Introduction to MAGPI/Internet2

Heather Weisse

MAGPI Applications Coordinator

What is Internet2?• The Research and Education Network

for the United States of America

• Led by 207 research universities

• Close collaborations with government: NIH, NSF, NLM, NASA, to name only a few

• An organization that serves academic and technology needs at all levels of education

• A venue that brings together academics and scientists from all over the world

Internet2 K20 Initiative

• Connect and engage K-12s, museums, libraries, science and cultural centers, aquariums, community colleges, etc.

• Increased opportunities for joint funding, collaboration with Higher ed, student attraction, enhanced learning and education

Sponsored Education

Group Participants

K20 National Growth

Organization Total - 9/02 Total - 5/04

K12 Schools/Orgs 7,173 23,388

Community Colleges

551 594

Four Year Colleges and Universities

526 852

Public Libraries 1,482 2,360

Museums, Zoos, Aquariums and

Science Centers

102 74

Grand Total 9,834 27,268

TODAY

40,167

677

1,002

3,325

128

46,226

International Advanced Networks

What is MAGPI?What is MAGPI?

MAGPI is a regional aggregation point for Internet2. We serve the Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey research and education communities.

Our mission? To introduce new technologyTo collaboratively develop new applications with our subscribersTo make access to these technologies and applications economical and sustainable

MAGPI Member Snapshot• Arcadia University• Capital Area IU • Carbon Lehigh IU• Chester County IU• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia• Center for Advancing Partnerships in

Education (CAPE)• Delaware County IU• DeSales University • Fox Chase Cancer Center• The Franklin Institute• IUs 8/9/10• Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals• Lafayette College • Lehigh Carbon Community College• Lehigh University• Lehigh Valley Hospital

Lincoln IU Mont. Co. Intermediate Unit Mont. Co. Community College National Constitution Center NJEDge.Net – State R&E Network for N.J. Princeton University CERMUSA / St. Francis University Temple University Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital Tuscarora IU University of Delaware University of Pennsylvania University of Scranton Villanova University Widener University

Implications for Teaching and Learning

“Internet2 advanced applications are helping instructors develop new teaching techniques, enhancing the learning experience for students, and extending universities beyond their geographical boundaries. By bringing together learning communities and removing barriers to information retrieval and learning resources—Internet2 applications are changing the way we learn and teach.”

Types of Applications?

• Digital Library Resources

• Remote Instrumentation• Simulations• Videoconferencing

– Class Collaborations– International

Collaborations– Access to Experts– Content Providers/Virtual

Field Trips

Digital Library Sources

• High-Quality: High performance networks allow for better media quality.

• Fast!: Material can be downloaded quickly.• Real Time: Learning objects can be manipulated in

real time. • Easy Access: Digital libraries are easily accessible.

National Science Digital Library

Research Channel University Channel

bigger, better, real-time…

• Real Instruments: Students can manipulate advanced scientific instruments in real time.

• Promotes Inquiry: Remote instrumentation provides real world exposure and real world contexts for inquiry-based learning.

Lehigh University’s Electron Microscope

Virtual Temporal Bone Project

Acadia University’s MusicPath

manipulation across any distance

Remote Instrumentation

Gemini Observatories

Virtual Tour of Gemini Observatory

Simulation

• Immersion: Simulation tools provide immersive experiences for students.

• Engagement: Technology coupled with real-world contexts engages students.

Operation Montserrat

Immersive Segmentation

An Exercise in Hard Choices

reinforcing theory inside the classroom

Simulationdistributed patient simulation

Videoconferencing

• Videoconferencing– Content Providers/Virtual Field Trips – Access to Experts – International Collaborations– Class Collaborations

Breaking geographic barriers…

Why Virtual Field Trips?

• Budget Field Trips: Allows students to “travel” to other areas at minimum or no cost.

• Immersion: Real time audio and video can immerse students - - in another place, culture and/or context

• Curriculum Supplements: Virtual field trips or distance learning events are great curricular supplements/substitutes/enhancements.

• Differentiated Instruction: Distance learning can support differentiated instruction.

Virtual Field Trips: Successful Blended Learning?"Good teachers have always used a

mix of strategies, methods and media to reach their objectives–that’s not new. What is new is that today’s Internet-based tools can facilitate communication, interaction, and collaborative learning in ways that were not possible before. What’s also new is the relative accessibility of digital learning technologies and the ease with which instructors can blend them with classroom resources" (Node, 2003).

Content Providers

Museum of Anthropology & Archeology

Lewis and ClarkCartooning with Blitz

Cleveland Institute of Music

Alaska Sea Life Center

Vanderbilt Science Careers

a sampling…

Content Providerswhere to find them…

MAGPI Programshttp://www.magpi.net/programs/index.html

Offered more than 72 different programs during the 05-06 Academic Year. FREE

Internet2 K20 Community/Databasehttp://k20.internet2.edu

Part of the Internet2 K20 Initiative “Matchmaking Service” for K20 Community. All projects use Internet2.

CILC Databasehttp://www.cilc.org

Search for Virtual Field Trips and find collaborative partners using a variety of fields. Database includes both Internet2 and Commodity Internet Projects. Teachers can rate project.

Bring authors into the classroom!

