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Shenandoah University IM Learning Initiative

Shenandoah University IM Learning Initiative. Presented at the: @Hand Symposium 4-21-10. Shenandoah University. ~ 3,500 students Main campus located in Winchester, VA Mix of graduate & undergraduate programs 80 programs across 6 schools. Shenandoah University. Best known for Conservatory

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Shenandoah University IM Learning Initiative

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  1. Shenandoah UniversityIM Learning Initiative Presented at the: @Hand Symposium 4-21-10

  2. Shenandoah University • ~ 3,500 students • Main campus located in Winchester, VA • Mix of graduate & undergraduate programs • 80 programs across 6 schools

  3. Shenandoah University • Best known for Conservatory • Some schools had laptop program in place

  4. IM Learning Initiative • Goals • Provide all faculty/students with laptop and iPod/iPhone (get faculty & students on same equipment) • Go Green

  5. IM Learning Initiative • Distribution • Immediate tangible uses • SU Mobile application • Future teaching tools / software / applications

  6. Distribution • 2 year phase in for faculty • First wave late Spring 2009 • Second wave May 2010 • New student issue • Several year phase-in • Must pay own contract if select iPhone

  7. Computer • MacBook Pro • Dual platform via Boot Camp • VMware at initial faculty distribution • Several software application work best or only in Windows • Almost entirely recyclable

  8. Going Global: First Year Seminar • New course for all incoming freshman • Part of SACS accreditation for a QEP (Quality Enhancement Plan) • Students used laptops and iPhones/iPods • Create a podcast about themselves • Started Portfolios • Created other videos and digital artifacts • Wikis and Blogs incorporated into some sections

  9. iPod Use • Project HOPE • Summer 2009 • 3 students & 1 faculty to Caribbean & South Pacific • Deployed Hippocrates for medication information, side-effects, etc • Clinical Rotation use of mobile devices with databases and reference material

  10. Eco-Venture Program • Fall 2009 • 1 faculty, 3 students, and several staff • Field research entire semester in Shenandoah River Valley • Video podcasts • Blogged experiences • Local middle school students watched from classrooms • http://www.thedownstreamproject.org/ecoventure.html

  11. Continuation Despite Physical School Closure • University closed for several days due to snowstorms of February • Pharmacy courses continued to be held • Some live via Elluminate • Some recorded via Camtasia Relay and placed on iTunesU • Only had to make-up lab courses

  12. SU Mobile App • Available for free on iTunes Store • Native application • 5 RSS feeds encompassing • Events • Dining • Sports • Directory • Map

  13. Classroom Benefits • Students take notes right into computer • Take advantage of internet resources • Audience response systems • Turning Point installed as part of computer ‘image’ • Hold class outdoors or in “field”

  14. Misc University Benefits • Reduce paper printing • Laptops came with university catalog, student handbook, etc imaged on computer • Instant communication • Easier to work away from campus

  15. Classroom Flip • Idea • Faculty record ‘content’ portions to put on iTunesU • Spend class time discussing material rather than ‘lecturing’

  16. Pharmacy Uses Next School Year • Anatomy models • http://photosynth.net/search.aspx?q=BJD • http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=73268b64-31f6-4c48-9713-3cd843cf59f9 • Dissections • Sterile Techniques

  17. Future Pharmacy Uses • Create apps for specific courses • Formulas for ‘math’ courses such as kinetics and statistics • Patient assessment • Technique demonstration videos • Attendance

  18. University Challenges • Deployment of large volume of devices • Upgrade wireless network • Server and infrastructure issues • Increase Bandwidth • Preparing & Training faculty and staff • Changing faculty mindset / teaching style

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