Thanks so I’m here to tell you that we need to transform the way we teach and
need to transform the way we teach and
need to transform the way we teach and the way we learn we need to infuse our
the way we learn we need to infuse our
the way we learn we need to infuse our teaching and our learning with the
teaching and our learning with the
teaching and our learning with the spirit of exploration we need to figure
spirit of exploration we need to figure
spirit of exploration we need to figure out how to do that at planetary scale
out how to do that at planetary scale
out how to do that at planetary scale and I’m here to tell you that we can use
and I’m here to tell you that we can use
and I’m here to tell you that we can use technology to make that happen
technology to make that happen
technology to make that happen but before I tell you all that I want to
but before I tell you all that I want to
but before I tell you all that I want to talk a little bit about how I ended up
talk a little bit about how I ended up
talk a little bit about how I ended up caring about this I ended up doing this
caring about this I ended up doing this
caring about this I ended up doing this I was my academic history is as a
I was my academic history is as a
I was my academic history is as a geologist an astrobiologist I study the
geologist an astrobiologist I study the
geologist an astrobiologist I study the history of the earth the history of life
history of the earth the history of life
history of the earth the history of life and environment on earth what makes the
and environment on earth what makes the
and environment on earth what makes the earth habitable and the prospects for
earth habitable and the prospects for
earth habitable and the prospects for inhabited worlds beyond our own and for
inhabited worlds beyond our own and for
inhabited worlds beyond our own and for 20 years that’s what I’ve done and then
20 years that’s what I’ve done and then
20 years that’s what I’ve done and then about five years ago my son who was then
about five years ago my son who was then
about five years ago my son who was then 11 years old said to me dad you know all
11 years old said to me dad you know all
11 years old said to me dad you know all this earth history and astrobiology
this earth history and astrobiology
this earth history and astrobiology stuff you do in aliens and all that
stuff you do in aliens and all that
stuff you do in aliens and all that that’s really cool but what’s it really
that’s really cool but what’s it really
that’s really cool but what’s it really doing to improve the future of the
doing to improve the future of the
doing to improve the future of the planet what is our future and I was
planet what is our future and I was
planet what is our future and I was taken aback by that question like a
taken aback by that question like a
taken aback by that question like a child’s question like that often does
child’s question like that often does
child’s question like that often does and I started thinking what am I really
and I started thinking what am I really
and I started thinking what am I really doing that actually makes the future a
doing that actually makes the future a
doing that actually makes the future a better place in my professional life and
better place in my professional life and
better place in my professional life and I thought about well as a professor what
I thought about well as a professor what
I thought about well as a professor what do I do more than anything else that
do I do more than anything else that
do I do more than anything else that affects the future it’s my teaching and
affects the future it’s my teaching and
affects the future it’s my teaching and I ask myself am i and are my colleagues
I ask myself am i and are my colleagues
I ask myself am i and are my colleagues are we teaching as well as we need to
are we teaching as well as we need to
are we teaching as well as we need to because the challenges that my son and
because the challenges that my son and
because the challenges that my son and our other and our children face in the
our other and our children face in the
our other and our children face in the future are of immense scale they’re of
future are of immense scale they’re of
future are of immense scale they’re of planetary scale their unprecedented
planetary scale their unprecedented
planetary scale their unprecedented problems their problems we’re only going
problems their problems we’re only going
problems their problems we’re only going to solve if we have a planet of problem
to solve if we have a planet of problem
to solve if we have a planet of problem solvers are we teaching our kids in a
solvers are we teaching our kids in a
solvers are we teaching our kids in a way that’s going to accomplish that and
way that’s going to accomplish that and
way that’s going to accomplish that and I decided – no we aren’t we aren’t
I decided – no we aren’t we aren’t
I decided – no we aren’t we aren’t really doing that very well we aren’t
really doing that very well we aren’t
really doing that very well we aren’t taking advantage of technology to do
taking advantage of technology to do
taking advantage of technology to do that as well as we could and so I
that as well as we could and so I
that as well as we could and so I started doing a number of things that
started doing a number of things that
started doing a number of things that led to the creation of a center the
led to the creation of a center the
led to the creation of a center the center for education through exploration
center for education through exploration
center for education through exploration where we’re trying to do just that
where we’re trying to do just that
where we’re trying to do just that figure out how we can use technology to
figure out how we can use technology to
figure out how we can use technology to improve the way we educate at planetary
improve the way we educate at planetary
improve the way we educate at planetary scale so the focus of that Center is the
scale so the focus of that Center is the
scale so the focus of that Center is the mantra for that Center is as follows we
mantra for that Center is as follows we
mantra for that Center is as follows we want to transform learning from mastery
want to transform learning from mastery
want to transform learning from mastery of what is known to exploration of the
of what is known to exploration of the
of what is known to exploration of the unknown we want unpack that just a
unknown we want unpack that just a
unknown we want unpack that just a little bit what do I mean by mastery of
little bit what do I mean by mastery of
little bit what do I mean by mastery of what’s known if we’re outside and ask
what’s known if we’re outside and ask
what’s known if we’re outside and ask the average person what’s educational
the average person what’s educational
the average person what’s educational about what’s learning all about odds are
about what’s learning all about odds are
about what’s learning all about odds are that very high on the list of things
that very high on the list of things
that very high on the list of things that they would say is well it’s about
that they would say is well it’s about
that they would say is well it’s about knowing a lot of stuff it’s about
knowing a lot of stuff it’s about
knowing a lot of stuff it’s about mastering a lot of facts a lot of things
