VIEWS & OPINION
Elevating classrooms in the modern era: reimagining digital education across in-class, online, and hybrid
Comment by CLIFFORD CHEN, General Manager of the Presentation Group at ViewSonic
The field of education has undergone a paradigm shift with the advancement of technology—a shift that accelerated even more rapidly over the course of the pandemic. Traditional classrooms have transformed into hybrid or online learning environments, and educators are increasingly seeking innovative technology solutions to bridge the gap between in-class and wholly online learning. With this shift, teachers are faced with new challenges— particularly when it comes to developing and implementing content for a digital curriculum.
In this kind of environment, having hardware and software that integrates seamlessly is vital. Devices such as interactive flat panels, tablets, and laptops all need to be able to run interactive content, while purpose-designed software, such as our myViewBoard software suites, can connect these devices and allow teachers and students to create, edit, display, and interact
with content in ways that foster deeper classroom engagement.
Enhancing in-class learning with digital content It’s always been true that the best learning environments are ones in which the teaching content is stimulating. While in-class learning contexts have become more digital, you can’t assume that the novelty of digital educational content will be sufficient to engage students, however, the flexibility and interactivity of these forms of content do provide new opportunities to connect with classes. The nature of digital learning content is such that it is easily modified, can be made accessible to a wide variety of students and teaching levels, and can be customized to meet each student’s individual needs and interests.
To accommodate this digital revolution, ViewSonic develops ViewSonic Originals, an online resource designed exclusively for interactive displays, including Original Content, Backgrounds, Graphics, and Online Games. In addition to an extensive library of teaching materials for all ages and subjects ranging from interactive modules to full lesson plans, the database features an extensive collection of backgrounds, images, and animations that are perfect for a range of topics and themes, allowing teachers to add safe, copyright-cleared media to their lessons. This content can help create engaging learning experiences in the classroom.
Further, ViewSonic’s Sensor Box offers educational institutions an innovative technology to optimize classroom conditions such as air quality, humidity, and temperature, as well as automatically switch displays on and off to adhere to the UK Green Building Council guidelines. IT departments can also remotely manage an entire school’s displays using the advanced myViewBoard Manager software, which includes multimedia broadcasting, permission management, and technical issue resolution, all of which can be done without interrupting classes and allowing students to focus on learning.
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Centering human connection in online learning
In fully online learning scenarios, the focus needs to be on maintaining the same level of engagement and interactivity as in-class settings—something which can be difficult when students and teachers are spread out across the world. Our UNIVERSE 3D virtual learning platform is a tool that blends experiences typically associated with either the virtual or physical worlds. It can deliver greater immersive learning for students while also creating opening up new and exciting teaching opportunities. For educators, it is crucial to not only understand how 3D platforms work, but to also realize the benefits of immersive learning.
ViewSonic’s UNIVERSE virtual learning platform has won two distinguished EdTech Awards recently. The platform allows participants to engage in interactive classrooms with new 3D educational content and create unique learning spaces, opening
up previously impossible ways of learning. UNIVERSE addresses some of the key challenges faced during online learning, such as increasing student engagement, encouraging collaboration, and fostering a sense of belonging among students.
Getting the best of both worlds with hybrid learning In hybrid scenarios, teachers must blend both in-class and online methods to provide a seamless learning experience for students. This requires careful planning, as teachers must ensure that students can access the same resources and receive the same level of support, whether they are attending in-person or online.
One of the major benefits of collaborative displays is that they can be used for collaboration between different sets of users, such as a group of colleagues in a meeting room, a teacher and students in a classroom, or a distributed group of students or professionals. All can use interactive displays to interact, learn, and work together in ways that are far more engaging than those provided by traditional solutions.
ViewSonic’s 5K 105” ViewBoard IFP105S, with its 21:9 ratio display and multi-touch capabilities, can be used as a part of advanced hybrid setups to ensure the best learning outcomes. With the IFP105S’s incredible size and interactive capabilities, students in-class and joining online from other locations can collaborate simultaneously with ease. A display such as this can be complemented by ViewSonic’s new VB-CAM-201-2 conference camera with Live Mosaic View. Powered by AI technology, Live Mosaic View provides close- ups of participants and readjusts the view based on each attendee’s activity, ensuring that attendees and speakers are automatically framed and focused, offering a more immersive experience for hybrid meetings.
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