language public college located in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, near the western tip of the Island of Montreal.
Completed in just four months, 32 prefabricated units were installed to form Maple Hall, housing 13 state-of-the-art classrooms designed to adapt to the evolving needs of educators and students alike.
This design enables any source to be routed to any display across classrooms or even campus-wide, opening the door to more interactive and collaborative teaching methods.
“Technology should enhance the lesson, not interrupt it,” said Ryan Forster, Coordinator of End User Experience at John Abbott College. “That’s what Kramer helped us achieve.Instructors walk in and everything just works. They can focus on teaching, not on technology.”
For both audio and video, the system supports real-time flexibility, allowing instructors to:
“This is more than an AV upgrade,” Forster added. “It’s a long-term investment in how we teach and learn. We’re no longer locked into single-purpose rooms. If a classroom needs to serve a different course tomorrow or scale up for a guest speaker, we can do that without new infrastructure.”
Jesse Gadon, Kramer VP of Sales, North America, concluded: “We are delighted to have supported John Abbott College with this project. At its heart, Kramer technology is about improving and enhancing people’s lives, and it’s fantastic to see students enjoying the benefit of smart simplicity and seamless integration.”
