Extending the virtual and physical learning environments
35
Extending the virtual and physical learning environments Development Manager Ilkka Kukkonen @ilkkakukkonen 28.9.2011 Designs on E-learning 2011 Aalto University, Helsinki
Extending the virtual and physical learning environments
28.9.2011, Future Learning Spaces, the 7th annual Designs on E-learning 2011 conference, Aalto University, Finland
Citation preview
1. Extending the virtual andphysical learning
environmentsDevelopment Manager Ilkka
[email protected] on E-learning 2011Aalto
University, Helsinki
2. A new kind of project approach: LIVE/LOVE 3 year mentoring
program for developing regionaleducation and support teachers
competence for ICT ineducation (2008-2010) Participants: 50 high
school and primary level teachers Real development projects and
challenges in local schools The more teacher commits and
participates in theproject, more the workplace benefits Meetings
and sessions 1-3 times per month 3. Widening theexperience and
feeling of participation 4. Challenges: The Collaborative Space How
to equally accomodate teaching andengage local and remote
participants tocollaboration in same space? How to mix and
integrate physical and virtuallearning environments? How to
implement lecture capture technologyof live classes for
systematical use? 5. THE SPACE STARTING POINT 6. THE SPACE
DEVELOPMENT BEGINS 7. LIGHTNING AND ACOUSTICS 8. CABLING
INSTALLATION 9. INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHING 10. SPACIOUS AND
ACCESSIBLE 11. VERSATILE AND MULTIPURPOSE 12. ATTRACTIVE AND COMFY
13. Video projection to support local andremote participation Use
of two displays: operative andcommunicative projection Operative
display is projected from presenters desktop Communicative display
projects the selected media for participation (e.g. ACP, Second
Life) Motion tracking cameras are positioned tosupport the feeling
of participation and presence 14. LIFE-SIZE PROJECTION 15. REMOTE
PARTICIPANTS VIEW 16. LIFE-SIZE VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS 17. LIFE-SIZE
VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS 18. LIFE-SIZE VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS 19.
INTEROPERABILITY WITHAPPLICATIONS ANDTECHNOLOGY 20. SHARED SURFACES
21. SHARED SURFACES 22. PROJECTION 23. PROJECTIONSHARED SURFACES
24. Audio Total microphonecoverage with thoroughaudio mixing Fixed
echo cancellationtechnology Dedicated audio systemfor lecture
capture 25. AUDIO PROJECTIONAudio is projected through the
communicative display andthe speakers are installed behind the
screen,simulating the voice of the avatar 26. LECTURE CAPTURE 27.
AUGMENTED REALITY http://www.arsights.comPresentation name / Author
28/09/2011 29 28. Presentation name / Author 28/09/2011 30 29. How
the teachers experienced the space? The informants (8) were
selected accordingtheir activity All of them had used the space at
least 20times as participant and the host Most of them had used the
space foreducational purposes and meetings Data was collected via
email-survey andsupplemented face-to-face 30. Inductive content
analysis Original answers were condensed into shortsentences and
similar sentences were categorizedinto seven categories Categories
were then labeled e.g. natural feeling for teacher/chair
maintenance and continuous development technology as agent of
change 31. Findings from content analysis In general, people who
have used the space are satisfiedwith equipment and technical
features such as soundand camera systems and large screens The
tailor-made space for connecting remote andpresent groups provides
a natural feeling for teacherthat is encouraged through various
functionalities andcontinuous improvements Future requirements vary
user by user and are minormodifications (noise control, lightning,
etc.); thepossibility to use personal laptop was mentioned themost
32. Findings from content analysis There is always a threat of
inequality Remote participants may feel unequal participants and
this requires skills to encourage interaction by the teacher or
chair Small room serves as intimate space for specialgroup tasks
that require focusing Small room limits the group size
throughfunctional limitations (air conditioning,
furniture),technical limitations (camera tracking) 33. Findings
from content analysis Responsible technical support is needed to
ensure up-to-date configuration and overall performance of theroom
The users challenge developers to continuousimprovements and tests
for new features and functions Technological features encourage and
motivate users todevelop new skills The more teacher used the
space, the less technicalsupport was needed, and the more they were
willingto try new features
