At a Glance

Here’s what to know about booking the MIT Sloan Teaching Studio:

  • The studio is open to the MIT community. All projects must be closely related to teaching and learning.
  • The studio offers four session types: Orientation, Consultation, Recording, and Broadcast. Each has its own booking link (MIT login required).
  • Book at least 3 business days ahead, for any session type.
  • Your first recording or broadcast session requires an in-person orientation. The recording or broadcast session itself takes place at least 3 business days after that orientation.

Who Can Use the Studio

The studio is open to the MIT community and intended primarily for MIT Sloan. All projects must be closely related to teaching and learning. Approval depends largely on who your audience is: the studio is generally used for recordings and broadcasts intended for MIT Sloan students and MIT Sloan Executive Education clients.

  • MIT Sloan faculty and staff can book directly using the links on this page. No approval needed.
  • MIT faculty and staff from outside MIT Sloan are welcome. The booking links on this page require a Sloan account, so start by sending us a note about the purpose and audience of your recording or broadcast session.
  • Presenters from outside MIT can use the studio as long as they are presenting to MIT and MIT Sloan audiences (not to the general public) and someone at MIT makes the booking.
  • MIT Sloan students can use the studio for course-related projects with a faculty sponsor. The sponsor emails the list of participating students to our team at least 3 business days before booking. Student projects start with a Consultation.

If your video or class is for an audience other than MIT Sloan courses and MIT Sloan Executive Education, your request will get a short review from our team each time. We’d rather help you find a path forward than turn you away, so contact us if you’re not sure whether your project qualifies.

Timing to Plan Around

  • Book at least 3 business days ahead. This applies to every session type. There’s no waitlist, so if your preferred slot is taken, pick another available one.
  • Recordings and Broadcasts must start at least 3 business days after your orientation. You can submit your Recording or Broadcast request at any time, even before your orientation is booked.
  • Making a video with our team can take up to 8 weeks. Plan backward from your deadline.

Session Types

Consultation (45 minutes)

An optional planning conversation with the studio team, held over Zoom. This is a good first step if you’re not sure what you need.

Book a Consultation

Orientation (up to 60 minutes)

A hands-on introduction to the studio, required before your first Recording or Broadcast. You’ll try out the equipment, make a test recording, and plan your project with our team. Anyone can book an orientation; no approval needed.

Book an Orientation

Recording (90 minutes)

A studio session to record a video or screencast, with up to 3 takes. Requires a completed orientation.

Book a Recording Session

Broadcast (length varies)

A live class or event taught from the studio via Zoom. Broadcasts can run any length within studio hours. Requires a completed orientation.

Book a Broadcast Session

Tip: Only need audio, like a podcast? MIT AV’s audio production service is a better fit than the studio.

After You Book

You’ll receive a calendar invite right after you book a studio session. That calendar invite is not a booking confirmation. Requests typically take up to 3 business days to confirm; when yours is confirmed, the event title will begin with “CONFIRMED” and our studio policies will be attached to the event.

To cancel or reschedule, use the links at the bottom of your calendar invite. There are no penalties, and you can reschedule at any time. (The new slot still needs 3 business days’ notice.) If you haven’t arrived within 15 minutes of your start time and we haven’t heard from you, we’ll release the session.

Share your materials with the studio team before your session. Send slides as PowerPoint (.pptx) files and scripts as Word (.docx) files. If you’re working with an instructional designer, we strongly recommend sending your materials to them with enough time for you to work together (generally 2-4 weeks in advance). They can review and make suggestions. At least one business day before your session, email your finished materials to our studio team.

You can use your laptop to present in the studio, but USB drives and other personal storage devices can’t be connected to studio equipment.

Getting There

The studio is in room E51-221. Building E51 is at 70 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, at the corner of Wadsworth and Amherst Streets. Standard hours are 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding MIT holidays. Parking is not provided.

Want someone to meet you in the lobby and walk you to the studio? Ask when you book and we’ll be there.

Tip: If your broadcast session begins at 8:00 AM, you’ll arrive at 7:30 AM to prepare and connect with the studio team.

Accessibility

If you have accommodation needs, tell us when you book, or at least 3 business days before your session, and we’ll coordinate with MIT Disability and Access Services as needed.

Questions?

Connect with us by filling out the Audio Visual or Instructional Technology Request Form and selecting Teaching Studio as the primary topic of the consultation.

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