mastering a lot of facts a lot of things
mastering a lot of facts a lot of things we already know
we already know
we already know that’s that’s very true that is part of
that’s that’s very true that is part of
that’s that’s very true that is part of it for most of human history that in
it for most of human history that in
it for most of human history that in fact was the essence of what it meant to
fact was the essence of what it meant to
fact was the essence of what it meant to be a learned person my father was a very
be a learned person my father was a very
be a learned person my father was a very smart man a very learned man and what
smart man a very learned man and what
smart man a very learned man and what did that mean among other things it
did that mean among other things it
did that mean among other things it meant that when we had arguments at the
meant that when we had arguments at the
meant that when we had arguments at the dinner table he had facts at his command
dinner table he had facts at his command
dinner table he had facts at his command that could just you know pound any
that could just you know pound any
that could just you know pound any argument I might make so that that was a
argument I might make so that that was a
argument I might make so that that was a mark of being an educated learning
mark of being an educated learning
mark of being an educated learning person but today the world is changing
person but today the world is changing
person but today the world is changing we have information at our fingertips
we have information at our fingertips
we have information at our fingertips today when we have arguments around the
today when we have arguments around the
today when we have arguments around the dinner table you know my kids pull out
dinner table you know my kids pull out
dinner table you know my kids pull out this thing and they have all the facts
this thing and they have all the facts
this thing and they have all the facts of their command far more than my father
of their command far more than my father
of their command far more than my father ever had and so more and more education
ever had and so more and more education
ever had and so more and more education and learning aren’t so much about
and learning aren’t so much about
and learning aren’t so much about mastering facts they’re about learning
mastering facts they’re about learning
mastering facts they’re about learning how to work with facts instead of fact
how to work with facts instead of fact
how to work with facts instead of fact masters what we need to produce are more
masters what we need to produce are more
masters what we need to produce are more and more kids and adults who are
and more kids and adults who are
and more kids and adults who are explorers who are able to make use of
explorers who are able to make use of
explorers who are able to make use of information able to tell good
information able to tell good
information able to tell good information from bad and use that to
information from bad and use that to
information from bad and use that to navigate the unknown future this has
navigate the unknown future this has
navigate the unknown future this has always been necessary but it’s becoming
always been necessary but it’s becoming
always been necessary but it’s becoming more and more necessary we need to
more and more necessary we need to
more and more necessary we need to produce people who can ask questions
produce people who can ask questions
produce people who can ask questions solve problems innovate and persist not
solve problems innovate and persist not
solve problems innovate and persist not simply who know vocabulary and rules and
simply who know vocabulary and rules and
simply who know vocabulary and rules and equations and I don’t mean to apply the
equations and I don’t mean to apply the
equations and I don’t mean to apply the vocabulary and rules and equations
vocabulary and rules and equations
vocabulary and rules and equations aren’t important they are but they’re
aren’t important they are but they’re
aren’t important they are but they’re less and less important compared to make
less and less important compared to make
less and less important compared to make use of all that stuff now it should be
use of all that stuff now it should be
use of all that stuff now it should be easy to teach this way because we’re all
easy to teach this way because we’re all
easy to teach this way because we’re all born as explorers all of us every one of
born as explorers all of us every one of
born as explorers all of us every one of us learn most of the important things in
us learn most of the important things in
us learn most of the important things in our life for our day-to-day lives by
our life for our day-to-day lives by
our life for our day-to-day lives by exploring by trial and error we learned
exploring by trial and error we learned
exploring by trial and error we learned by doing and yet somehow when we get
by doing and yet somehow when we get
by doing and yet somehow when we get into formal education that bright-eyed
into formal education that bright-eyed
into formal education that bright-eyed baby becomes this guy and there’s a
baby becomes this guy and there’s a
baby becomes this guy and there’s a whole bunch of reasons for that but
whole bunch of reasons for that but
whole bunch of reasons for that but fundamentally the way we try to engage
fundamentally the way we try to engage
fundamentally the way we try to engage in teaching the way we do our teaching
in teaching the way we do our teaching
in teaching the way we do our teaching especially at large scale especially the
especially at large scale especially the
especially at large scale especially the college level is too passive and too
college level is too passive and too
college level is too passive and too much like this so that guy may have
much like this so that guy may have
much like this so that guy may have shown up in class with all the
shown up in class with all the
shown up in class with all the enthusiasm of that baby
enthusiasm of that baby
enthusiasm of that baby but after 15 weeks of three hours of
but after 15 weeks of three hours of
but after 15 weeks of three hours of this kind of thing no matter how
this kind of thing no matter how
this kind of thing no matter how brilliant the lecturer was after 15
brilliant the lecturer was after 15
brilliant the lecturer was after 15 weeks you ready to be done and you’re
weeks you ready to be done and you’re
weeks you ready to be done and you’re probably interested in learning about
probably interested in learning about
probably interested in learning about something else other than whatever that
something else other than whatever that
something else other than whatever that subject was so we know how to solve this
subject was so we know how to solve this
subject was so we know how to solve this problem any of you who are parents of
problem any of you who are parents of
problem any of you who are parents of inquisitive kids our parents who’ve
inquisitive kids our parents who’ve
inquisitive kids our parents who’ve nurtured inquisitive
nurtured inquisitive
nurtured inquisitive is in there kids knows how to do this
is in there kids knows how to do this
is in there kids knows how to do this you learn by doing
you learn by doing
you learn by doing right that parent they are teaching that
