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Podcast Series: Innovations in Education

Explore the full series of eCampus News podcasts hosted by Kevin Hogan—created to keep you on the cutting edge of innovations in education.

‘Confusometer’ app helps professors measure student comprehension in real time

The 'Confusometer' updates in real time.

The raised hand in a college lecture hall’s sea of students could become a campus relic if a mobile device application catches on in the U.S. like it has in Canada.

A web-based application for smart phones, laptops, and computer tablets called Understoodit lets college students tell their professors and instructors whether or not they understand the day’s lesson with a click of the “understood” or “confused” buttons.

Using Understoodit’s “Confusometer,” the faculty member can track students’ anonymous responses in real time.…Read More

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Short-throw projectors going ‘extreme’ in education

The market for ultra short throw projectors has grown in 2011, experts say.

Not every college classroom is a vast lecture hall. There are dozens, sometimes hundreds, of small rooms on campus that serve as meeting spaces for small class sections—confined areas where projectors can be placed just a couple feet away.

Casting a large, clear picture on a screen or wall is rarely a challenge in the most spacious of lecture halls; professors can place their projectors as far back into the room as needed in order to get a crisp image that supplements a class lesson.

For faculty members who don’t have the luxury of nearly unlimited space, however, there is a new generation of short-throw projectors that have adopted a new name: “ultra short throw” or “extreme short throw.”…Read More

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