The document proposes several innovative uses of Google Glass in higher education, including incorporating it into college athletics practices and performances to allow remote participation; giving students interactive virtual field trips to difficult to access places; allowing remote participation in lectures through video hangouts; using QR codes and apps to provide location-specific information and note-taking; and simulating intense experiences like surgeries or space for students.

1. GOOGLE GLASS
INNOVATIVE USE CASES
14IN EDUCATION
@ValaAfshar

2. INCORPORATE GLASS INTO
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, FOOTBALL,
PLAYERS, FOR EXAMPLE, CAN WEAR
GLASS DURING PRACTICE.
TENNIS EXAMPLE
FOOTBALL EXAMPLE

3. ASK ALUMNI TO WEAR GLASS
DURING PERFORMANCES
IN THE ARTS
AND OTHER INTENSE PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES, SO STUDENTS CAN
EXPERIENCE THE PERFORMANCE
AND PARTICIPATE REMOTELY.
WATCH EXAMPLE

4. GIVE STUDENTS REALTIME
INTERACTIVE FIELD TRIP
EXPERIENCES TO DIFFICULT-TO-
REACH PLACES
LIKE THE LARGE HADRON COLLIDER (CERN),
OVAL OFFICE, A WAR ZONE, FEDERAL RESERVE
BANK, MT EVEREST, TIBET, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA,
CHEYENNE MT, ANTACTICA, EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS.
WATCH EXAMPLE

5. PROFESSOR CAN WEAR
GLASS DURING LECTURE
AND OPEN UP A HANGOUT
SO STUDENTS CAN
PARTICIPATE REMOTELY.
WATCH EXAMPLE

6. EXPERIMENT WITH QR
CODES AROUND CAMPUS,
HAVE THEM DISPLAY LOCATION SPECIFIC
INFORMATION, SUCH AS CLASSES TAUGHT
IN A PARTICULAR ROOM.

7. WATCH LECTURES
WITH AN APP FOR BOOKMARKING
AND NOTE-TAKING.

8. LEND TO VISITING STUDENTS
FOR SELF-GUIDED TOURS
OF THE CAMPUS.

9. INVITE REMOTE
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
TO TOUR THE CAMPUS VIA A
LIVE HANGOUT WITH A
GLASS-WEARING GUIDE.

10. PROVIDE A SIMULATED
EXPERIENCE TO STUDENTS
OF INTENSE EVENTS
SUCH AS IN AN OPERATING ROOM, ON
THE ATHLETIC FIELD, OR IN OUTER
SPACE. IN THESE CASES, THE
WEARER IS THE ONE PARTICIPATING
RATHER THAN WATCHING AS
SOMEONE ELSE PARTICIPATES.

11. PROVIDE LIVE FIRST-PERSON
EXPERIENCE OF GRADUATION,
BY HAVING A STUDENT WEAR GOOGLE GLASS DURING
THROUGHOUT THE CEREMONY AND CONVOCATION.

12. PROFESSORS CAN USE GLASS
TO RECEIVE QUESTIONS FROM
STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE
WHO ARE RELUCTANT TO SPEAK UP IN CLASS AND TO
POLL YOUR STUDENT AUDIENCE TO SEE IF THEY ARE
GRASPING DIFFICULT CONCEPTS DURING THE LECTURE.
WATCH EXAMPLE

13. PROFESSORS AND
INSTRUCTORS CAN BE IN
TOTAL CONTROL DURING
A SLIDE PRESENTATION.
SPEECH HELPER
SLIDE REMOTE

14. CREATE A COURSE OR CLUB
TO DESIGN APPS FOR GLASS.

15. DEVELOP A GOOGLE GLASS
APP TO TAKE ATTENDANCE
AND PULL RECENT GRADES FOR STUDENTS
TO ASSIST FACULTY IN THE CLASSROOM.

16. www.extremenetworks.com/higher-education/
Special Thanks To: @rellinb, @RHNilsson and @carey_mercier