right that parent they are teaching that
right that parent they are teaching that child how to solve a puzzle is teaching
child how to solve a puzzle is teaching
child how to solve a puzzle is teaching in a very different way than a lecture
in a very different way than a lecture
in a very different way than a lecture mode of teaching the child is exploring
mode of teaching the child is exploring
mode of teaching the child is exploring the child is figuring things out by
the child is figuring things out by
the child is figuring things out by trial and error the parent is there as a
trial and error the parent is there as a
trial and error the parent is there as a tutor as a guide not as a lecturer
tutor as a guide not as a lecturer
tutor as a guide not as a lecturer telling the student telling the child
telling the student telling the child
telling the student telling the child what to do so we know how to do this we
what to do so we know how to do this we
what to do so we know how to do this we know this is small-scale the challenge
know this is small-scale the challenge
know this is small-scale the challenge is how do we do this at massive scale
is how do we do this at massive scale
is how do we do this at massive scale and this is not any kind of new thing
and this is not any kind of new thing
and this is not any kind of new thing right so parent we all know this as
right so parent we all know this as
right so parent we all know this as parents there’s a lot of research now
parents there’s a lot of research now
parents there’s a lot of research now that shows that what’s called active
that shows that what’s called active
that shows that what’s called active learning as far superior to to lecture
learning as far superior to to lecture
learning as far superior to to lecture type learning and this is ancient wisdom
type learning and this is ancient wisdom
type learning and this is ancient wisdom Confucius said I hear and I forget I see
Confucius said I hear and I forget I see
Confucius said I hear and I forget I see and I remember I do and I understand
and I remember I do and I understand
and I remember I do and I understand there’s nothing new in any of this the
there’s nothing new in any of this the
there’s nothing new in any of this the challenge that we have that’s new is how
challenge that we have that’s new is how
challenge that we have that’s new is how do we do this at massive scale
do we do this at massive scale
do we do this at massive scale so I’m here to tell you the technology
so I’m here to tell you the technology
so I’m here to tell you the technology is a large part of the solution and you
is a large part of the solution and you
is a large part of the solution and you may say well how is technology a part of
may say well how is technology a part of
may say well how is technology a part of the solution for teaching better at
the solution for teaching better at
the solution for teaching better at scale because this is the face of what
scale because this is the face of what
scale because this is the face of what we call online education today right you
we call online education today right you
we call online education today right you open up your computer you’ve got your
open up your computer you’ve got your
open up your computer you’ve got your learning management system everything
learning management system everything
learning management system everything nice and tightly arranged you’ve got
nice and tightly arranged you’ve got
nice and tightly arranged you’ve got slim
slim
slim you have slides that are basically your
you have slides that are basically your
you have slides that are basically your PowerPoint slides from a lecture you
PowerPoint slides from a lecture you
PowerPoint slides from a lecture you have a nice little video clip of the
have a nice little video clip of the
have a nice little video clip of the lecturer does have the virtue that you
lecturer does have the virtue that you
lecturer does have the virtue that you can pause it and go get a cup of coffee
can pause it and go get a cup of coffee
can pause it and go get a cup of coffee you go to the bathroom and come back but
you go to the bathroom and come back but
you go to the bathroom and come back but other than that there’s zero advantage
other than that there’s zero advantage
other than that there’s zero advantage over the lecture essentially what we’re
over the lecture essentially what we’re
over the lecture essentially what we’re doing right now in online education for
doing right now in online education for
doing right now in online education for the most part is we’re taking that not
the most part is we’re taking that not
the most part is we’re taking that not very effective mode of lecture teaching
very effective mode of lecture teaching
very effective mode of lecture teaching and we’re virtualizing it and so we end
and we’re virtualizing it and so we end
and we’re virtualizing it and so we end up with a not very effective mode of
up with a not very effective mode of
up with a not very effective mode of online education and this is not to say
online education and this is not to say
online education and this is not to say that all align align education is bad a
that all align align education is bad a
that all align align education is bad a lot of it can be very good and of course
lot of it can be very good and of course
lot of it can be very good and of course it’s better than no education for sure
it’s better than no education for sure
it’s better than no education for sure but we’re not taking advantage of what
but we’re not taking advantage of what
but we’re not taking advantage of what the computer can do because the computer
the computer can do because the computer
the computer can do because the computer can do a lot more than serve up slides
can do a lot more than serve up slides
can do a lot more than serve up slides and serve up little video clips in a
and serve up little video clips in a
and serve up little video clips in a nice tidy organized way um
nice tidy organized way um
nice tidy organized way um so how’s the solution well I would
so how’s the solution well I would
so how’s the solution well I would assert to you that we are in the black
assert to you that we are in the black
assert to you that we are in the black and white silent movie stage of the use
and white silent movie stage of the use
and white silent movie stage of the use of mass communications technology for
of mass communications technology for
of mass communications technology for education we’re the equivalent of 100
education we’re the equivalent of 100
education we’re the equivalent of 100 years ago putting a movie camera in
years ago putting a movie camera in
years ago putting a movie camera in front of a stage like this filming and
front of a stage like this filming and
front of a stage like this filming and saying ah I’ve made a movie and yeah
saying ah I’ve made a movie and yeah
saying ah I’ve made a movie and yeah you’ve made a movie technically but fast
you’ve made a movie technically but fast
you’ve made a movie technically but fast forward a hundred years once you have a
forward a hundred years once you have a
forward a hundred years once you have a camera you can have two cameras you can
camera you can have two cameras you can
camera you can have two cameras you can multiple cameras you can now have
