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ERIC Number: EJ1458801
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 23
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New Approaches for Studying Multidimensional Use of Classroom Space: A Pilot Study of Three Classroom Technologies
Tripp Harris; Tracey Birdwell
Issues and Trends in Learning Technologies, v10 n2 p40-62 2022
This classroom technology pilot explored the ways in which three different tools yielded insights into instructors' and students' use of physical classroom space in a higher education environment. The tools of interest were a ceiling heatmap camera from Panasonic, small ultrawideband movement trackers from Pozyx, and an audio sensor from TSI. The two purposes of this pilot study were to (a) determine the nature of the information that these tools could provide relevant to use of classroom space both separately and in concert, and (b) to document the process of piloting new classroom technologies designed to study physical classroom spaces and the teaching and learning taking place therein. Methodologically, the tools supported a data visualization approach to exploring use of physical space. We found that each of the tools yields unique information about use of classroom space, and that when used together the tools have potential to offer a multidimensional view of how instructors and students use space during instruction. This pilot experience contributes to foundations for using these three tools-- and others designed to collect similar data--to study teaching and learning in physical classroom space and using the insights they yield to support the design of new classroom spaces. This pilot also contributes lessons learned for introducing bringing instructors, researchers, and technology experts together for research on learning spaces.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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