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Internet2: Changing Teaching and Learning

Internet2: Changing Teaching and Learning. Heather Weisse MAGPI Applications Coordinator. 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?

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Internet2: Changing Teaching and Learning

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  1. Internet2:Changing Teaching and Learning Heather Weisse MAGPI Applications Coordinator

  2. 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 technology To collaboratively develop new applications with our subscribers To make access to these technologies and applications economical and sustainable

  3. 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

  4. Sponsored Education Group Participants

  5. K20 National Growth

  6. 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.”

  7. Types of Applications? • Videoconferencing • Class Collaborations • International Collaborations • Access to Experts • Content Providers/Virtual Field Trips • Digital Library Resources • Remote Instrumentation • Simulations

  8. Class-to-Class Collaborations Create your own I2 adventure… • 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

  9. International Collaborations bring the world to your students… • 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 Penn Literacy-Dublin Project Click for Megaconference Jr Video

  10. Access to Experts anytime, anywhere… • 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 Lenni Basso/Group Motion Collaboration Pasteur Institute & Lafayette College

  11. Connecting to Expertise: virtual surgeries for K12 TIES, Rhode Island Hospital, RINET, 12 Rhode Island Schools and 2 Minnesota schools “It was amazing. It makes me want to work on a surgical team.” Amy K; Cambridge , MN

  12. Interactive “Meet the Author” Videoconference Events • 1 Hour, 15 Minutes In Length • Series Targets a Variety of Grade Levels • Partnerships with other Universities and Publishing Companies Click for Kathe Koja Videoconference Clip

  13. Content Providers travel virtually… • Budget Field Trips: Allows students to “travel” to other areas at minimum or no cost. • Immersion: Videoconferencing can bring “Living History” events into the classroom and “immerse” students. • Curriculum Supplements: Virtual field trips or distance learning events are great curricular supplements. • Differentiated Instruction: Distance learning supports differentiated instruction.

  14. Interactive Videoconference Program: 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. • Next Steps: Currently working with John’s Hopkins University to co-deliver an extended program to nursing students in Latin America, India and/or Africa • Technology: H.323 Videoconferencing

  15. Interactive Videoconference Program: Students interact with distributed peers and experts from The Future Earth Institute • Collaborative Data Collection: Students work to collect, visualize and interpret real data about community understandings and attitudes • Authentic Contexts: Armed with their data and research, students will create community-based educational campaigns • Technology: H.323 Videoconferencing

  16. Partnership with the University of Pennsylvania Physics Department • Videoconference presentation that included live microscope images, power point presentation, live demonstrations from the physics lab and real-time student data analysis • Physics Department worked with Participating High School Teachers.

  17. Content Providers where to find them… Offered more than 72 different programs during the 05-06 Academic Year. FREE for MAGPI Members MAGPI Programshttp://www.magpi.net/programs/index.html Part of the Internet2 K20 Initiative “Matchmaking Service” for K20 Community. All projects use Internet2. Internet2 K20 Community/Databasehttp://k20.internet2.edu 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. CILC Databasehttp://www.cilc.org

  18. Digital Library Sources bigger, better, real-time… • 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

  19. Remote Instrumentation manipulation across any distance • 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

  20. Distributed Virtual Reality Immersive Segmentation 3-D medical simulation based on the virtual human project Distributed interactive collaborative segmentation Evaluating hosting the dataset locally on MAGPI for regional access by schools and hospitals Dr. Steven Senger, Univ. of Wisconsin, La Crosse Scientific Visualization Project http://visu.uwlax.edu/NGI/ImmSeg.html

  21. Simulation reinforcing theory inside the classroom • 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

  22. Simulation distributed patient simulation

  23. 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

  24. Innovation & Creativity The world is but a canvas to the imagination. - Henry David Thoreau

  25. Contact Information Contact Info: Heather Weisse Applications Coordinator hweisse@magpi.net 215-573-6417

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