multiple cameras you can now have
multiple cameras you can now have different points of view you can edit
different points of view you can edit
different points of view you can edit and splice together and get a very
and splice together and get a very
and splice together and get a very dynamic kind of thing you can go outside
dynamic kind of thing you can go outside
dynamic kind of thing you can go outside the theater you can into more realistic
the theater you can into more realistic
the theater you can into more realistic locations you can go outdoors you can
locations you can go outdoors you can
locations you can go outdoors you can create special effects you can do all
create special effects you can do all
create special effects you can do all sorts of things that the movie industry
sorts of things that the movie industry
sorts of things that the movie industry has figured out how to do the movie
has figured out how to do the movie
has figured out how to do the movie mystery has mastered the medium so that
mystery has mastered the medium so that
mystery has mastered the medium so that now we can have something like the
now we can have something like the
now we can have something like the Martian which is dramatic storytelling
Martian which is dramatic storytelling
Martian which is dramatic storytelling no different than that theatrical play
no different than that theatrical play
no different than that theatrical play but in a way that transports you to a
but in a way that transports you to a
but in a way that transports you to a completely different realm and context a
completely different realm and context a
completely different realm and context a completely different mindset
completely different mindset
completely different mindset gives you an experience you could never
gives you an experience you could never
gives you an experience you could never had in the theatre and does it at
had in the theatre and does it at
had in the theatre and does it at massive scale across the whole planet
massive scale across the whole planet
massive scale across the whole planet the art of narrative storytelling has
the art of narrative storytelling has
the art of narrative storytelling has exploded in the last hundred years it’s
exploded in the last hundred years it’s
exploded in the last hundred years it’s a massive industry now compared to what
a massive industry now compared to what
a massive industry now compared to what it used to be with that Raqqah
it used to be with that Raqqah
it used to be with that Raqqah productions because the technology has
productions because the technology has
productions because the technology has been mastered for the goal of dramatic
been mastered for the goal of dramatic
been mastered for the goal of dramatic storytelling same thing has happened
storytelling same thing has happened
storytelling same thing has happened with video games many of you in the room
with video games many of you in the room
with video games many of you in the room a remember pong right I remember as a
a remember pong right I remember as a
a remember pong right I remember as a little kid sitting my parents living
little kid sitting my parents living
little kid sitting my parents living room playing pong right and so in our
room playing pong right and so in our
room playing pong right and so in our lifetimes video games have gone from
lifetimes video games have gone from
lifetimes video games have gone from pong to something like halo and the halo
pong to something like halo and the halo
pong to something like halo and the halo is already not the state of the art
is already not the state of the art
is already not the state of the art right immersive dramatic narrative
right immersive dramatic narrative
right immersive dramatic narrative driven games that have a lot of the
driven games that have a lot of the
driven games that have a lot of the qualities of movies but with the
qualities of movies but with the
qualities of movies but with the interactivity and and addictiveness
interactivity and and addictiveness
interactivity and and addictiveness frankly of that kind of the kind of
frankly of that kind of the kind of
frankly of that kind of the kind of interactivity that you have in video
interactivity that you have in video
interactivity that you have in video games
games
games they’ve evolved dramatically the medium
they’ve evolved dramatically the medium
they’ve evolved dramatically the medium has been mastered right to the point
has been mastered right to the point
has been mastered right to the point that movies and video games are now
that movies and video games are now
that movies and video games are now converging so we don’t do anything like
converging so we don’t do anything like
converging so we don’t do anything like this in education for the most part
this in education for the most part
this in education for the most part right we have because we’re taking baby
right we have because we’re taking baby
right we have because we’re taking baby steps for at the very beginning of this
steps for at the very beginning of this
steps for at the very beginning of this so let me give you a sense of what we’re
so let me give you a sense of what we’re
so let me give you a sense of what we’re trying to do in our Center and we’re
trying to do in our Center and we’re
trying to do in our Center and we’re taking baby steps because we’re just at
taking baby steps because we’re just at
taking baby steps because we’re just at the early stage of this so here is a
the early stage of this so here is a
the early stage of this so here is a fantastic educational experience this is
fantastic educational experience this is
fantastic educational experience this is a river trip down the Grand Canyon to
a river trip down the Grand Canyon to
a river trip down the Grand Canyon to run every year by Carl Carl strim was
run every year by Carl Carl strim was
run every year by Carl Carl strim was you can see here maybe right here one of
you can see here maybe right here one of
you can see here maybe right here one of the he’s probably the greatest living
the he’s probably the greatest living
the he’s probably the greatest living Grand Canyon geologist every year he
Grand Canyon geologist every year he
Grand Canyon geologist every year he takes about a dozen advanced
takes about a dozen advanced
takes about a dozen advanced undergraduates and graduate students
undergraduates and graduate students
undergraduates and graduate students down the Grand Canyon two-week river
down the Grand Canyon two-week river
down the Grand Canyon two-week river trip fantastic learning experience that
trip fantastic learning experience that
trip fantastic learning experience that almost nobody on the planet will ever
almost nobody on the planet will ever
almost nobody on the planet will ever have most people will never even go to
have most people will never even go to
have most people will never even go to the rim of the Grand Canyon let alone go
the rim of the Grand Canyon let alone go
the rim of the Grand Canyon let alone go on a river trip down it from a master
on a river trip down it from a master
on a river trip down it from a master geologist learning about the history of
geologist learning about the history of
geologist learning about the history of the canyon and what it’s all about so so
the canyon and what it’s all about so so
