{"id":1556,"date":"2013-11-01T08:03:26","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T15:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/freechoicelab\/?p=1556"},"modified":"2013-11-01T08:03:26","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T15:03:26","slug":"learning-active-screen-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/freechoicelab\/2013\/11\/01\/learning-active-screen-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning through “active” screen time"},"content":{"rendered":"

The touch table and touch wall have been in the visitor center about a month and it has been fascinating to watch the reaction to this technology.\u00a0 Countless visitors have interacted with the Open Exhibits software<\/a> displaying different science content and seem to have an interest in what this tool does. \u00a0\u00a0Touch surfaces have become more common with regards to smartphones and tablets, but to see one the size of a coffee table is unique.\u00a0 I started considering the ages of the users and their behavior directed towards this object.\u00a0 For children and young adults, the touch technology is likely more familiar.\u00a0 They were immediately drawn to it and appeared to have an idea about what types of gestures would allow image manipulation.<\/p>\n

This week NPR<\/a> had a feature on kids growing up with mobile technology, some considering them a \u201ctouch screen generation\u201d.\u00a0 One story included information about the amount of time children use touch surfaces such as smartphones and tablets.\u00a0 The concept of \u201cpassive\u201d screen time versus \u201cactive\u201d screen time and the influence on baby and toddler development piqued my interest.\u00a0 Passive screen time is compared to scrolling through photos, whereas active screen time is social and requiring more focused engagement.\u00a0 Georgene Troseth, a developmental psychologist at Vanderbilt University, claims that a program like Skype allows for active social interaction, even if through a screen, and can help babies learn.\u00a0 What could active screen time mean for learning about concepts such as science in a museum or aquarium setting?<\/p>\n

The touch table and touch wall do allow for individual exploration and social engagement.\u00a0 People walk up and investigate on their own, and then call their friends or family over.\u00a0 Some users would initially discuss the technology and then the content of the software.\u00a0 From limited observations, I noticed that some were commenting on \u201chow cool\u201d the touch table was and then reading the science content out loud to those around them.\u00a0 Some users verbalized connections between the content and other personal experiences they have had.\u00a0 The social element seems to happen naturally.\u00a0 The challenge is creating dynamic and interactive software that can be a tool to supplement learning even if the stay time at the exhibit is brief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The touch table and touch wall have been in the visitor center about a month and it has been fascinating to watch the reaction to this technology.\u00a0 Countless visitors have interacted with the Open Exhibits software displaying different science content and seem to have an interest in what this tool does. \u00a0\u00a0Touch surfaces have become… Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5252,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104005],"tags":[97151,39955,177893,99446],"class_list":["post-1556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-equipment-2","tag-exhibit","tag-learning","tag-multi-touch-table","tag-visitors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/freechoicelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/freechoicelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/freechoicelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/freechoicelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5252"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/freechoicelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1556"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/freechoicelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1558,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/freechoicelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1556\/revisions\/1558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/freechoicelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/freechoicelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/freechoicelab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}