internet2 virtual field trips collaborations
Post on 20-Jan-2016
64 Views
Preview:
DESCRIPTION
TRANSCRIPT
Internet2Internet2Virtual Field TripsVirtual Field Trips
CollaborationsCollaborations
Agenda
• What are– Internet2 programs?– Video Field Trips?– Collaborations?
• How can I use them in my teaching?
What is Internet2?• The Research and Education Network
for the United States of America
• Led by 207 research universities
• Close collaborations with government:• An organization that serves academic and
technology needs at all levels of education
• A venue that brings together academics and scientists from all over the world
Mission and Goals
Internet2 Mission• Develop and deploy advanced
network applications and technologies, accelerating the creation of tomorrow’s Internet.
Internet2 Goals• Enable new generation of applications• Re-create leading edge R&E network capability• Transfer technology and experience to the
global production Internet
What is MAGPI?What is MAGPI?
MAGPI is a regional aggregation point for Internet2 serving the Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey research and education communities.
MAGPI’s mission To introduce new technologyTo collaboratively develop new applications with our subscribersTo make access to these technologies and applications economical and sustainable
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
K20 National Growth
Organization Total - 9/02 Total - 5/04
K12 Schools/Orgs 7,173 23,388
Community Colleges
551 594
Four Year Colleges and Universities
526 852
Public Libraries 1,482 2,360
Museums, Zoos, Aquariums and
Science Centers
102 74
Grand Total 9,834 27,268
TODAY
40,167
677
1,002
3,325
128
46,226
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.”
Types of Applications?
• Videoconferencing– Class Collaborations– International Collaborations– Access to Experts– Content Providers/Virtual Field
Trips
• Digital Library Resources• Remote Instrumentation• Simulations
Class-to-Class Collaborations
• 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
Create your own I2 adventure…
International Collaborations
• 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
bring the world to your students…
Penn Literacy-Dublin Project
Access to Experts• 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
anytime, anywhere…
Pasteur Institute & Lafayette College
Lenni Basso/Group Motion Collaboration
Digital Library Sources
• 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
bigger, better, real-time…
• 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
manipulation across any distance
Remote Instrumentation
Simulation
• Immersion: Simulation tools provide immersive experiences for students.
• Engagement: Technology coupled with real-world contexts engages students.
• Simulation website (one of many!)
Operation Montserrat
Immersive Segmentation
An Exercise in Hard Choices
reinforcing theory inside the classroom
Content Providers
Museum of Anthropology & Archeology
Lewis and ClarkCartooning with Blitz
Cleveland Institute of Music
Alaska Sea Life Center
Vanderbilt Science Careers
a sampling…
Assignment
Explore MAGPI
www.magpi.net
What programs can work for me?
Sign up for the MAGPI newsletter
Virtual Field Trips: Successful Blended Learning?"Good teachers have always used a
mix of strategies, methods and media to reach their objectives–that’s not new. What is new is that today’s Internet-based tools can facilitate communication, interaction, and collaborative learning in ways that were not possible before. What’s also new is the relative accessibility of digital learning technologies and the ease with which instructors can blend them with classroom resources" (Node, 2003).
Why Virtual Field Trips?
• Budget Field Trips: Allows students to “travel” to other areas at minimum or no cost.
• Immersion: Real time audio and video can immerse students - - in another place, culture and/or context
• Curriculum Supplements: Virtual field trips or distance learning events are great curricular supplements/substitutes/enhancements.
• Differentiated Instruction: Distance learning can support differentiated instruction.
Virtual Field Trips
Virtual Field Trips can be as simple as visiting another country, visiting a museum, visiting a sight or a completely interactive event.– Extend beyond our geographic boundaries– Flexible– Authentic Learning– Engagement
Museums and Galleries
• Great Art Museums Online
• Online Museums
• Museums in the United States
• Web Sites and Resources for Teachers
• Smithsonian
• Philadelphia Museum of Art
Time to Explore
• Search on-line museum and gallery web sites to find at least one site which you can use in your curriculum.
Be ready to share with class
Virtual Field Trips
• Thinkport
• Blackwell’s Internet Guide for Educators
• Surfaquarium – Innovative Teaching
• An OOPS Virtual Field Trip
• Virtual Field Trips–Why, Where and How-to
• Explore the virtual field trip sites and select one site that you can use in your curriculum.
• Be ready to share with class
Virtual Field Trip
Collaborations
• Contact MAGPI to assist in the posting
– Collaboration Request http://www.magpi.net/collaboration.html
• Visit CILC database to view or post
http://www.cilc.org
Videoconference Best-Practices
• Set-Up
• Etiquette
• Integrating into the Curriculum
27
The Videoconference Zone
Created by Research Channel
Integrating into the Classroom• Training Sessions: Hold Training Sessions
for colleagues and students– Share rules of etiquette and muting!– Get experience using the remote control– Explain how it works
• Familiarity
• Involve Students in the Production
Issues!
• Additional cost per year
• Most events are scheduled by presenter / MAGPI
• Permission/notification to parents/ guardians regarding student image on Internet
• Logistics of room – size, lighting, audio & video
What’s Possible?• Class Collaborations
• Digital Libraries & Museums
• Access to Experts
• Virtual Field Trips
• Simulations /Remote Instrumentation
How to Implement?
Who is your target audience?
How will you engage your students?
Location?
Scheduling?
Assignment
• Visit virtual field trip sites
• Visit collaboration sites
Answer:
What did you find that has potential for you?
How can this be incorporated into your curriculum?
top related