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iPads for College Classrooms? Not So Fast, Some Professors Say. - Technology - The Chro... - 3 views

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  • But Mr. Steinhaus and other administrators soon realized that the iPad, with the slow finger-typing it requires, actually makes written course work more difficult, and that the devices wouldn't run all of the university's applications.
  • When the University of Notre Dame tested iPads in a management class, students said the finger-based interface on its glassy surface was not good for taking class notes and didn't allow them to mark up readings. For their online final exam, 39 of the 40 students put away their iPads in favor a laptop, because of concerns that the Apple tablet might not save their material.
  • iPads also foster collaboration. Students using them for group assignments in a math class at Pepperdine University were more in sync than were students in a section not using iPads. The iPad-equipped students worked at the same pace as one another and shared their screens to help one another solve tough problems, says Dana Hoover, assistant chief information officer for communications and planning.
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  • At Reed College, having all the texts available in a political-science class on the iPad meant it was easier to refer to readings and pull in outside material for discussion, says Martin Ringle, the college's chief technology officer.
  • Course readings were converted to PDF's at Reed, which allowed students to mark them up using an application called iAnnotate, but Mr. Ringle acknowledges that this wouldn't work for all classes, because many texts can't easily be converted to PDF's, and many electronic textbooks don't allow annotation.
  • While Apple has promoted the iPad's ability to change learning, Ms. Simon says that as far as she knows, the company isn't working with leaders in the learning process: professors themselves.
  • but consumer decisions rather than educational ones will probably determine which tablets students purchase—and which ones colleges will support, he says.
    • Barbara Lindsey
      Barbara Lindsey on 25 Sep 11
       
      Should this concern us? Does this happen with technology in general?
Barbara Lindsey

UCEA REVIEW University Council for Education Administration - 0 views

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  • Barbara Lindsey on 18 Jun 11
     
    Has interesting articles about tech and ed, including Are We Irrelevant to the Digital, Global World in Which We Now Live by Scott McLeod.
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Laptops should be disruptive of traditional education « Moving at the Speed o... - 0 views

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  • The question should not be "Does technology fit into my traditional way of teaching my class in high school?" but rather "How can I modify and further improve the learning environment, ongoing assessment methods, and opportunities I provide students to interact with each other and our curriculum?"
    • Barbara Lindsey
      Barbara Lindsey on 04 Apr 11
       
      Making those connections to communities
  • We need to be asking and analyzing WHAT THE STUDENTS DID AND ARE DOING with their laptops, and perhaps even more importantly WHAT ARE TEACHERS ASKING STUDENTS TO DO with their laptops.
  • we have to be asking what teachers are doing with their laptops, and asking students to do with them. The importance of asking this question is vital! If teachers are merely "accomodating" learning with digital tools, rather than "transforming" or "infomating" the ways they are teaching and inviting students to learn-- then the laptops may indeed be a waste of money and energy.
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  • I would speculate that the problem here is likely not so much the implementation timeline or the scope of the district's 1:1 laptop initiative, but rather the TEACHERS themselves. Are teachers teaching differently, and are they receiving the TIME and SUPPORT they need to teach differently? Is the district administration encouraging the teachers to TEACH DIFFERENTLY, or just to teach the same but with laptops?
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