Classroom of the Future CMT

Classroom of the Future : 

Classroom of the Future

Direction : 

Direction ‘We are approaching a tipping point in education, and universities who are not today on Education 2.0 might lose out entirely when Education 3.0 hits our shores’ http://www.bangkokpost.com/011008_Database/01Oct2008_data70.php Web 1.0 Web 2.0 is a trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to facilitate creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users. These concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities and hosted services, such as social-networking sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies (the practice of categorising content through tags).

Education Direction : 

Education Direction Education 1.0: is what most of us grew up with. To have knowledge, you have to go to university and listen to a professor, borrow books from the library. The only way to gain knowledge is to be a passive absorber of knowledge. Education 2.0: is about using Web 2.0; about sharing, collaboration, online courses and services. It is about mobility, open content, open technology and, of course, open source. Education 3.0: the professor is no longer a source of knowledge, but a guide. Accreditation comes from a global basis. It is no longer about a university controlling materials that are scarce, but about the students themselves learning and contributing to knowledge.

Visions of the Future : 

Visions of the Future http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o Shift Happens - UK

Clickers Evidence : 

Clickers Evidence Using Clickers in the College Classroom Case Studies showed not only improved class participation but better final results Behavioural evidence: Exam results: Hake did a six-thousand student survey of mechanics data for introductory physics courses, all using a standardised test. Classes using the method of Interactive Engagement achieved on average twice the learning gain than those that did not. Poulis et al., and Crouch & Mazur have both published in journals on their statistically significant increases in exam marks. The former show a near doubling in the pass rate; the latter showed, like Hake, an average 2-fold and at best a 3 fold improvement in learning gain. Attendance: In one case (statistics) attendance increased from about 20 to about 80 (out of 200): a fourfold increase. Retention: At Strathclyde University, first year dropouts in mechanical engineering were nearly eliminated. Presentations and Podcasts illustrate involvement in large classes, small classes, distance learners

Clickers : 

Clickers Input to Powerpoint (demo) Evaluate lecture (using compare slide) Output to Blackboard for review External Evaluation

Tablet PC : 

Tablet PC Presentation Advantages: Face students Convert handwriting to text (demo) Share notes (demo using Onenote, Tablets connected to Touchscreens) Provide copies of notes after class Students could use Onenote or Google Docs

Classroom Presenter : 

Classroom Presenter Share Powerpoint (Video - demo on Touchscreens) View feedback (demo) Pop Quiz (demo)

iTalc : 

iTalc View student work without disruption (demo) Interact with students (demo) Control display (demo)

Touchscreen : 

Touchscreen Tablet connected to touchscreen Control a Powerpoint through touch (demo) Group input through LinQ (demo)

Videoconferencing : 

Videoconferencing Multipoint IP connectivity so can be used to connect to anywhere on Internet

Videostreaming/Podcasting : 

Videostreaming/Podcasting Record lecturer and presentation simultaneously Send to server for retrieval over the Internet (example) Awaiting server Only available in Paisley H322

Web 2.0 : 

Web 2.0 Blackboard wiki/blog Blackboard Facebook integration Blackboard Resources Tab Blackboard Events Tab Yammer Second Life