the canyon and what it’s all about so so as an example can we take an experience
as an example can we take an experience
as an example can we take an experience like that and can we virtualize it in a
like that and can we virtualize it in a
like that and can we virtualize it in a way that is far more gripping engaging
way that is far more gripping engaging
way that is far more gripping engaging that is taking a bunch of photographs
that is taking a bunch of photographs
that is taking a bunch of photographs and a bunch of text and some video clips
and a bunch of text and some video clips
and a bunch of text and some video clips and so we did that we’ve we’ve done a
and so we did that we’ve we’ve done a
and so we did that we’ve we’ve done a lot of experiments involving together a
lot of experiments involving together a
lot of experiments involving together a lot of technology to do to produce
lot of technology to do to produce
lot of technology to do to produce things like this experiences like this
things like this experiences like this
things like this experiences like this you’ll you’ll see a video of here in a
you’ll you’ll see a video of here in a
you’ll you’ll see a video of here in a second I hope yes you will so a 360
second I hope yes you will so a 360
second I hope yes you will so a 360 degrees spherical environment with
degrees spherical environment with
degrees spherical environment with high-resolution imagery with lots of
high-resolution imagery with lots of
high-resolution imagery with lots of media layered in here’s a little video
media layered in here’s a little video
media layered in here’s a little video clip of going down the river but we have
clip of going down the river but we have
clip of going down the river but we have a lot more media than just that I love
a lot more media than just that I love
a lot more media than just that I love this these are gigapixel images this is
this these are gigapixel images this is
this these are gigapixel images this is about a thousand megapixel images
about a thousand megapixel images
about a thousand megapixel images stitched together that allows you to go
stitched together that allows you to go
stitched together that allows you to go across the canyon in great detail from
across the canyon in great detail from
across the canyon in great detail from one side to the other and we didn’t do
one side to the other and we didn’t do
one side to the other and we didn’t do this for one location we actually went
this for one location we actually went
this for one location we actually went on that two-week river trip with some
on that two-week river trip with some
on that two-week river trip with some technology and so we have a dozen or so
technology and so we have a dozen or so
technology and so we have a dozen or so locations and you can hop to any one of
locations and you can hop to any one of
locations and you can hop to any one of those and tour along the Grand Canyon
those and tour along the Grand Canyon
those and tour along the Grand Canyon we’ve done a whole bunch of these we’ve
we’ve done a whole bunch of these we’ve
we’ve done a whole bunch of these we’ve done a good 20 of these in different
done a good 20 of these in different
done a good 20 of these in different stages of production now these virtual
stages of production now these virtual
stages of production now these virtual field trips vft asu.edu if you want to
field trips vft asu.edu if you want to
field trips vft asu.edu if you want to play with them I’m going to taught us a
play with them I’m going to taught us a
play with them I’m going to taught us a lot about what you can and cannot do
lot about what you can and cannot do
lot about what you can and cannot do with this we’re also now playing with
with this we’re also now playing with
with this we’re also now playing with virtual reality to take you to places
virtual reality to take you to places
virtual reality to take you to places that no human has ever gone before
that no human has ever gone before
that no human has ever gone before essentially in this case a virtual field
essentially in this case a virtual field
essentially in this case a virtual field trip into the cell working with a
trip into the cell working with a
trip into the cell working with a technology partner called smart Sparrow
technology partner called smart Sparrow
technology partner called smart Sparrow so here you’re diving into a cell in a
so here you’re diving into a cell in a
so here you’re diving into a cell in a VR system and you can see the cell
VR system and you can see the cell
VR system and you can see the cell structures everything is rendered as
structures everything is rendered as
structures everything is rendered as realistically as we could possibly can
realistically as we could possibly can
realistically as we could possibly can as much details we can load into the
as much details we can load into the
as much details we can load into the technology and we actually have
technology and we actually have
technology and we actually have interactive learning experiences built
interactive learning experiences built
interactive learning experiences built around this where you have a game-like
around this where you have a game-like
around this where you have a game-like sort of thing where you go around having
sort of thing where you go around having
sort of thing where you go around having to figure how to make the cell work and
to figure how to make the cell work and
to figure how to make the cell work and you learn by doing how some metabolism a
you learn by doing how some metabolism a
you learn by doing how some metabolism a cell structure actually works so we’ve
cell structure actually works so we’ve
cell structure actually works so we’ve we built these sort of things at what
we built these sort of things at what
we built these sort of things at what we’ve learned through all that is
we’ve learned through all that is
we’ve learned through all that is they’re really cool but they’re they’re
they’re really cool but they’re they’re
they’re really cool but they’re they’re not they’re not quite what needs to
not they’re not quite what needs to
not they’re not quite what needs to happen yet so if I were to put you in
happen yet so if I were to put you in
happen yet so if I were to put you in the bottom of the Grand Canyon
the bottom of the Grand Canyon
the bottom of the Grand Canyon first you’d look around – wow this is
first you’d look around – wow this is
first you’d look around – wow this is really cool and then about 10 minutes
really cool and then about 10 minutes
really cool and then about 10 minutes later it’s like okay we’re gonna get my
later it’s like okay we’re gonna get my
later it’s like okay we’re gonna get my lunch how am I gonna get out of here
lunch how am I gonna get out of here
lunch how am I gonna get out of here what am I supposed to do while I’m here
what am I supposed to do while I’m here
what am I supposed to do while I’m here right you need a guide right it’s not
right you need a guide right it’s not
right you need a guide right it’s not enough to have the g-wiz the experience
enough to have the g-wiz the experience
enough to have the g-wiz the experience you need a guide and so we’ve turned to
you need a guide and so we’ve turned to
you need a guide and so we’ve turned to games as the guide and what I mean by
games as the guide and what I mean by
