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Classroom Of The Future HD: What's New in Educational Tech transcript
Identify trends
Multiple electronic display surfaces
Some would be large projected images with dedicated ceiling mounted digital projectors used to engage larger groups of students or entire classrooms
Wall mounted flat panels 42 inches or larger to with tilting wall mounts smaller groups of student would use these to display computer based materials
Perimeter walls would be made up of writing surfaces (whiteboards) that might even be magnetic to be used as tack surfaces
Corkboard for long term display of wall mounted projects
Study lightweight furniture that can be reconfigured to accommodate workgroups of various sizes
Comfortable rolling chairs and room would be a size that would accommodate circulation, messiness and chaos
Small mobile teacher workstation
Instuctors would be wanderers listening in on discussions moving around the room guiding students forward
The floor would be covered with a carpet like material and be covered with a grid of power receptacles that may demand more maintenance, than wall plugs, but the tradeoff is well worth it
Wireless network connectivity throughout the building
Ultra high bandwidth multimedia applications would be served by hard wired network connections around the room
Wall outlets would be charging stations and power various portable equipment
Zoned lighting so lighting by projection equipment could be turned off while leaving enough light for others to work
Indirect lighting for comfort and be daylight balanced
Automatic sensors would extinguish lighting when the room was not occupied
Have a quiet HVAC and independenly controlled from within each room
Acoustics would ensure the room not be too hard or reverberant and isolating to ensure that loud exuberant learning in one room would not disturb adjacent classes
Mobile cart of laptops (or iPads) available to support computer aided learning activities
Fixed work surfaces along a portions of the periphery of the room to assembly projects, use the document camera, printers or desktop computers dedicated to the room and laminating machines or other equipment used to support the production of multimedia material
Remote controlled of the room’s audio/visual technology would be controlled from a wireless tablet computer. Using it teacher or student could surf the web, access multimedia, control display devices, All a/v equipment would be IP connected and allow for central monitoring, control and remote technical support
This would limit the head count needed to support advanced technology
The room would be designed with a closed equipment niche which would provide access to the tech when necessary and hidden from view when appropriate
Rear access to the equipment would facilitate periodic maintenance and servicing
The room would have a dedicated PC, DVD player, and provisions to receive satellite and cable, as well as, internet based video programming and all the display systems would have connectivity for personal video devices like the video iPod
Ceiling speakers would be used to provide the sound for any recorded or live program material
Cameras located in the front and rear of the room would be used to capture classroom activities digitally for later viewing and distributed anywhere in the building or used for distance learning activities.
Video conferencing would allow for collaboration with field teams and remotely located groups; guest lecturers would participate this way as well
All rooms would be interconnected so that any room could serve as an overflow area for any other space
The degree of storage would depend on the particular requirements of the classes being held there and hopefully storage wouldn’t be the forgotten trade off in the inevitable building value saving exercises that accompany every new building project.
Here can and should be no single vision of the classroom of the future and the ideas here will get you started
Remember, future flexibility for any future classroom lies not within the specific technology or equipment choices made but in the basic room geometry sizing juxtaposition and based building infrastructure which includes power, conduit, connectivity, pathways etc… provided in the bricks and mortar of the building
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