Upcoming Trends and Technologies in the Classroom

1. Upcoming Trends and Technologies in the Classroom Dan Doolen Director, CITES ClassTech Brian McNurlen Sr. Coordinator of Classroom Support and Training, CITES ClassTech Matt Sherer Instructional Media Systems Technician, CITES ClassTech

2. The Current Situation

3. What are the ITS classrooms? • Typically the instructor cabinet contains: • PC computer • Laptop connection • VCR • Visual Presenter • Microphone • Some rooms have only: • Laptop connection • VCR • Referred to as Partial ITS • All are connected to an LCD projector CITES ClassTech

4. 2003 Faculty Survey • 80% of instructors use the technology every class session they teach • 81% say it is “very important” to their teaching • One-third use a laptop when they teach • Majority are using PowerPoint, but also: • Courseware Management (WebCT, Blackboard) • Domain-specific (AutoCAD, Pro Engineer, SPSS) • Simulations and videos The survey report for 2003 can be found at: http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/classtech CITES ClassTech

5. 2003 Faculty Survey CITES ClassTech

6. 2003 Faculty Survey CITES ClassTech

7. 2004 Faculty Survey • 281 responses, 15% of population • Student devices and active learning • 25% said students will do e-mail, off-task behaviors • 30% said we should take a wait-and-see approach • 45% said we should have some device to promote active learning CITES ClassTech

8. Resident appears more reliable a/v-wise Don’t have to lug any equipment No set-up time Less expensive for instructor Laptop is easy to keep up-to-date Save your passwords Manage big media files easier Everything in one place Resident versus Laptop Computer CITES ClassTech

9. 2004 Faculty Survey CITES ClassTech

10. Interesting Observations • Students conducting presentations • Increasing in popularity • Raises issues concerning access, purpose • Using music to set the mood • Voice over PowerPoint • Remote instructor • Local assistant clicks through slides • Repackaging existing media • Using video from manufacturer-provided tapes (Schmidt, FSHN) • Using film and audio from original sources (Wickesberg, Psych) CITES ClassTech

11. What’s next?

12. Live or On-Demand Presentations • Many departments are interested • Mediasite Live • Brings it all together • Computer audio/video • Camera image (instructor) • Polling • All in one box • http://www.sonicfoundry.com/ • Tegrity • Similar to Mediasite Live • Software solution running on a server • http://www.tegrity.com CITES ClassTech

13. Mediasite Live screen CITES ClassTech

14. Siebel Center for Computer Science CITES ClassTech

15. Siebel Center – “Living Lab” • Building Intelligence • Extensive control of the physical building infrastructure • electronic locks, proximity location sensors, digital cameras, and light/heat controls • Multimedia infrastructure • Large video walls and plasma screens • Classrooms and lecture halls equipped with video capture and display equipment • Streamlined to central video control room where they are digitized for archival and remote access by students and faculty • Communication and Computation • State of the art wireless and wired communication networks • High-performance storage and computing capabilities • Security and Privacy • Highly reliable, fault-tolerant, secure devices accessible only by appropriate authenticated and authorized students and faculty CITES ClassTech

16. Gaia • “Active Space for Ubiquitous Computing” • Allows for identify- and context-sensitive adaptability • Treats the physical spaces and the entities within them as a single programmable entity • Moving from laptops and desktops to PDAs and cell phones • For additional information: • http://choices.cs.uiuc.edu/gaia/index.html • Roy Campbell, Dept. of Computer Science (rhc@uiuc.edu) CITES ClassTech

17. E-Fuzion • Envisioned for large lecture classes • Tablet PCs for instructor, TAs, students • Wireless broadcast of instructor’s material • Interactive polling • “Graphical newsgroup” • Vector graphics sent to TA by students • TA can interrupt and send graphics to instructor • Integrated with Gaia? • For additional information: • http://efuzion.cs.uiuc.edu/ • Chad Peiper peiper@uiuc.edu • Patrick Bristow pbristow@uiuc.edu CITES ClassTech

18. College of Education • “Computers on Wheels” (COWS) • Carts with up to 40 laptops • Wireless • Collaboration CITES ClassTech

19. Audience Response Systems

20. McGraw-Hill’s eInstruction • Encourages whole-class interaction • Comes with the purchase of new textbooks • Based on infrared • For additional information: • http://www.eInstruction.com • Peter Massar (peter_massar@mcgraw-hill.com) CITES ClassTech

