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Status of Ubiquitous Computing [Lessons Learned So Far]

Status of Ubiquitous Computing [Lessons Learned So Far]. David G. Brown Professor/VP/Dean/Former Provost Wake Forest University. Karen R. Petitto Instructional Technology Specialist West Virginia Wesleyan College. Ubiquitous Computing Defined.

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Status of Ubiquitous Computing [Lessons Learned So Far]

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  1. Status of Ubiquitous Computing[Lessons Learned So Far] David G. Brown Professor/VP/Dean/Former Provost Wake Forest University Karen R. Petitto Instructional Technology Specialist West Virginia Wesleyan College

  2. Ubiquitous Computing Defined “…all teaching proceeds on the assumption that all students and faculty have appropriate access to the internet.” David G. Brown (editor), Ubiquitous Computing, Anker Publishing Company, Bolton, MA, 2003. http://www.ankerpub.com/books/brown_uc.html

  3. Acadia (Canada) Clayton Dartmouth Drew Drexel HEC (Canada) Hong Kong Minnesota-Crookston RPI (Rensselaer) Seton Hall Strathclyde (Scotland) Wake Forest Sixty-one Lessons Learned Cited by 12 Pioneers Over 100 notebook colleges and universities http://itc.vcsu.edu/asp/notebook_univ_listing.asp

  4. Hierarchy of Ubiquity • All “Own” Identical Laptops + 2-Year Refresh • All “Own” Identical Laptops • All “Own” Threshold Laptops • All “Own” Identical Desktop Computers • All “Own” Threshold Computers • All “Own” Network Computers • All Have Access to Threshold Computers • All Have Access to Public Computer Labs • Teach with Explicit Assumption of Access

  5. Progress Toward Realizing the Full Learning Potential of Ubiquitous ComputingIncrements of Equipment

  6. Learning Potential of Ubiquitous ComputingIncrements of Equipment

  7. THE WAKE FOREST PLANIBM A30, Pentium III, 1.13GHz Processor, 30GB Hard Drive, 384 MB RAM15”ActMatrix Screen, CD-RW/DVD, Floppy, 56k modem, 16MB Video Ram, 10/100 Ethernet, USB & Serial & Parellel & Infrared Ports • IBM Laptops for all • Printers for all • New Every 2 Years • Own @ Graduation • 31.000 Connections • Standard Software • 99% E-Mail • Start 1995, 4 Year Phase In • +15% Tuition for 37 Items • +40 Faculty and 30 Staff Standard Load Includes— MS Office, Dreamweaver, SPSS, Maple, Acrobat, Photoshop, Shockwave, Flash, Net Meeting, Real Producer & Player, Media Player, Windows XP Moviemaker, Apple QuickTime, Netscape & Explorer, Netscape Calendar & Communicator, Windows XP Professional

  8. Communication - Interaction

  9. Computers allow people---- • to belong to more communities • to be more actively engaged in each community • with more people • over more miles • for more months and years • TO BE MORE COLLABORATIVE ICCEL -- Wake Forest University, 2003

  10. Research Resultshttp://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v9n49.html • 18,844 students at 71 American Universities--- students at more wired schools actually reported more student-faculty contact, cooperation among students, and active learning. • The Big Three Student Uses • Email with professors and classmates • Internet for class-related materials • Word processing

  11. WVWC Model • IBM ThinkPad – entire campus has same model • 3 year lease • Laptop + Network + Rich Electronic Library Resources = Information Technology Program • Network Printers Available • Very “Windows” oriented program • Use of WebCT (not widespread) • IBM Certified Repair Center • 9 Support Staff/Faculty

  12. How have programs changed since their inception?

  13. The Big Three Administrative Decisions • What vendor? • What institutional model? • Funding?

  14. Vendor Considerations • Institutional Customization • Order and Delivery • Length of contract (lease, buy, lease to buy, etc…) • Durability of the “Box” • Maintenance • Teaching and Learning support

  15. Model Considerations • Response to Student Use and Expectations • Status Quo • Changing skill level • Changing work habits • When, Where and How? • Dynamic nature of Educational Technology • Faculty “buy-in” • Maintenance and Upkeep • Institutional Commitment to the Program

  16. Program Funding • Sustaining Start-up Grants • Endowment Losses • Tuition and Fees Structures • Overall cost projected to decrease • Computers, Networks, Hardware, Software

  17. How do programs differ in management and delivery? • Where is the administrative base of the program? • How is the Library involved? • HelpDesk issues • Contract services • Maintenance

  18. What’s Ahead for Ubiquitous Campuses? • Personal. Customized. Interactive. • Student-Centered Curriculum • Teams of Professionals Supporting Learning • “Houses” instead of Disciplines • Hybrid Courses (80-20 and 20-80) • Loose-leaf Collections of Course Components, instead of Textbooks • Electronic Portfolios for Students • Wireless (802.11a) • Less Infatuation with Computing

  19. Karen R. PetittoWest Virginia Wesleyan College59 College AvenueBuckhannon, WV 26451petitto@wvwc.edu304.473.8378http://faculty.wvwc.edu/petitto

  20. David G. BrownWake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, N.C. 27109336-758-4878email: brown@wfu.eduhttp//:www.wfu.edu/~brownfax: 336-758-5012

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