Unique, interactive sessions that are customized for

specific grade levels

Space Weather Action Center

An interdisciplinary, multi-session

videoconference project with NASA scientists involving

space weather monitoring.

Promoting tolerance and social activism through Holocaust Education

November 16, 2006 – January

17, 2006

A rich, engaging multi-media journey through the human

body! Student explore the

intricacies of the Immune System, as

well as the devastating affects

of HIV/AIDS.

First Friday of Every Month

50 sites. 50 individual readings.

One videoconference event.

September 15, 2006

Access to Experts• Make complex concepts

accessible: Students can explore complex concepts with experts.

• Beyond theory: Experts provide real world connections for theory.

• Voice of Authority: Students hear directly from the “experts”

Virtual Surgery

anytime, anywhere…

Pasteur Institute & Lafayette College

Lenni Basso/Group Motion Collaboration

International Collaborations

• Language: They provide real-world contexts for second language practice.

• Exchange: Events promote cultural empathy, understanding and exchange.

• Preparation: International encounters help prepare students for a global society.

Language & Culture Exchange

bring the world to your students…

Penn Literacy-Dublin Project

International CollaborationsMegaconference Jr.

Class-to-Class Collaborations

• Flexibility – the event can be tailored to exact curricular needs.

• Authentic Learning - Student to student interactions can be very powerful.

• Engagement - The technology is especially engaging for visual and auditory learners.

Virtual Reading Group

Descent into the Underworld

Create your own I2 adventure…

Alex’s Lemonade Stand

Video Clip

What is “Backward Design?”

Identify desired results for your

class unit.

Determine Acceptable Evidence

Plan learning experiences &

instruction

Adapted from Wiggins, G. and J. McTighe. (1998) Understanding by Design. Columbus: Merrill Prentice Hall

Evaluate Technology

Needs

Types of VC Technology

• Room-based Systems

• Desktop Endpoints

• Advanced Video (i.e. DVTS)

• Integrated/E-Learning Learning Platforms

Tech Teaching Tools

• Software: You can show images from any computer device, provided you have the ability to send those images through your video codec (may need special hardware)

• Document Camera

• Collaboration Technology

How to find a collaborative partner

MAGPI Programshttp://www.magpi.net/collaboration.html

Collaboration Request – Regional projects are published to a listserv; We work to assist in finding international partners

Internet2 K20 Community/Databasehttp://k20.internet2.edu

Part of the Internet2 K20 Initiative “Matchmaking Service” for K20 Community. All projects use Internet2.

CILC Collaboration Centerhttp://www.cilc.org

Find collaborative partners using a variety of fields. Database includes both Internet2 and Commodity Internet Projects.

Internet2 Universities

How to find a collaborative partnerListservs…

Megaconference Jr. Listservhttp://www.magpi.net/collaboration.html

International listserv, includes mostly IP and I2 projects

Videoconferencing Collaboration Collage:http://wwwww.kn.sbc.com/wired/vidconf/ed1vidconf.html

National listserv – includes ISDN, IP and I2 projects

K12 VC Listserv http://neirtec.terc.edu/k12vc/forward/listserv.cfm

National listserv – includes ISDN, IP and I2 projects

Craft a Program Pitch

• Who: Who are you? • What: What are you trying to accomplish? What is

your target audience? What are you asking for?• When: When would you like this project to take place

(proposed date/time or range of dates/times)? • Resources: What resources are you looking for your

collaborative partner to contribute? What would they need in order to participate? (If they need H.323 videoconferencing capabilities, say it!)

• The selling point: Why should this potential partner collaborate with you? What’s in it for them?

Large Group Discussion

Best Practices? What Do We Need to Think About When

Planning an IVC?

Things to consider with your colleagues:

CONTENT PLAN

PARTICIPANT RESPONSIBILITIES

COMMUNICATION PLAN

TECHNICAL PLAN

EVALUATION PLAN

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Planning an Interactive Videoconference

Collaboration

Exercise in Planning Collaborations

• What is a learning objective(s) of a unit/idea/curriculum area that I will be teaching?

• What will evidence understanding of the learning objective(s)?

• What videoconference-based learning experience can students participate in that will help them achieve the learning objective(s)?

• Who do I need to collaborate with? How will I find that collaborative partner?

• What types of technology/materials will I need?• What might a working agenda be for the

videoconference event?

Support Strategies

• K20 User Group and Virtual Forums http://www.magpi.net/k20network.html

• Tri-State Database/National Database • Collaboration Request http://www.magpi.net/collaboration.html

• K20 Newsletter • Internet2 Commons Subscription• Training

– Videoconferencing/I2 Commons Training http://www.magpi.net/vctraining.html

– Curriculum Integration/Professional Development http://www.magpi.net/programs/curriculumintegration.html

Series of 2 hour professional development events via videoconference.

•Introduction to MAGPI/Internet2 - What are MAGPI/Internet2 applications? What are the implications for teaching and learning

•Videoconferencing: Best Practices and Virtual Field Trips

•Videoconferencing: Planning Interactive Videoconference Collaborations

•Using Digital Libraries and Digital Sources

•Virtual Reality and Gaming in Education

Innovation & Creativity

The world is but a canvas to the imagination.

- Henry David Thoreau

Contact Information

Contact Info:

Heather WeisseApplications Coordinator

hweisse@magpi.net215-573-6417