21. I-Click • Department of Physics has developed their own system • Support from the Provost's Initiative on Teaching Advancement (PITA) • The University of Illinois is currently developing a plan to support instructors' integration of I-Click into their classes, beginning in Fall 2004 • In fall of 2004: • 1,400 students at UIUC • 1,300 students at other campuses (e.g. Ohio State) • For additional information: • Gary Gladding, Professor & Assoc. Head, Dept. of Physics (geg@uiuc.edu) • Timothy Stelzer, Research Assistant Professor , Dept. of Physics (tstelzer@uiuc.edu) CITES ClassTech

22. I-Click • Two-way Radio Frequency • Single (portable) base unit for any auditorium • Line of sight not required • New communications protocol • Zero collisions • Fast response • Vote confirmation on students remote • Results available to professor on base CITES ClassTech

23. Hardware Demo Low Battery A B Button Pressed C Vote Recorded D E Power CITES ClassTech

24. Networked Control Systems Small AV System Large AV System/Room Scheduling

25. Common Themes • Remote monitoring, control, and reporting • WEB base GUI (internal WEB server and customizable w/off the shelf software) • With or without an in-room user panel • User programmable automated functions for; AV system and room functions • Use industry standard Ethernet protocols • Self generating messages CITES ClassTech

26. Small Networked AV System • Wide range of ready made tools available • RS-232 control, IR control, IO ports, and relays • User programmable scripts for automated functions • Use industry standard Ethernet protocols • Multi-user support • Remote monitoring, control, and reporting • Allows remote status checks and user assistance • Allows failure reports, security alerts, maintenance reports CITES ClassTech

27. IP/TCP Network Lighting Control Extron Control Interface IP/TCP Network MediaLink Controller CITES ClassTech

28. Large Networked AV System/Room • All of the small AV system features, only more in-depth and more powerful • A great deal of customizing with programming through code writing • Peripheral selection is greater: • Touch panels w/video, wireless, 2-way communications for status • Can link master controllers of different AV systems for network interfacing to common less sophisticated or limited systems such as building control and access systems • Siebel’s Andover to AMX example CITES ClassTech

29. Scheduling (AMX’s Meeting Manager) • Capitalizes on the AV control system’s network capability to schedule room access and functions • Can be used as a stand alone, or with Outlook/Exchange or GroupWise • Offers a Help Desk feature • HTML user interface allows: • access to a room’s schedule • search rooms based on specific requirements • show all items needing attention • view and manage all system logs CITES ClassTech

30. Network Storage Players

31. Network Storage Players • Content on Demand • TCP/IP based • High quality MPEG-2 • Play-list based operation • Playback content as a looping program, • Single-play program • After down load play-out of the content can happen even if network has been lost • 40GB hard drive • 18 hours of video compressed at bit rate of 4Mb/s • 8 hours of video compressed at a bit rate of 9Mb/s • RS-232 or GUI user interface for control CITES ClassTech

32. HDTV (or anything but 4:3)

33. HDTV • HDTV has a 16:9 aspect ratio • Normal video is 4:3, most computers 5:4 • To maintain viewer distance will need to have a wider image • This is causing a transition as equipment is retired and replaced • Computers are forcing this change in the classroom faster than broadcast/professional video advancements CITES ClassTech

34. Resources • CITES Classroom Technologies • http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/classtech • Center for Teaching Excellence • http://www.oir.uiuc.edu • CITES Educational Technologies • http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/edtech/ • College of ACES’ Information Technology and Communication Services • http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/itcs/index.html • College of Education’s Office of Educational Technology • http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/oet • UIUC Networking and Computing 101 • http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/101/index.html • Other CITES webpages: • Public computer sites, Engineering Workstation sites CITES ClassTech

35. More Resources • Presentations • http://www.presentations.com • The Technology Source – Michigan Virtual University • http://ts.mivu.org • Fair Use Guidelines for Multimedia • http://www.adec.edu/admin/papers/fair10-17.html • Extron • http://www.extron.com • Sony’s Network Storage Player • http://bssc.sel.sony.com/Professional/webapp/ModelInfo?id=67269 • AMX (Control Systems) • http://www.amx.com CITES ClassTech