DeVry University Launches Innovative Extended Classrooms

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. – Jan. 19, 2017 – An innovator in higher education since 1931, DeVry University has developed connected-classroom technology to reinvent the student learning experience.  In one of DeVry’s 24 new extended classrooms, students experience a virtual learning community that goes beyond on-campus and online courses, joining together students from campuses across the country.
 
Using an innovative suite of connected-classroom technologies, these extended classrooms allow students and professors to take part in active learning sessions, complete group projects and interact across extended classrooms, in real time, while at different campus locations.  Each extended classroom is equipped with:
 

• Live video, audio and display screens enable students to hear, see and fully participate in relevant, timely discussions and problem-solving activities.
• Widescreen HD monitors and picture-in-picture views deliver visual perspective, allowing students in both locations to explore new ideas together.
• Interactive whiteboards feature two-way sharing to bring data, notes and dynamic case studies to life in both classrooms.
• Wireless content sharing allows professors and students to send images, files and documents from their own devices to display screens in both classrooms.
• Voice-activated motion cameras automatically follow the conversation, while facial recognition software helps the cameras identify who is speaking. Students see classmates as clearly as if they were in the same room.
• Special projection cameras capture images of materials placed below it, including 3-D objects, for live display on the extended classrooms’ whiteboards.

“DeVry University is leveraging technology to create dynamic, interactive learning experiences that help prepare students for the virtual environments of the modern workplace,” said Robert Paul, president of DeVry University. “This reinvented classroom experience will help equip students with the skills to navigate and thrive in today’s increasingly virtual and tech-enabled workplace.[1] The extended classroom format instills important virtual collaboration skills and encourages interaction with new tools students are likely to utilize in their professional lives.  It’s an exciting new way to learn.”
 
DeVry campuses with connected-classroom technology include:

Arizona	Phoenix
California	Bakersfield, Folsom, Fresno, Long Beach, Oakland, San Diego, San  Jose, Sherman Oaks
Colorado	Colorado Springs
Georgia	Decatur
Illinois	Addison, Chicago, Chicago Loop, Downers Grove, Tinley Park
Nevada	Henderson
New Jersey	North Brunswick
New York	Manhattan
Ohio	Columbus
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia
Texas	Irving
Virginia	Norfolk

To view a connected-classroom technology demonstration, visit http://www.devry.edu/on-campus-online/virtual-classroom-technology.html.
 
About DeVry University 
DeVry University’s mission is to foster student learning through high-quality, career-oriented education integrating technology, business, science and the arts. Founded in 1931, the university offers undergraduate and graduate programs onsite and online within its five distinguished colleges of study: Business & Management, Engineering & Information Sciences, Health Sciences, Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Media Arts & Technology. The university is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC, www.hlcommission.org).
 
With locations across the U.S., DeVry University is one of the largest private-sector universities in North America. The university is a part of DeVry Education Group (NYSE: DV), a global provider of educational services. To learn more about DeVry University, visit devry.edu.