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

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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?