Case Study: University of Arizona achieves student-centered, higher-engagement remote learning with Zoom Video Communications

The University of Arizona Achieves Student-Centered Learning with Zoom and Kubi

The University of Arizona’s College of Education needed a way to seamlessly bring remote students into in-person classes. An initial telepresence classroom with big screens and fixed cameras made it hard to move between whole-group and small-group activities, and remote students were limited to whatever the camera operator showed, reducing engagement.

The college deployed Kubi robotic iPad stands integrated with Zoom so each remote student appears on their own iPad, controls their point of view, and joins via a simple recurring Zoom link. The result: stronger student-centered learning and higher engagement from remote and local students, greater faculty adoption, easy administration, and substantial cost savings (Kubi-based setups cost about $1,000 versus over $100,000 for a full telepresence room), with plans to expand use.

University of Arizona

Michael Griffith

Director of Instructional and Learning Technology