1. Classroom Technology: ConferenceXP and Classroom Presenter Richard Anderson Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of Washington

2. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit2 Why apply technology to education? Create new opportunities for learning Address problems in educational process

3. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit3 Education First, Technology Second What are the educational problems being addressed? What role does technology have in addressing the problems

4. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit4 Microsoft and Microsoft Supported projects in educational technology ConferenceXP –Platform for educational collaboration Classroom Presenter –Tablet PC Presentation tools –Device enabled classroom Tablet PC’s for education Digital Study Hall Multipoint And many more...

5. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit5 Today’s talk ConferenceXP Classroom Presenter Tutored Video Instruction

6. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit6 History of this work DISC ConferenceXP Classroom Presenter UW/Beihang Tutored Video Instruction 2001-2002 2002-2007 2006

7. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit7 ConferenceXP How do we allow live courses to be offered at multiple sites? –UW CSE Professional Master’s Program Main campus site and Microsoft site Separated by 25 km –Distributed courses UW, Microsoft, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego

8. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit8 ConferenceXP Internet based video conferencing Key goals, technology choices –High Bandwidth –Mulitcast –Single machine deployment –Simplicity of use –Platform for collaboration technology research –Community based project

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10. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit10 Lessons learned and status In production use in UW Professional Masters Program since 2002 Other projects –UMass/Galloway, Australia Distance Education, WWAMI Medical Education Multicast networking has been a challenge Classroom setup especially audio is critical Deployment in real classes has been critical for moving the technology forward

11. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit11 Classroom Presenter Presentation tool –How do we give instructors flexibility when presenting a slide based lecture –“PowerPoint sucks the life out of a lecture” Classroom Interaction –How do we keep students engaged in lecture and provide additional communication channels

12. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit12 Draw something from your home country Student Submission To submit your picture, press the button

13. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit13 Where are you from? Student Submission

14. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit14 Classroom Presenter Distributed, Tablet PC based application –Instructor, Display, and Student machines Synchronized navigation of slide deck Instructor ink distributed in real time to all machines Student Submissions –Slides used to distribute activities to students –Student work sent to instructor –Instructor shows student work on the public display

15. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit15 Classroom Presenter

16. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit16 Student Attention vs. Time 16 Attention 10 20 30 40 50 60 Time

17. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit17 Classroom Technology Vision Classroom Pedagogy Student Centric Applications Sustainable Device Deployment

18. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit18 Why use computers to support good pedagogy? Improved logistics and reduced overhead Electronic activities allow digital integration –Efficient display to class –Digital record Specific operations –Anonymous display and submission –Aggregation and analysis Natural extension of instructor presentation system

19. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit19 Pedagogical Goals Strategies used to support classroom instruction Influence material being presented –Classroom Assessments Active Learning –Discovery Class contributions –Misconceptions –Collective Brainstorming

20. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit20 Determine the LCS of the following strings BARTHOLEMEWSIMPSON KRUSTYTHECLOWN 20

21. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit21 Submissions

22. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit22 Collective Brainstorm Generate student ideas for discussion Build a list of ideas Analyze and evaluate responses

23. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit23 Special problem: Large Size List at least three problems trees must face (& solve) because of their large sizes. 1. 2. 3. Additional: 23

24. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit24 Tutored Video Instruction How can we export a course to a site that does not have a qualified instructor for the course? Tutored Video Instruction –Video Record live class –Have facilitator present the class Video stopped for activities and discussion

25. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit25 Tutored Video Instruction with Classroom Interaction Joint project between University of Washington, Beihang University, and Microsoft Research Asia Offer an undergraduate algorithms course using Tutored Video Instruction Instructor is in Seattle Time difference prevented a synchronous distance course

26. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit26 Tutored Video Instruction Base course on facilitated use of recorded materials Materials recorded from a live class Facilitator guides discussion around materials Gibbons, Science 1977

27. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit27 Course Mechanics Lecture recorded at UW using ConferenceXP Teaching Assistants at Beihang replayed lecture Stopped the video regular for questions and explanation

28. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit28 Role of Tablet PCs UW Course used Tablet PCs once a week Beihang class had Tablet PCs for activities for every lecture –Students did activities –Teaching Assistants displayed the solutions Teaching Assistants used Classroom Presenter to write on slides to enhance explanations

29. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit29 Teaching Assistant Ink

30. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit30 Student Submissions

31. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit31 Evaluation Students performed well –Exam results, observation Positive survey results Interactive class sessions Technology and logistics successful No negative impact on UW class Tablets PCs / Classroom Presenter considered to be very important

32. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit32 Any questions?

33. May 10, 2007Latin American Academic Summit33 Acknowledgments Microsoft Research: –LST, UR, ERP, MSRA, ConferenceXP University of Washington –Classroom Presenter Project, UW PMP Beihang University Richard Anderson, anderson@cs.washington.eduanderson@cs.washington.edu Classroom Presenter –www.cs.washington.edu/education/dl/presenter/www.cs.washington.edu/education/dl/presenter/ ConferenceXP –www.conferencexp.netwww.conferencexp.net