games as the guide and what I mean by that was there’s a lot of research that
that was there’s a lot of research that
that was there’s a lot of research that shows that that digital games can be
shows that that digital games can be
shows that that digital games can be very useful for learning and why is that
very useful for learning and why is that
very useful for learning and why is that what’s going on with digital games well
what’s going on with digital games well
what’s going on with digital games well the deal there is that in a good digital
the deal there is that in a good digital
the deal there is that in a good digital game or a good game of any sort you’re
game or a good game of any sort you’re
game or a good game of any sort you’re getting a lot of feedback you’re
getting a lot of feedback you’re
getting a lot of feedback you’re learning you’re learning what’s right
learning you’re learning what’s right
learning you’re learning what’s right and what’s wrong in the context of that
and what’s wrong in the context of that
and what’s wrong in the context of that game you have a tutor essentially behind
game you have a tutor essentially behind
game you have a tutor essentially behind the scenes in the rules of the game in a
the scenes in the rules of the game in a
the scenes in the rules of the game in a digital game that the rules can get very
digital game that the rules can get very
digital game that the rules can get very complex and so we want to be able to
complex and so we want to be able to
complex and so we want to be able to master that for education instead of a
master that for education instead of a
master that for education instead of a digital game that’s teaching out of
digital game that’s teaching out of
digital game that’s teaching out of shoot aliens effectively we wanted
shoot aliens effectively we wanted
shoot aliens effectively we wanted digital games that actually teach you
digital games that actually teach you
digital games that actually teach you something interesting so I’m going to
something interesting so I’m going to
something interesting so I’m going to walk you through some very quick
walk you through some very quick
walk you through some very quick snippets here from a project called
snippets here from a project called
snippets here from a project called infinite scope that NASA has funded us
infinite scope that NASA has funded us
infinite scope that NASA has funded us to work on where we’re trying to teach
to work on where we’re trying to teach
to work on where we’re trying to teach both authentic science content but also
both authentic science content but also
both authentic science content but also the process of science which is the
the process of science which is the
the process of science which is the process of exploration in a structured
process of exploration in a structured
process of exploration in a structured way
way
way so in infinite scope in this in this
so in infinite scope in this in this
so in infinite scope in this in this this small world activity and fit scope
this small world activity and fit scope
this small world activity and fit scope we’re trying to teach students where are
we’re trying to teach students where are
we’re trying to teach students where are the small worlds in the solar system the
the small worlds in the solar system the
the small worlds in the solar system the asteroids the Kuiper belt objects the
asteroids the Kuiper belt objects the
asteroids the Kuiper belt objects the near-earth objects so we’re teaching
near-earth objects so we’re teaching
near-earth objects so we’re teaching solar system structure and in order to
solar system structure and in order to
solar system structure and in order to do that the students have to learn not
do that the students have to learn not
do that the students have to learn not by being told but implicitly they have
by being told but implicitly they have
by being told but implicitly they have to learn something called Kepler’s law
to learn something called Kepler’s law
to learn something called Kepler’s law which is that objects further away in
which is that objects further away in
which is that objects further away in the solar system move more slowly than
the solar system move more slowly than
the solar system move more slowly than objects that are closer to the Sun in
objects that are closer to the Sun in
objects that are closer to the Sun in the solar system so the students and to
the solar system so the students and to
the solar system so the students and to make it a little more game-like you game
make it a little more game-like you game
make it a little more game-like you game also has the goal of motivation so we
also has the goal of motivation so we
also has the goal of motivation so we borrowed Ching except instead of
borrowed Ching except instead of
borrowed Ching except instead of geocaching we have a stroke Ash’s hidden
geocaching we have a stroke Ash’s hidden
geocaching we have a stroke Ash’s hidden on these small worlds you’ve got to find
on these small worlds you’ve got to find
on these small worlds you’ve got to find your astro caches on these small world
your astro caches on these small world
your astro caches on these small world that’s your motivation what you do
that’s your motivation what you do
that’s your motivation what you do though you go through this exploration
though you go through this exploration
though you go through this exploration process first you observe you’re here
process first you observe you’re here
process first you observe you’re here you’re in the middle of the solar system
you’re in the middle of the solar system
you’re in the middle of the solar system the Sun is looking out I don’t know if
the Sun is looking out I don’t know if
the Sun is looking out I don’t know if you can see this but you see the little
you can see this but you see the little
you can see this but you see the little dots skirting along here
dots skirting along here
dots skirting along here those are the planets this is the
those are the planets this is the
those are the planets this is the wandering stars planet in Greek is
wandering stars planet in Greek is
wandering stars planet in Greek is wandering star that’s where it comes
wandering star that’s where it comes
wandering star that’s where it comes from so there’s the planets and the ones
from so there’s the planets and the ones
from so there’s the planets and the ones that are moving faster are closer and
that are moving faster are closer and
that are moving faster are closer and the ones that are slower are further
the ones that are slower are further
the ones that are slower are further away but you the student doesn’t know
away but you the student doesn’t know
away but you the student doesn’t know that at first you find out by trial and
that at first you find out by trial and
that at first you find out by trial and error by having this godlike view where
error by having this godlike view where
error by having this godlike view where you can pick up a test object and place
you can pick up a test object and place
you can pick up a test object and place it wherever you want in the solar system
it wherever you want in the solar system
it wherever you want in the solar system and see what speed it moves out compared
and see what speed it moves out compared
and see what speed it moves out compared to the object you’re trying to whose
