New Media: Choosing the Right Option and Aligning with Learning Outcomes Russ Colbert Carol Daunt Polycom LearnTel

Agenda New media Renewed media Where will you go today? Telepresence Where will you go tomorrow? Effect on teaching & learning Choosing the right technology Aligning with learning outcomes

New media

Renewed media

Where will you go today?

Telepresence

Where will you go tomorrow?

Effect on teaching & learning

Choosing the right technology

Aligning with learning outcomes

New Media Blogs Wikis Podcasts Virtual Worlds

Blogs

Wikis

Podcasts

Virtual Worlds

Renewed Media Video Conferencing has added a resurgence & the latest developments: High Definition (HD) Telepresence Chroma key RPS Closed caption High speed networks…etc Applications are important Student performance and legislation is critical Equity Enrollments Research

Video Conferencing has added a resurgence & the latest developments:

High Definition (HD)

Telepresence

Chroma key

RPS

Closed caption

High speed networks…etc

Applications are important

Student performance and legislation is critical

Equity

Enrollments

Research

Where will you go today? Field trips Global Studies Museums Authors Zoos Science Centers Aquariums Searchable Database to locate exciting interactive content

Field trips

Global Studies

Museums

Authors

Zoos

Science Centers

Aquariums

Searchable Database to locate exciting interactive content

What is Telepresence? Telepresence refers to a set of technologies which allow a person to to feel as if they were present, to give the appearance that they were present, or to have an effect, at a location other than their true location. Wikipedia

Telepresence refers to a set of technologies which allow a person to to feel as if they were present, to give the appearance that they were present, or to have an effect, at a location other than their true location.

Wikipedia

'Presence' Technologies A new group of 'presence' technologies & standards that let applications know: where you are what you're doing what kind of communications you're prepared to receive

A new group of 'presence' technologies & standards that let applications know:

where you are

what you're doing

what kind of communications you're prepared to receive

RealPresence Experience with EyeConnect TM Technology Your natural gaze is to look here for eye contact Symmetric environment Camera lenses and techniques Screen size and design Camera in center of the screen Positioning of the people in the room Full size and in real proportion

Symmetric environment

Camera lenses and techniques

Screen size and design

Camera in center of the screen

Positioning of the people in the room

Where will you go tomorrow? Virtual worlds If you're not in Second Life go there NOW & find out what is happening. As at May 2007: Total accounts: over 6 million Active users: 600,000 Peak concurrency: 40,000 Average concurrency: 25,000 New signups a day: 25,000 Average age 30: 16% over 55 Gender: 60% men, 40% women 126 Universities http://seanfitz.wikispaces.com/virtualworldsltug

Virtual worlds

If you're not in Second Life go there NOW & find out what is happening. As at May 2007:

Total accounts: over 6 million

Active users: 600,000

Peak concurrency: 40,000

Average concurrency: 25,000

New signups a day: 25,000

Average age 30: 16% over 55

Gender: 60% men, 40% women

126 Universities

What does this mean for Students? Rich learning environment Lots of interaction Instant responses to queries Anywhere & anytime

Rich learning environment

Lots of interaction

Instant responses to queries

Anywhere & anytime

What does this mean for Teachers? New ways of teaching New ways of structuring learning Always on? Anywhere Anyone Anytime 24/7

New ways of teaching

New ways of structuring learning

Always on?

Anywhere

Anyone

Anytime

24/7

What does this mean for Institutions? Virtual staff? Virtual students? Non-standard teaching times?

Virtual staff?

Virtual students?

Non-standard teaching times?

Choosing the right media Establish learning outcomes Look at the range of technologies Include users in selection process Consider needs of your learners Measure outcomes No ONE technology is right!

Establish learning outcomes

Look at the range of technologies

Include users in selection process

Consider needs of your learners

Measure outcomes

Aligning to learning outcomes What is it that students will learn? How can that outcome be BEST achieved? Will media enhance the learning? Assess the outcomes

What is it that students will learn?

How can that outcome be BEST achieved?

Will media enhance the learning?

Assess the outcomes

Have a go…… Know what technologies are available so you can make informed decisions Stretch your imagination and try something new Let us know how it goes [email_address] [email_address]

Know what technologies are available so you can make informed decisions

Stretch your imagination and try something new

Let us know how it goes