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| Robot-learning could be the wave of the future for online classes. Photo: Michigan State University |
Stationed around the class, each robot has a mounted video screen controlled by the remote user that lets the student pan around the room to see and talk with the instructor and fellow students participating in-person.
The study, published in Online Learning, found that robot learning generally benefits remote students more than traditional videoconferencing, in which multiple students are displayed on a single screen.
Christine Greenhow, MSU associate professor of educational psychology and educational technology, said that instead of looking at a screen full of faces as she does with traditional videoconferencing, she can look a robot-learner in the eye - at least digitally.
"...students participating with the robots felt much more engaged and interactive with the instructor and their classmates who were on campus."
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Source: EurekAlert (press release)
