The first live video class from 30,000 feet?

Posted on 08. Mar, 2009 by jon in Education, New Features

picture-2Today I took Marco’s awesome class on Memory/Mneomics. Like all of the eduFire classes I’ve taken so far I really enjoyed it and learned a lot. However there was something different about this class…I was taking it from 30,000 feet. Courtesy of the fine folks at Virgin America (I highly recommend flying them whenever you can!) and the awesomeness of Gogo Inflight Internet I was taking the class from onboard the plane exactly the same as if I were sitting at home.

And then a thought occurred to me…am I the first person to take a live video class from a commercial airplane??!!

Wi-fi is just being made available on flights (Virgin just started a few months ago) and live video learning is pretty brand new as well. Hmmm, this might have been a historic event! :)

Regardless, it was pretty amazing and I thought I should capture the moment for posterity so I’ve included a short snippet of the video below. It’s not much to watch but you can see people going up and down the aisle. I didn’t capture the sound properly (all you hear is jet noise and me typing on the keyboard) but that’s me you see live with Marco on video and I could hear him fine the whole class. I could have even participated via audio if I had really wanted to annoy my seatmates. ;)

Today was just another one of a lot of “Anything is possible.” moments I’ve been experiencing lately. If we can participate in live video classes while on a cross-country flight at 30,000 feet then what can’t we do? :)

(P.S. The other fun part was that I encoded the video using HeyWatch, uploaded the video to YouTube and wrote and posted this all while still in the air. I heart the Internet! :))

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  • Very cool indeed! Long plane flights can now be less boring! :)
  • And you get served with meals too!
  • Jon, what a jaw-dropping moment when I realized your image was being transmitted from a plane seat! If my webcam had been on, people could've giggled at my shocked expression.

    I'll remember Marco's memory rhymes: 1. nun; 2. shoe; 3. tree; 4. door; 5. 30,000 feet live!
  • I totally agree Noelle! Wow, how cool is that!?! Jon, you definitely made history! eduFire makes so many things possible. This is why I absolutely love this site! You need to submit this youtube video to news stations across the globe! I bet you so many people would be impressed! I know I am!
  • Yeah, it was pretty amazing. I need to talk to the Guinness folks... ;)
  • Haha, I was thinking that too. I think if we could get you to teach a class in flight you might have more of a case though.
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  • Can I use this info on my blog using the direct link to your blog? Thanks in advance
  • Can I use this info on my blog using the direct link to your blog? Thanks in advance
  • wow!! ....great

    how to internet speed?
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