Teaching STEM Distance Learners with SKIES
Location
Dogwood
Start
1-16-2018 3:40 PM
End
1-16-2018 4:45 PM
Short Description
As distance educators, one of the most difficult tasks we face is creating a virtual environment that encourages collaboration and community between our students. To that end, Julius Su and Victor Kam from Caltech University are revolutionizing distance education through their SKIES learning system. This innovative platform, designed with STEM learners in mind, allows students and teachers of all grade levels to interact in a media-rich environment like never before.
Abstract
As a follow up to the 2014 and 2015 FDLA conference presentations, this Pearls of Wisdom session will expose conference audience to the latest features offered by SKIES, the innovative online learning platform designed to engage STEM students in all grades in a media-rich environment built for collaboration and interaction. The session will focus on the basics of creating a multimedia lesson with branches for collecting student feedback, group discussions, knowledge maps, and more. The audience will be encouraged to download the SKIES mobile app to their device to participate in the session.
Format
Concurrent Session
Moderator
Victoria Brown, FAU
Teaching STEM Distance Learners with SKIES
Dogwood
As a follow up to the 2014 and 2015 FDLA conference presentations, this Pearls of Wisdom session will expose conference audience to the latest features offered by SKIES, the innovative online learning platform designed to engage STEM students in all grades in a media-rich environment built for collaboration and interaction. The session will focus on the basics of creating a multimedia lesson with branches for collecting student feedback, group discussions, knowledge maps, and more. The audience will be encouraged to download the SKIES mobile app to their device to participate in the session.