Research Outline

Recent Learning and Working at Home Tech

Goals

Provide information on recent tech devices that enables learning and working at home. The ideal research will incorporate the following elements:
  • tech devices developed in the last two t three years.
  • examples of tech device desired include audio, visual, time tracking device, among others.

Early Findings

Data Availability

  • The initial research suggests that data availability is low when recency is limited to the last 2-3 years.

Engageli

  • Engageli is a higher education video-conferencing platform that was founded in August 2020.
  • Engageli was formed to solve the problem of large class size and limited group interactions during online learning in a way Zoom can't.
  • The founders got the idea to start the platform after they caught their daughters learning on Zoom watching Netflix and playing Sims.
  • Engageli enables teachers to break students into small groups of ten or fewer students to work together on projects, increasing interactions.
  • Professors can also easily join each group to see what the students are doing and students can make screenshots and comment on slides that are hyperlinked to the lecture.

Summary

  • We were able to find one recent technology that enables learning at home during the initial hour of research.
  • Our initial research suggests that although there are probably only a handful of learning and working technology that was founded in the last 2-3 years. This suggests that only a few may be found that meet the recency criteria.
  • To find more learning and working at home tech-enabled devices, we recommend additional research. Details on our recommended research paths have been provided in our proposals below. Please select one or more proposals from those provided.