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> What significant benefit is gained over using a small robot called a “video camera” in the classroom to film the lecture? The robot in the picture is a No Is

by runarb 5y ago

> What significant benefit is gained over using a small robot called a “video camera” in the classroom to film the lecture? The robot in the picture is a No Isolation AV1. It allows the pupil at to do a little more than a video camera. For example, to look around in the classroom and raise its hand by turning the robots head blue. More information on their website: https://www.noisolation.com/uk/av1/ https://www.noisolation.com/uk/av1/?

cudgy 5y ago
I still do not see the benefit from this. Being able to look around the classroom has little benefit. Indicating that I have a question Can be done with a chat interface. This seems more like a Solution looking for a problem.
- runarb 5y ago
  Thus robots are not meant as a replacement for virtual learning, but as a way for students to follow the normal education when they are temporarily away. For the last two years, I have been taking an MBA, and my school had thus robots. When students could not come to class, they could still attend by using a AV1. It is not so easy for the teachers to also have to do a virtual meeting simultaneously as teaching the regular class, so the alternative is often that the teachers just send out their slide deck to those that were not present, so the student can self-study. The robot also has batteries, so we took it with us to group work, lunches, and parties. Here is a picture of my group during the second covid surge, hammering away on our digital business model assignment: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCGS2lxhgcU/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CCGS2lxhgcU/ .
- zulln 5y ago
  Maybe serve as a physical reminder for your friends that you are still part of the class to make it easier when you then get back? I think I agree with this being over-hyped, but trying to look for reasons it might be a good idea.

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> What significant benefit is gained over using a small robot called a “video camera” in the classroom to film the lecture? The robot in the picture is a No Is

by runarb 5y ago

cudgy 5y ago
I still do not see the benefit from this. Being able to look around the classroom has little benefit. Indicating that I have a question Can be done with a chat interface. This seems more like a Solution looking for a problem.
- runarb 5y ago
  Thus robots are not meant as a replacement for virtual learning, but as a way for students to follow the normal education when they are temporarily away. For the last two years, I have been taking an MBA, and my school had thus robots. When students could not come to class, they could still attend by using a AV1. It is not so easy for the teachers to also have to do a virtual meeting simultaneously as teaching the regular class, so the alternative is often that the teachers just send out their slide deck to those that were not present, so the student can self-study. The robot also has batteries, so we took it with us to group work, lunches, and parties. Here is a picture of my group during the second covid surge, hammering away on our digital business model assignment: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCGS2lxhgcU/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CCGS2lxhgcU/ .
- zulln 5y ago
  Maybe serve as a physical reminder for your friends that you are still part of the class to make it easier when you then get back? I think I agree with this being over-hyped, but trying to look for reasons it might be a good idea.