Center for Innovation in Technology and Learning Build New Tech Classrooms

Lehigh University recently developed the Center for Innovation in Technology and Learning with the establishment of 4 new classrooms equipped with cutting edge technology. This will offer both teachers and students with an ideal learning environment that will encourage young minds to prosper and grow.

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New Classrooms For Better Learning

The new classrooms are developed specifically to enable learners to participate in group discussions and use technology efficiently while studying or working. These classrooms provide a lot of benefits to the students like, Lehigh Technology and Research and Communication writing fellows. These experts utilize the area to edit papers of students and interact with learners they are teaching. The fellows particularly utilise the CITL-TRAC programme house that consists of numerous tables and chairs which have been designed to support group communication. In this room, the TRAC 100 seminar is also conducted and the walls are adorned in whiteboard paint. This allows the learners to effectively express themselves and their ideas.

A Better Learning Experience

TRAC fellows and learners are able to make use of the CITL Commons, a room which has a more casual appearance and includes tables which can be utilised for studying by the learners. There is also an 80 inch laptop ready screen, a public printer and a digital bulletin board in the room. Students can easily access all these resources to complete their assignments and present their projects on the the large 80 inch screen or even utilise the digital bulletin board to build their ideas about various projects.

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17 year old Sanjana Chintalapudi has been a working as a TRAC fellow for the last 2 years. She claimed that prior to the establishment of a designated space, Sanjana barely met other TRAC fellow colleagues; except for when a writing conference was held in the same location. She said “It’s more concrete and a space designed for what we need”

Sanjana also focused on the fact that the new space helps to improve the program and make it more of a community. The area includes a specific section where everyone is allowed and may also be utilised for conferencing. The is also a space which meant to be used only by TRAC fellows. She added “Previously, TRAC fellows would have to find their own space in Lucy’s, Rauch or Saxby’s to conference with kids.”

Using Education Technology

There is another room in the CITL Classroom that is equipped with different technologies which may be used by educators to enhance their students' learning experience. There is a 98 inch ultra high definition touch screen display which may be used to display various types of images and videos. The screen may be used as a digital whiteboard as well and enables learners to video conference with other students and teachers from different parts of the world.

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Professor Ziad Munson, who teaches political sociology class, said “We use the technology room for a lab where students get hands-on experience applying the concepts they are learning in class and synthesizing class ideas to understand real world situations and issues.”

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Intelligent Acquisition of Information using iPads

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You must have seen your child or your neighbour’s children or your students peering intently at the latest tablets, laptops and computers online or in your local shops. You have always wondered, how are these electronic devices going to influence my child’s life? You will be amazed to discover how they will definitely play a remarkable role in your child’s life. Here’s how. 

Positive and Constant Teacher-Guardian Communication 

 

You will be amazed to know that teachers are so reliant on these devices that they use them to teach students and monitor their progress which is sent to the parents as a feedback and progress report in the form of a simple e-mail. In two minutes your child’s progress is updated online for you to see and monitor at home accordingly. 

Quick In Sharing Information In The Classroom

 

If each child is handed a device of his or her own, the assignments that are completed at home can easily be shared and assessed in the classroom. How is that possible? Simple. 

They just need to upload their work by connecting it to the whiteboard or smart board in the classroom and using a wireless connection or by using cables that connect all of the students’ devices, that single document can be shared in a short span of just a few seconds. 

You can help them to get their Projects Completed Efficiently

 

The students don’t need to visit their friends’ homes to gather in a group and complete a project that required teamwork. They can simply use the internet to do their research and find the relevant information. 

Taking Down Information Couldn’t Get Easier

 

Writing lengthy class notes or information was a tedious task for many students who belonged to the decades that existed in the absence of technology. Now they can be virtually written down on the tablets with just a sweep of a finger. 

Do they encourage students who get stage fright?

 

Your child might feel intimidated by public speeches and presentations. They can take part in the virtual debates that can be assessed as oral assignments from home. Their responses can be saved for future reference and for you to grade them if you are a teacher. 

It is great to help your student or child to revise lessons

 

Children have a hard time focusing on lessons and revising them before the examinations. You can rest assured. It will be a rewarding experience to help them revise using the device. 

How can you encourage them to be creative?

 

You can show them a whole new world by using the iPads. You can teach them new songs using virtual instruments, art, crafts and just about anything creative. You can encourage them to write short stories too.

The students can also participate in writing blogs. They will feel highly motivated once they see that their work has been published on the internet. In addition, they can make informative videos to illustrate their points. 

Can you teach them different languages using an iPad?

 

You will be thrilled to discover how your child or student will be fascinated to learn a new language using the device. 

Interacting with people all over the world

 

Your student or child will have a well rounded personality. The iPad will help the child interact with different people from all over the globe. They will gain new and meaningful insight. They will have access to new perspectives. They will be optimistic global citizens with innovative ideas for a better and brighter future.

So take a chance to make this change in their lives. Who knows what they can create with just a little push from our end? 

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