Remote Education : Bringing the classroom home

Sammanfattning: The project started looking at the broader spectrum of remote education during research. After a field trip to Dublin and brainstorm workshops the decision was made to focus on the teachers and students at home as this area showed the need for improvement to the current standard. Bringing the classroom home focuses on the transition of switching from on-campus to fully remote education at home and the hardware solutions that can help improve these situations for both teachers and students. Teacher’s pedagogical education does not prepare them to be online teachers and does not focus on things like the need to create engaging content and live lectures that includes and interact with the students on the other end of the screen. The Classmate Live is an all-in-one solution with optimized camera and audio to serve the live streaming and content creation needs of the online teachers. The device is adjustable in height and together with its extra wide curved display allows for ergonomically improved freedom whether you want to sit down or stand up during your lectures. Running Webex UniversityOS, inspired by streaming platforms such as Twitch, allows the teachers to easily transition between programs and input from external devices like a laptop. The Classmate Live allows for interactive and engaging live sessions without the clutter of various products on the desk. Keeping the workspace clean and easy to use, even if you are not a tech wizard. The students are challenged by the fact they tend to feel alone on the other side of the screen, lectures are not built for remote learning in the first place. Keeping a student’s attention and engagement level up can be quite challenging. The Classmate Connect products allow the user to transform a TV or display into an extended online learning environment in one’s living room. It consists of the Connect Hub and the Connect Camera combined together with Webex University app on one’s smartphone or tablet allows for remote control and transforms every living room into an interactive learning experience. a digital assistant allows for voice control and the Connect camera recognizes in session gestures like raising one’s hand to imitate classroom interactions as much as possible.