to the object you’re trying to whose
to the object you’re trying to whose location you’re trying to identify so
location you’re trying to identify so
location you’re trying to identify so here we’ve placed that object and you
here we’ve placed that object and you
here we’ve placed that object and you can see this the tracking object and the
can see this the tracking object and the
can see this the tracking object and the test object and the object you’re trying
test object and the object you’re trying
test object and the object you’re trying to track and you compare their speeds
to track and you compare their speeds
to track and you compare their speeds and through trial and error you learn
and through trial and error you learn
and through trial and error you learn this rule and you figure out where these
this rule and you figure out where these
this rule and you figure out where these different kinds of objects are you get a
different kinds of objects are you get a
different kinds of objects are you get a lot of it at a adaptive feedback so here
lot of it at a adaptive feedback so here
lot of it at a adaptive feedback so here in this case these guys are moving at
in this case these guys are moving at
in this case these guys are moving at very different speeds this test object
very different speeds this test object
very different speeds this test object was not placed a very good location and
was not placed a very good location and
was not placed a very good location and you get feedback that tells you this is
you get feedback that tells you this is
you get feedback that tells you this is kind of given the way the game in this
kind of given the way the game in this
kind of given the way the game in this feedback we have also two layered
feedback we have also two layered
feedback we have also two layered feedback that tells you that helps us
feedback that tells you that helps us
feedback that tells you that helps us coach the student the learner the player
coach the student the learner the player
coach the student the learner the player to success and learning along the way
to success and learning along the way
to success and learning along the way what’s going on and we throw in
what’s going on and we throw in
what’s going on and we throw in authentic data as a reward so at the end
authentic data as a reward so at the end
authentic data as a reward so at the end when you’ve found one of these objects
when you’ve found one of these objects
when you’ve found one of these objects then you get to zoom in at very high
then you get to zoom in at very high
then you get to zoom in at very high resolution this is the highest
resolution this is the highest
resolution this is the highest resolution data that we that we have of
resolution data that we that we have of
resolution data that we that we have of Pluto and you get to zoom around there
Pluto and you get to zoom around there
Pluto and you get to zoom around there to try to find your astro cache which is
to try to find your astro cache which is
to try to find your astro cache which is hidden somewhere on pluto and so the
hidden somewhere on pluto and so the
hidden somewhere on pluto and so the student has to do this this is aimed at
student has to do this this is aimed at
student has to do this this is aimed at middle schoolers the middle schoolers
middle schoolers the middle schoolers
middle schoolers the middle schoolers have to do this for a good number of
have to do this for a good number of
have to do this for a good number of objects in order to succeed in the
objects in order to succeed in the
objects in order to succeed in the entire thing and collect all their Astro
entire thing and collect all their Astro
entire thing and collect all their Astro cash coins that are hidden there which
cash coins that are hidden there which
cash coins that are hidden there which then the teacher can figure out what to
then the teacher can figure out what to
then the teacher can figure out what to do with so this is not the first digital
do with so this is not the first digital
do with so this is not the first digital learning game I don’t mean to say that
learning game I don’t mean to say that
learning game I don’t mean to say that this is the first one and this is aimed
this is the first one and this is aimed
this is the first one and this is aimed at middle school so it’s relatively
at middle school so it’s relatively
at middle school so it’s relatively simple but what we’ve done here that is
simple but what we’ve done here that is
simple but what we’ve done here that is relatively new is we’ve taken a fairly
relatively new is we’ve taken a fairly
relatively new is we’ve taken a fairly sophisticated gaming engine and done
sophisticated gaming engine and done
sophisticated gaming engine and done this and we fed it through a website so
this and we fed it through a website so
this and we fed it through a website so this is not doesn’t require some big
this is not doesn’t require some big
this is not doesn’t require some big download this can run on any web browser
download this can run on any web browser
download this can run on any web browser and because it because that’s key to
and because it because that’s key to
and because it because that’s key to making this at scale right because we
making this at scale right because we
making this at scale right because we want to reach everybody or at least
want to reach everybody or at least
want to reach everybody or at least everyone who at least has a web browser
everyone who at least has a web browser
everyone who at least has a web browser a device of some sort and this is being
a device of some sort and this is being
a device of some sort and this is being built to run on AI devices as well so go
built to run on AI devices as well so go
built to run on AI devices as well so go to infinite that education you can
to infinite that education you can
to infinite that education you can download this right now we just made
download this right now we just made
download this right now we just made this public actually earlier this press
this public actually earlier this press
this public actually earlier this press release you can find on the
release you can find on the
release you can find on the you website so I want to bring this to a
you website so I want to bring this to a
you website so I want to bring this to a close I want to bring up one other very
close I want to bring up one other very
close I want to bring up one other very important thing perhaps the most
important thing perhaps the most
important thing perhaps the most important thing that happens when you
important thing that happens when you
important thing that happens when you start about using digital technology for
start about using digital technology for
start about using digital technology for teaching and elevating the way we teach
teaching and elevating the way we teach
teaching and elevating the way we teach and I want to do this by way of an
and I want to do this by way of an
and I want to do this by way of an analogy so my daughter my 13 year old
analogy so my daughter my 13 year old
analogy so my daughter my 13 year old daughter is a dancer and when she goes
daughter is a dancer and when she goes
daughter is a dancer and when she goes to dance class and her dance teacher
to dance class and her dance teacher
to dance class and her dance teacher evaluates her dancing what does she
