Promoting Interaction through Wireless Classrooms with ConferenceXP

Microsoft Researchpsilas Conference Experience Project (ConferenceXP) is an initiative of Microsoft Research exploring how to make wireless classrooms, advanced real-time collaboration, and distance learning a compelling experience by assuming the availability of emerging technologies, such as high-bandwidth networks, multicast, wireless devices and Tablet PCs. In this short paper, authors describe their successfully experience using ConferenceXP technology to teach through a mobile learning framework. Concretely, they used real time video interaction as well as Tablet PCs and wireless networks while enabling them to develop a mobile learning environment. Consequently, authors confirm successful results like achieved interaction students versus lecturer. Besides, they introduce how they are deploying ConferenceXP through heterogeneous networks. At this point, they are receiving valuable support from the UW Center for Collaborative Technologies who is working actively to enhance and extend the ConferenceXP platform for high quality real-time collaboration.