In recent years, the demand for remote learning has been on the rise - but in light of COVID-19, the need for remote learning capabilities is higher than ever before.
It is now essential that schools have the ability to easily conduct classes without students and instructors being physically present in the classroom.
As universities around the world are closed or operating with reduced individuals on campus, distance learning can look a variety of different ways. Whether students are joining classes remotely and only the instructor is in the classroom - or if main campuses are closed but satellite campuses are reopening, or if both instructors and students are slowly trickling back to campus - remote learning is playing a key role in the current education environment.
T1V understands that learning technology needs to be continuously evolving during this pivotal time in order to meet the growing needs of remote students and instructors.
So... exactly how do you create a platform that enables schools to reach remote students and instructors, helping them host local and remote content during classes - all while allowing students and instructors to work collaboratively? ThinkHub Connect is a technology education platform that does all of the above, and more.
ThinkHub Connect active learning room technology is a hybrid of T1V’s flagship collaboration platform, ThinkHub, ViewHub, and AirConnect mobile application.
The ThinkHub Connect solution provides instructors a powerful presentation tool with the ability to share and broadcast slides, images, PDFs, video files, and more. This is all done on an Interactive Canvas, with built-in annotation so instructors can provide immediate feedback on student content and the student station activity.
At the end of each class, instructors are able to email the ThinkHub Session to students for review. Sessions can also be saved and resumed, ensuring continuity from class to class.
Unlike many other active learning tools, ThinkHub Connect is software-centric, which allows for easier roll-outs that replace hardware-centric deployments that are often painful and inefficient to introduce and integrate.
With ThinkHub Connect, students and instructors can actively participate in class virtually anywhere through T1V’s AirConnect BYOD mobile app. The ability to connect into class sessions anywhere in the world offers the spontaneity of discussion and learning that occurs in everyday classrooms to stay intact even in a remote learning environment.
The functionality of ThinkHub MultiSite, a ThinkHub Connect add-on module, takes remote learning capabilities a step further. ThinkHub MultiSite allows instructors to reach multiple classrooms at the same time, thus giving students a consistent learning experience no matter where they are.
Connect multiple locations with ThinkHub Multisite, as it supports up to 10 classroom or campus locations on a single MultiSite session. This real-time, room-to-room collaboration works through ThinkHub MultiSite Canvases being totally connected. This is what allows users to share unlimited content and work on a shared Canvas that updates immediately.
ThinkHub MultiSite VC integrates audio and video conferencing into the platform so that all participants can communicate face to face, without the need to lean on third party video conferencing applications.
With ThinkHub MultiSite, ThinkHub Connect redefines the remote learning experience for instructors and students alike. Keeping ease of use in mind with its intuitive design, ThinkHub Connect encourages instructors and students to embrace new distance learning technology while keeping the platform simple and focused on the goal - collaborative education.
To learn more about ThinkHub Connect learning technology, watch our on-demand webinar with Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and Root Integration, Beyond the Bricks: Creating a Multi-Site, Multi-Campus Active Learning Environment.