Next Generation Classroom Technologies"

Presentation"IT Expo 2014"

STEM Building"Scheduled to open spring 2016""

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STEM Building"•  State-of-the-art building"•  Labs and engineering classrooms"•  Auditorium (~300)""•  Lecture hall (~100)"•  Computer lab (48)"•  Active learning classrooms (63/126)"•  Flexible learning spaces (40-78)"

Learning Spaces"•  Active Learning"–  “Real learning is not memorization. Most of

what we memorize is lost in hours. Learning can’t be swallowed whole. To retain what has been taught, students must chew on it.”"•  Mel Silberman"

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Learning Spaces"

Ac#ve  Learning    

Active Learning "•  University of Minnesota"•  Active Learning Classrooms (2012)""

Then…."

Now…"

A Vision for Classroom Technologies:"

Untethered Classrooms."Untethered Instructors.!

The (Sorta Lofty) Goal of Untethered Classrooms!

•  Enhance the experience of streaming live classes from anywhere"

•  Upgrade the possibilities for audio and video recordings in the classroom"

•  Expand lecture capture classrooms across campus"

What is the Status Quo?"

•  Limited number of equipped “Lecture Capture” classrooms, which include standard definition P-T-Z cameras"

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What is the Status Quo?"

•  Tegrity software is currently installed on every instructor PC"

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What is the Status Quo?"

•  Lapel mics available in many classrooms"•  Dual function: amplification and recording"

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What is the Status Quo?"

•  If room has no lapel mic yet, USB mic can be checked out"

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How can we start reaching our goals?"

"1.  CONTENT VIDEO WINDOW"2.  AUDIO RECORDING"3.  INSTRUCTOR VIDEO"

1. Content Video Window""•  Requires additional hardware to capture

additional sources"

2. Audio Recording""•  Continue to install lapel microphones in

rooms across campus"•  Additional hardware and software settings

enable Tegrity audio recording in any room with an installed lapel mic"

3. Instructor Video""•  Continuing lengthy process of upgrading

most classrooms over 50 seats to “Full Lecture Capture” status"

•  Add multiple HD cameras to these “Full Lecture Capture” rooms"

Greater than the Sum of its Parts"

•  Breaking down the barriers of classroom walls"

•  Teach or learn from anywhere"

Where Can I Find Information about the Room I Teach in?"

•  On the NDSU webpage, find the current list under ITS > Multimedia Tools > Lecture Capture."

•  http://www.ndsu.edu/its/instructional_services/multimedia_tools/lecture_capture_tegrity/"

Lecture Capture Hardware Meets Video Conferencing Software"

•  Tegrity includes additional features such as live webcast that can further utilize installed hardware"

•  Same hardware capable of other software and classroom applications (software licensing processes required)"

VIDEOCONFERENCING IN THE CLASSROOM!

Polycom RealPresence Desktop"

What is it and Why should we care?"

Two-way video and audio transmission with computer content"

How can we use it?"•  Guest Speakers"

•  Remote Lecturing"

•  Remote Student Access"

•  Collaboration"

•  How can YOU use it?"

Polycom RP Desktop"Polycom’s videoconference software for

computers and mobile devices"

Why Polycom RP?"•  Connect to anybody – anywhere"

–  Videoconference rooms"–  Laptop or mobile users"–  Audio-only phone participants"–  All of the above"

"•  Available and consistent across platforms and devices""•  Ability to share computer content with dual monitor support"

•  Full HD audio, video and content"

•  Licensed through NDUS"

Polycom RP Mobile"

Android  and  Apple  iOS  Applica/ons  available  

Could I also use ……?"

Considerations"•  Testing is Critical"

•  Type of Event"

•  Software Licensing and Install"

•  Plans B, C and D?"

Classroom Limitations"

Full  Lecture  Capture  Room   Videoconference  Room  

Camera   Instructor  camera   Front  and  back  

Microphone   Single  instructor  microphone   Mul/ple  ceiling-­‐hung  microphones  

Screen/Display   Single  presenta/on  screen   Dual  screens  for  students  and  presenter  

Reliability   Single  point  of  failure   VC  codec  and  computer  

WIRELESS MIRRORING!Untethered Instructors"

The (Sorta Lofty) Goal of Untethered Instructors!

•  Eliminate the restrictions of A/V cables for instructors and promote mobility"

•  Break down the barriers between student input/feedback and the projected image"

What is the Status Quo?"

•  Most rooms offer HDMI connections in Cable Cubby for personal device display"

•  All rooms offer at least VGA connections"•  Both VGA and HDMI connections may

require instructors to provide adapters"

How can we start reaching our goals?"

"WIRELESS MIRRORING PILOT PROJECT:""a) Airplay"b) Miracast"

Displaying Full Apps"

•  We need the ability to display exactly what the student/instructor encounters on their own device, not just limited apps"

Staying Secure"

•  Security required to keep control in hands of instructor"

•  Avoid too many connections across campus"

Hardware Options"

•  Apple TV"•  Netgear Push2TV"

Software Options"

•  Airplay or Reflector"

Hardware Advantages"

•  Control of updates separate from IC software"

•  Ease of switching inputs"•  Most consistent streaming"•  Potential for better configuration and

management across campus"

Hardware Disadvantages"

•  Can only capture mirrored content in Tegrity, with no other IC applications recorded simultaneously"

•  Cannot see IC monitor image during display in single projector rooms"

•  Consumer menus require more configuration"

Software Advantages"

•  No switching required"•  Can see IC monitor during display in

single projector rooms"•  Can access additional IC applications in

other windows"

Software Disadvantages"

•  It has historically been more difficult to apply updates to IC software embedded in the image throughout the semester"

•  Less control over settings, including sharing"•  Tegrity will capture full desktop, so user must

manually use full-screen mode to focus recording"

•  Must launch and navigate application on IC"

Initial Concerns"

•  Keeping up-to-date firmware or software"•  Video playback can be “choppy” compared

to smooth wired mirroring"

Initial Concerns"•  Security settings"•  Accidental connections"•  True mirroring can display passwords and other private

notifications/information"

How We are Testing"•  Working with instructors who have expressed interest in

mirroring personal devices to gather feedback"•  Plan to connect with Pharmacy program as its instructors

integrate iPads into lectures"

Moving Forward"

•  Establish best practices"•  Closely observe the constantly changing

market of consumer devices entering the academic environment"

•  Apply initial pilot project results to the expansion across campus"

•  Inform and instruct users"

Untethered"

•  Although we can’t eliminate wired technology completely, we can integrate next generation classroom technologies that provide less constrained instructors, students, and classrooms"

Summary"•  Active learning classrooms"•  STEM building"•  Lecture capture"•  Real Presence"•  Wireless presentations"

For more information"Contact:"Melissa Stotz"Melissa.Stotz@ndsu.edu"Zach Anderson"Zachariah.Anderson@ndsu.edu"Daniel Erichsen"Daniel.Erichsen@ndsu.edu""""

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