This presentation introduces a Blended Teaching and Learning System for Teachers and Learners in situations with poor or no internet connection and enables Technology Enhanced Teaching and Learning to areas of the world where lack of conventional internet access has hindered the use of technology.
1. C7 Teaching
and Learning
Technology Enhanced Teaching and
Learning for the Rest of Us …the World!
2. Institutional WiFi
Problematic for iPad to iPad Collaboration
• Issues with subnets
• “Frisbee” work around
• Setup a new network we
called “padagogy”
• iPads could collaborate
• C7 System could be used
this way
3. C7 Teaching Hardware
The Critical Links C3
The C3 teaching box with rechargeable
Energizer XP1800A Battery Pack:
Teaching and Learning to GO!
4. C7 Teaching and Learning
• Christ-Centred (values based)
• Challenge
• Choices
• Consequences - delivered from a
• Classroom
• Content
• Cloud
The Critical Links C3
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9. Contextual Interaction is King
• The concept “Content is King”
is so last century
• Immediately saw the potential
of the Moodle LMS
• Plus other functionalities that
could be added.
• Building knowledge about how
to best use Moodle in the
classroom.
• LMS becomes lesson planner
framework
10. Functionality of C7 T&L
… So Far
• My Content: File server
• Moodle: Fully functional LMS
• Wikipedia: Searchable for
Schools
• Student Response: Teach by
questioning
• Back Channel: Engage
learners and mine knowledge
build
Do you want your learning with or without the Internet?
11. My Content - File Server
Web: http://teachingbox.net/mycontent
LAN: mycontent/
• Even just a wifi hotspot file
sharing server is “game
changing” in some countries
• Load them as packages from
computer via USB stick
• Sync with C3 Cloud
• Digital assets like video files.
PDFs etc.
• Also ILM’s (Articulate Storyline)
etc - interactive content
12. Moodle LMS
Web: http://teachingbox.net/lms
LAN: moodle/
• Teachers can add plugins to the moodle.
• Keep in mind that resources should be in
Moodle to work without Internet
• 60, 120 & 240 Gb at moment but
1 Tb+ models are coming
• Looks and feels like a WordPress site
• Can port forward on modem/router and C3
talks to Internet
• Multiple languages are possible
• Will develop tutorials to teach teachers how to
use Moodle this way
• Responsive theme for mobile devices
13. Developed Moodle Plugin
A
B
Smart script recognises if user
is from internet or the C3 LAN.
A. Local LAN users get video
served from the C3
B. Internet users get video
from YouTube
Benefit: Rich media HD
video without drain on
bandwidth.
14. Engaging with Video Mini-clips
VIDEO: Welcome to
the course
VIDEO: The Holy Spirit
in Learning
VIDEO: Your
Moodle Profile
VIDEO:Whats does
transformation look like?
VIDEO: Dan Pink -
Motivation Clip
• Use introduction and
informational web cam
videos
• One minute long
max
• Inspirational as well
as informational
• Thumbnail images to link
to Youtube or from C3
server
15. Wikipedia for Schools
Web: only available from the C3 via LAN
LAN: wikipedia/
• Searchable wikipedia
• Wikipedia for Schools (5gb)
proofed by a team of
teachers
• If you have the HD space
you can load a full copy of
Wikipedia - about 45 gb
• Updates released regularly
and synced from the C3
Cloud.
16. Learner Back Channel
Web: http://teachingbox.net/blab
LAN: 192.168.100.254/blab
• Internal “twitter-like” text chat
software
• Even though Moodle has live
text chat .. can’t be used without
login.
• Build knowledge and capture all
questions and comments.
• Particularly useful engaging
audiences at conference
presentations, lectures and
even church meetings
17. Learner Response System
Web: http://teachingbox.net/limesurvey
LAN: http://192.168.100.254/limesurvey
• Survey monkey to GO!
• Empowers teachers to teach by
questioning.
• The power of “clickers” without
the cost of devices.
• Different types of surveys for
mining learner understanding
and learning event evaluation
18. More Users & More Control
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1. C3 Device
2. Energizer Battery Pack
3. LAN Blocker Switch
4. ASUS RT-N66U N900 Gb Router
19. Just One More Thing
Coming Soon … I hope
LAMS - Learning Activity
Management System
Web: http://lessonlams.com
• An excellent tool for helping
teachers build interactive,
pedagogically strong, learning
sequences
• Can be integrated with the
Moodle, so moodle activities
and resources can be part of
LAMS lessons
• Teachers can monitor and
coach students in real time as
they do lessons
20. First World Possibilities
“I see the C7 teaching system relieve the classroom teacher
of two major stress factors. The first is by providing a reliable
delivery system for digital content. The second is by enabling
the teacher to orchestrate when and how the students will
access the internet. This will help build a community of
learners that are engaged on the task at hand with few
distractions."
Bryan Prosser
Math/Science Teacher
University Prep High School
Visalia CA USA
21. Strengths and Weaknesses
Please suggest ways this “third world” educational strategy
might help your educational world … often with
stakeholders with “first world problems”