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gary chinn

Students Say Tablets Will Transform College, Though Most Don't Own Tablets - Wired Camp... - 1 views

  • More than two-thirds of a large group of college students say that tablet computers will change the way students learn, according to survey results released today
  • Most of the students were not speaking from experience: Only 7 percent of the college students and 4 percent of the high school seniors owned one. Still, 69 percent of the college students said that tablets will transform higher education, and 48 percent said tablets will replace textbooks—at least as we currently understand textbooks—within the next five years.
  • That attitude may change once they try to study with tablets for an exam. Several pilot projects with tablets have found that students are frustrated with the difficulties in adding notes to digital books
Allan Gyorke

Recording Video Lectures - Part 0 - JShook - 3 views

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    "After carefully considering all of these, other online sources found by searching for terms such as 'tablet PC' and 'lecture recording' and presentations by others at the Teaching and Learning Symposium at Penn State I decided to purchase a powerful Lenovo Tablet PC with Windows 7, Microsoft One Note, and Camtasia Studio 7.0. I plan on taking my .docx lectures into One Note, opening the page in One Note during class, and recording the screen with Camtasia studio as I go through the lecture, writing on the tablet PC with the stylus pen as I speak to students about each topic. Then I can save my screen capture and edit it into nice 10-15 minute segments in Camtasia Studio and post them online for student review."
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    I'm interested in exploring a Kahn Academy approach and I've gotten some inquiries about how to do it from others (recently Carol McQuiggan). Between lecture capture software, Camtasia, iPads, tablet PCs, bamboo tablets, and other software/input device combinations, I'm sure we can come up with a supportable combination. The trick is to make it easy for faculty, similar to the one-button studio project.
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    We're talking a lot about the "make it easy for faculty" part in the lecture capture working group. Something the research seems to indicate is that pre-recorded lectures (for example, a faculty member sitting in front of a camera and mic, recording without any students 'late night' style) are more effective than a faculty member simply recording a lecture in front of x number of students. It's much easier to hit the 'play' button and do your normal lecture in class vs. taking the time to pre-record. Hopefully we can find a happy medium. I recently spent a lot of time with Khan Academy, both looking for statistical help for myself and asking faculty about it. A group of about 40 STEM faculty took a look at it upon our request and came back not impressed. A couple said they might use it for supplemental instruction...I'm somewhat baffled why more faculty wouldn't want to use this to supplement their course.
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    I know what you mean Bart. I've found that to be the case with podcasting - a recording made for an external audience is more engaging because the person is talking to you. It has a very different feel than a recording of a meeting, presentation, or training session where the presenter is primarily addressing a local audience.
Emily Rimland

The Tablet Revolution | Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) - 0 views

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    " 11% of U.S. adults now own a tablet computer of some kind. About half (53%) get news on their tablet every day,"
Jamie Oberdick

6 reasons why tablets are "ready for the classroom" - 3 views

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    Lays out some compelling reasons to include tablets. I like the last line, btw.
Emily Rimland

Tools of Change Conference, Day 2 - 0 views

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    A good review of trends in ebooks, e-readers and tablets...also talks about what publishers are doing
Chris Lucas

iPads for College Classrooms? Not So Fast, Some Professors Say. - Technology - The Chro... - 2 views

  • Despite the iPad's popularity—Apple has sold nearly 15 million of them and just came out with the iPad2; and there are dozens of competitors, like the Samsung Galaxy—early studies indicate that these finger-based tablets are passive devices that have limited use in higher education. They are great for viewing media and allow students to share readings. But professors cannot use them to mark up material on the fly and show changes to students in response to their questions, a type of interactivity that has been a major thrust in pedagogy.
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    Despite the iPad's popularity-Apple has sold nearly 15 million of them and just came out with the iPad2; and there are dozens of competitors, like the Samsung Galaxy-early studies indicate that these finger-based tablets are passive devices that have limited use in higher education. They are great for viewing media and allow students to share readings. But professors cannot use them to mark up material on the fly and show changes to students in response to their questions, a type of interactivity that has been a major thrust in pedagogy.
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    I think Stuart Selber would disagree with many of the limitations pointed out in this article. Most of the criticisms can be easily overcome with an app or accessory such as a stylus, bluetooth keyboard, or an app like iAnnotate. The people who were interviewed may have lacked the support of a good technologist.
Allan Gyorke

OnSwipe - Insanely Easy Tablet Publishing - 4 views

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    "Onswipe enables publishers to provide the best browsing and advertising experience to their readers on tablet and touch devices. Get Started In Under 3 Minutes Infinitely Customizable Anytime. Anywhere. Any device. Breathtaking Ads"
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    During the 7 Things discussion today, we're talking about tools like Flipboard and Zite which are on the aggregation side. OnSwipe is on the production end - creating mobile/touch friendly layouts. Might be nice for the TLT annual report.
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    We'll get this install on wp.tlt.psu.edu soon.
Emily Rimland

Comparing E-Readers-And Tablets | November 2011 | paidContent - 2 views

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    Nice comparison view of e-readers!
Cole Camplese

The Death of the PC | Apple and Tablets Kill the PC | Business News Daily - 5 views

  • At Penn State University, Director of Education Technology Services Allan Gyorke said the former student staple is now rarely spotted in dorm rooms. "The desktop PC is dead," Gyorke said, estimating that 95 percent of students now bring a laptop or tablet media device to campus instead of using a traditional PC in their dorm room. Those newer devices, he said, are easier to store and easier to set up.
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    Allan Gyorke is quoted!
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    Our own Alan Gyorke presiding over the funeral of the PC!
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    Over the DESKTOP PC. Laptops are alive and well. I also said that desktops will continue to have uses for the near future such as rendering animation or processing video, but in that sense they will be treated more like servers (specialized higher-performance needs). That part didn't make it into the article though.
Emily Rimland

Apple - Education - Apple iPad Learning Lab - 2 views

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    Just learned about this nifty thing and heard that EMS may be getting one? Lots of possibilities with this!
Cole Camplese

What's next in Web design? Forget mobile formats. - TNW Design and Dev - 2 views

  • This is undoubtedly a good idea, but it’s not the full picture of what needs to happen. What’s the answer? Rather than having different sites for each format, the way forward is to have designs that work equally as well on a tablet/touch format as they do on your laptop.
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    While about web design this is a look into how we need to think about designing learning online.
Kevin Morooney

South Korea plans to convert all textbooks to digital, swap backpacks for tablets by 20... - 2 views

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    I read this yesterday and was sort of blown away by the idea. Given the drama I've watched here in our school district over buying iPads for students I can't imagine seeing something so bold. I do think it is a great idea.
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