evaluates her dancing what does she
evaluates her dancing what does she value 8 she doesn’t look to see does my
value 8 she doesn’t look to see does my
value 8 she doesn’t look to see does my daughter finish the dance I mean she
daughter finish the dance I mean she
daughter finish the dance I mean she does look at that but that’s not the
does look at that but that’s not the
does look at that but that’s not the important thing the important thing is
important thing the important thing is
important thing the important thing is to see how she moves how she does the
to see how she moves how she does the
to see how she moves how she does the various dance moves that’s the
various dance moves that’s the
various dance moves that’s the evaluation now think about an education
evaluation now think about an education
evaluation now think about an education when we evaluate students in education
when we evaluate students in education
when we evaluate students in education what are we evaluating mostly well did
what are we evaluating mostly well did
what are we evaluating mostly well did they finish the course and they get a
they finish the course and they get a
they finish the course and they get a particular grade and I would assert to
particular grade and I would assert to
particular grade and I would assert to you that that’s kind of analogous to
you that that’s kind of analogous to
you that that’s kind of analogous to digit did my daughter finish the dance
digit did my daughter finish the dance
digit did my daughter finish the dance if what we really care about are the
if what we really care about are the
if what we really care about are the skills of asking questions and solving
skills of asking questions and solving
skills of asking questions and solving problems and persistence and innovation
problems and persistence and innovation
problems and persistence and innovation we should be about those things and yet
we should be about those things and yet
we should be about those things and yet for the most part we don’t certainly not
for the most part we don’t certainly not
for the most part we don’t certainly not directly what does have to do with
directly what does have to do with
directly what does have to do with teaching digitally well a digital
teaching digitally well a digital
teaching digitally well a digital platform that lies behind in a digital
platform that lies behind in a digital
platform that lies behind in a digital game like I just showed you is
game like I just showed you is
game like I just showed you is collecting very rich information about
collecting very rich information about
collecting very rich information about what the student is doing at every step
what the student is doing at every step
what the student is doing at every step along the way there is deep information
along the way there is deep information
along the way there is deep information there about the way the student is
there about the way the student is
there about the way the student is thinking the way the student is solving
thinking the way the student is solving
thinking the way the student is solving the problem the hypothesis the student
the problem the hypothesis the student
the problem the hypothesis the student is forming and so on and so on and so
is forming and so on and so on and so
is forming and so on and so on and so the digital medium allows us to really
the digital medium allows us to really
the digital medium allows us to really transform has the potential to allow us
transform has the potential to allow us
transform has the potential to allow us to really transform the way we assess
to really transform the way we assess
to really transform the way we assess learning the way we evaluate the the
learning the way we evaluate the the
learning the way we evaluate the the very thing that we’re evaluating when we
very thing that we’re evaluating when we
very thing that we’re evaluating when we evaluate students and that’s a potential
evaluate students and that’s a potential
evaluate students and that’s a potential that is completely untapped right now
that is completely untapped right now
that is completely untapped right now and we’re just starting to learn how to
and we’re just starting to learn how to
and we’re just starting to learn how to do it but I think that’s actually
do it but I think that’s actually
do it but I think that’s actually potentially most profound part of
potentially most profound part of
potentially most profound part of transferring the way we teach into rich
transferring the way we teach into rich
transferring the way we teach into rich problem-solving activities online and so
problem-solving activities online and so
problem-solving activities online and so I’ll just close with this so this isn’t
I’ll just close with this so this isn’t
I’ll just close with this so this isn’t just a bunch of ideas we have a whole
just a bunch of ideas we have a whole
just a bunch of ideas we have a whole course that we developed here at ASU a
course that we developed here at ASU a
course that we developed here at ASU a number of years ago called habitable
number of years ago called habitable
number of years ago called habitable worlds that implement that where we
worlds that implement that where we
worlds that implement that where we learned a lot of these principles along
learned a lot of these principles along
learned a lot of these principles along the way so we implement allowables and I
the way so we implement allowables and I
the way so we implement allowables and I could show you a lots of data that shows
could show you a lots of data that shows
could show you a lots of data that shows that this kind of teaching has is
that this kind of teaching has is
that this kind of teaching has is turning out to be effective but I love
turning out to be effective but I love
turning out to be effective but I love this quote and I get we get lots of
this quote and I get we get lots of
this quote and I get we get lots of quotes like this at the end of the
quotes like this at the end of the
quotes like this at the end of the course I was able to open up my mind to
course I was able to open up my mind to
course I was able to open up my mind to topics I’ve always scared me science and
topics I’ve always scared me science and
topics I’ve always scared me science and math and I learned that I could enjoy it
math and I learned that I could enjoy it
math and I learned that I could enjoy it and that I
and that I
and that I capable of doing it microphones being on
capable of doing it microphones being on
capable of doing it microphones being on not being scared learning how to enjoy
not being scared learning how to enjoy
not being scared learning how to enjoy learning that you have the capability to
learning that you have the capability to
learning that you have the capability to do something you thought was hard these
do something you thought was hard these
do something you thought was hard these are all the qualities of exploration and
are all the qualities of exploration and
are all the qualities of exploration and that’s what we’re trying to imbue in our
that’s what we’re trying to imbue in our
that’s what we’re trying to imbue in our students and we can do it thank you
students and we can do it thank you
students and we can do it thank you [Applause]
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