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BYOD & Classroom
Technology
How are we designing
classrooms for the future?
BYOD & Classroom Technology
• What does BYOD mean for education?
– With the “consumerization of technology,”
students, faculty, and staff bring their own
devices, software, apps, and cloud-based
technology.
• http://www.educause.edu/library/resources/byodand-consumerization-it-higher-education-research2013
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Paradigm Shift in Education
• Moving from a Knowledge Era to a
Creative Era
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Develop Problem Solvers
Creative Thinkers
Thought Leaders
Teaching students what to do if they don’t
have the answer
• Collaboration
• Seek Opportunities to find/solve problems
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Concerns from IT Perspective
• BYOD does not come without concerns for IT
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IT Infrastructure
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Planning and Governance
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Supporting/Understanding numerous devices.
Teaching and Learning
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How do we make sure content is safe?
Support Strategies
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Definition of Policies/Procedures
Security Practices
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Wireless Network concerns
Can our rooms handle it?
Fiscal Implications
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Cost saving or Cost Expense?
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Teaching and Learning
• Recommendations primarily based on
industry research and local Faculty
requests
ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2013
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Teaching and Learning
• Student Perspective
– Technology is embedded into students’ lives
– Academic use is widespread some instructors
allow use in class
– More students than ever have experienced a
digital learning environment
– High expectations for “anytime anywhere”
access to teaching and learning material
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Teaching and Learning
• Faculty Perspective
– Faculty think they can be more effective if they
were better skilled at integrating various kinds
of technology into their courses
– Faculty recognize that mobile devices have
the potential to enhance learning
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What can we do with BYOD?
• Create Collaboration Spaces
• Design spaces that offer students the
opportunity to collaborate in various
activities, adding more depth to their
educational experience
• Embrace advances in educational
technology
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What can we do with BYOD?
• Develop opportunities for Flipped Learning
– A pedagogical approach in which the direct
instruction moves from the group learning
space to the individual learning space, and
the resulting group spaces is transformed into a
dynamic, interactive learning environment
where the educator guides students as they
apply concepts and engage creatively in the
subject matter.
• Robert Talbert, The Chronicle
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FLIP Learning
• Flexible Environment
– Students are allowed a variety of modes of learning and
means of assessment
• Learning Culture
– Student-centered communities of inquiry rather than
instructor-centered lecture
• Intentional Content
– Placing content in the most appropriate context
• Professional Educator
– Being a reflective, accessible instructor who collaborates
with other educators and take responsibility for
perfecting one’s craft
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What Makes a Collaboration
Space Successful?
• Multiple displays
• Generous provisions of writing surfaces
• Lightweight furniture that can be easily
moved into different combinations
• Wireless connectivity
• Speaker systems and video capability
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Extron Teamwork Solution
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Reilly Learning Commons
• 7 Group Study Rooms
– Seat 5 students
– Whiteboard wall
– 52” Monitor to display laptops/tablets
• 4 Lounge Seating Collaboration Pods
– Seat 5 students
– 52” Monitor to display laptops/tablets
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Center for Rehabilitation
Education
• 2 Active Learning Classrooms
– Dual Purpose rooms – lecture and active learning
– Flexible furniture
– Extron Teamwork solutions
• 3 Group Study Rooms
– Flat Screen Displays of various sizes
– Extron Teamwork Solutions
• No computer labs in the building
• Flexible furniture throughout the building
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Center for Rehabilitation
Education
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Center for Rehabilitation
Education
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Tetherless/Wireless Display
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Tetherless/Wireless Display
• Software investigated
– Solstice by Mersive
– Splashtop
• Products investigated
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Apple TV
Actiontec
Extron ShareLink 200N
Kramer VIA Collage & Connect PRO
Crestron AirMedia
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Barriers to Tetherless/Wireless
Display
• Connectivity limitation in the classrooms
– Switchers
• Looking for one device that works with
most Operating Systems
• Must be easy to use
– Has to be a tool to assist in the classroom, not a
burden to use
• Network Connectivity
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Why Crestron AirMedia?
• Enterprise Solution
– Works with Windows and OS X Computers
– Works with Apple iOS and Android Mobile
Devices
• Requires free download of AirMedia App form iTunes
or Google Play
• Integration with current and future
classroom technologies
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Why Crestron AirMedia?
• Can present Microsoft Office Documents,
PDFs and photos
• “Shoot & Show” functionality to share
apps, screen shots
• Multi-User Support
• Quad View – up to 4 sources can be
displayed at once
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Why Crestron AirMedia?
• Moderator Mode – ability to control who
can post and where (from webpage)
• Play, Pause, Stop – ability to navigate
away from your presentation to find other
related content
• Remote Viewing – Participants can view
through their own device
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Questions?
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