The Reinvent the Classroom program seeks immersive learning, key to achieving the classroom of the future

This is an initiative developed jointly with SMART, HP, Microsoft and Intel that want to respond to the need that centers have to adapt to 21st century education. This proposal to transform education, in which the Collserola Foundation is participating, could be seen at the HP stand at SIMO Education 2016.

The Collserola Foundation has been selected to participate in the HP and Microsoft Reinvent the Classroom initiative, designed to facilitate innovation in teaching, as well as access to technology solutions created specifically for education, with the aim of transforming the way of teaching and learning in schools around the world.

This entity has been chosen for its commitment to teaching and educational innovation, becoming a research center for new learning techniques through technology, creating a vision for the classroom of the future.

“The classrooms that are created in the centers selected by the program mix the power of educational technologies and teaching methods to revolutionize education, by creating adaptive and immersive learning environments to energize both the teacher and the student alike.", declares Carlos Alonso, responsible for the Education business HP Inc. Spain.

The Collserola Foundation is made up of three educational centers: Frederic Mistral-Technician Eulàlia in Barcelona, Avenç School in Sant Cugat del Vallès and Ramon Fuster School in Bellaterra (Cerdanyola). “Our participation in the technological innovation project Reinvent the Classroom is aligned with the objectives and purpose of our educational program. In our centers, We consider educational and training guidance in all areas in a unique and innovative way., “continuously and systematically in the present and with a projection for the future”, indicates David Sierra, president of the Collserola Foundation.

Both teachers and students will be led by the non-profit organization Digital Promise Global. Using the technology provided in this program, Students will participate in activities and projects to enhance important skills and concepts, including design thinking, three-dimensional design and social entrepreneurship.

Each selected center is equipped with Sprout by HP, a Dremel 3D printer, HP x360 computers 310 EE, una impresora HP PageWide, as well as software and teaching guides. Digital Promise Global to Provide Professional Training Sessions on Office 365, Skype, Sway y OneNote. Learning Studios has the support of partners like Dremel, Crayola, Makey Makey and Edmodo who are contributing additional resources and materials for educational centers.

Programa Reinvent the Classroom

The Reinvent the Classroom project (RTC) It is an initiative developed jointly with SMART, Microsoft e Intel, which aims to promote the classroom of the future, and whose basis is constant creation to promote learning with the most appropriate technology, student-centered.

Its objective is to respond to the need that centers have to adapt to 21st century education., which also implies the training of teachers, regarding the use of devices, in order to get the most out of technology by making responsible use of it.

The devices that are part of this project range from tablets specially designed to support the treatment of children in the first cycles of primary school, to laptops whose screen rotates 360º or 2-in-1 convertibles, with capabilities to work on a network and batteries that exceed the 18 hours long.

Reinvent the Classroom is a project created to inspire educational innovation and drive the next generation of learning experiences, that revolves around Windows 10 and HP solutions.

A proposal that could be seen at SIMO

This proposal to transform educational classrooms was presented at the HP stand in SIMO Education 2016, that he 21 October closed its doors, and involves offering the centers a technological transformation, integrated into the Center's Educational Project (PEC), and in accordance with the objectives of the School.

“It is necessary for students and teachers to create personalized and connected learning experiences both inside and outside the classroom.”. It is vital to implement better teacher training, accompany them in this process of change, and motivate students so that together, let's improve the teaching and learning process. In addition to, ensure better results, create a brighter future for our entire society”, points out Carlos Alonso, responsible for the Education business of HP Inc. Spain.

Through the HP Intel Teacher Ambassadors program, it offers services that are aimed at methodological change, to the training of teachers and management team, and the use of innovative digital tools. The objective is for centers to be able to implement technology effectively in different educational practices.; reinforce security in the use of devices, outside and inside the classroom, allowing teachers to gain greater control over the classroom; and offer continuous training to the ICT teaching team, to ensure a real implementation of the new technological project.

The HP stand was focused on showing its Reinvent the Classrom concept through spaces dedicated to students, where to think, investigate, design, build and share your learning; as well as multipurpose and dynamic areas, that adapted to the needs of the classroom.

In this way, Spaces could be seen where students had an entire blackboard wall where they could project their ideas and work as a team., take notes, describe the phases of your research and, above all, collaborate. An area that was developed through 'Design Thinking', an innovative way of conceiving ideas, create projects and solve problems.

There was also another in which an interactive digital screen was arranged. (PDI) SMART with its contents, located on the front wall next to the teacher's table. This could be used to explain and expound as well as to investigate and experiment..

In a third space, immersive learning was promoted and attendees were allowed to learn about the use of virtual reality to be able to immerse themselves in the content and improve learning through augmented reality.. All of this was done through demonstrations of architectural content with the HP ZVR virtual reality monitor. 23 inches, along with virtual reality glasses and HP Workstation Z440 workstations.