ADAPTING K-12 CLASSROOMS FOR FLEXIBLE LEARNING
The K-12 classroom experience is expanding. Launched by necessity, the ever-present cameras and streaming solutions of remote learning continue to present challenges. Now, after a year spent adjusting to a blended virtual and in-person educational experience, it’s time to work out the technical kinks and discover a more connected classroom. Particularly because hybrid learning technologies will continue to provide valuable flexibility, especially as many students will be participating in additional coursework after school and through the summer to catch up to their grade level after a difficult year. We can create a more direct connection between educators’ creativity and passion with more flexible AV media tools for sharing and collaborating. The classroom innovations we saw when many teachers only had a single camera to work with across in-person and remote learning have been inspiring. Astounding ingenuity and a great deal of commitment led to new discoveries of how audiovisual tools, cables and infrastructure can open new doors. Indoor and outdoor spaces were re-purposed to allow for social distancing. Cafeterias became auditoriums. Gymnasiums added livestreaming capabilities for sports.
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Now that those systems are in place, it’s time to think about what’s next for those technological solutions. Now it’s possible to bring in more guest speakers via video, collaborate on art projects with remote participants, and use pan-tilt-zoom cameras and ceiling microphones to create a genuine feeling of connection. Once the ideas start formulating, it really can be an invigorating process.
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