Experiential Classroom

The IFE Experiential Classroom is a signature project being developed by the IFE LL which consists of an equipped learning space, where researchers, faculty members, and companies are able to conduct state-of-the-art educational research with multi-modal technologies at Tecnológico de Monterrey. This high-tech learning space will eventually be located at the 4th level of Expedition (IFE HQ).

The IFE Experiential Classroom will be an exciting and disruptive environment for experimental research, attractive to worldwide experts in Learning Analytics, Human Computer Interaction, Computer Vision, and Data Science.

Users of the IFE Experiential Classroom will gain access to 15+ state-of-the-art technologies, to acquire a deeper understanding of student’s learning, engagement, communication and collaboration through data collected in multiple modalities:

Skeletal (Postures, Gestures)
Visual (Attention, Behavior)
Tactile (Sketching, Writing)
Auditory (Speaking, Listening)
Physiological (Emotions, Biomarkers)
Neuronal (Focus, Attention)
Spatial (Cohesion, Movement)

The IFE Experiential Classroom is currently conducting experiments at the Multimodal Learning Analytics Lab (MMLA Lab), located at the 2nd floor of the Central Building (North) in Tec Campus Monterrey.

This space includes a high-performance desktop PC, a 32-inch display, a smart portable projector, 2 VR headsets, 1 XR headset, 3 neuronal headbands, 2 hand gesture sensors, 1 medical-grade physiological tracking wristband, 1 depth camera, and 2 sketch tracking pens.

The MMLA Lab can host small-scale research projects (i.e., individual experiments), inviting Tec’s researchers and faculty members to perform learning analytics research on the different features and factors present in human-computer interaction.