Kathleen Schulin, DPDS

1. Kathleen Schulin, DPDS Mary McCully, Ph.D.

2. A Conversation • Relevance of Topic • Our College • Our Students • The Research • Our College’s On-Line Model • Our College’s iPod Pilot Project Research • Implications for Future

3. The Information Resources Management College • Global learning community • For Government’s most promising information leaders • Provides our students • Strategic leader development • Current, timely, future-focused learning • Access to learning wherever they are • Graduate and professional education

4. IRM College Students • Mid-to Senior Level Government Leaders • Civilians • Military Officers • Multi-agency • International - Coalition Partners • 20 – 30 years work experience • Baby Boomers • Generation Xers

5. Evolution of Technology Enabled Learning (Literature Search) • Mail-in technical training • Text based correspondence course • Satellite broadcasts • Web-based e-learning • E-learning integrated with traditional “bricks” classroom • Multi-media within “Bricks” and “Clicks”

6. Students Say They Don’t Want • E-correspondence course • Significantly more work • Print out everything • Stealth faculty • Substandard course Want • Participation flexibility • Interactivity (content & peers) • Networking • Trust & Non-attribution • Spontaneous social interaction • On-demand review of course content • Dynamic multi-media • Build professional library • Options: clicks & bricks n = 273 students 14 courses

7. Planning Expectations Personalization Expertise Immersion Interaction An On-Line Model P I E

8. Learning With Mobile Audio University of Michigan School of Dentistry Drexel College Duke University Bentley College Purdue University

9. Methodology • 188 students • 12 e-resident offerings • 14 months Oct 04 – Dec 05 • 1 week each offering • 12 of 54 course readings “read” • Locked audio iPods • 1st day technology familiarization • 19 item survey last day • 16 Likert questions • 3 open-ended • 89% students completed survey National Defense University Information Resources Management College Pilot Project H0: IRM College students will take advantage of listening to learn H0: IRM College students can learn by listening H0: IRM College students want to continue to listen to learn

10. Research Findings • 71% students recommended other courses integrate audio material • 72% students want to down-load audio onto their devices • Leaders Can Learn by Listening • Leaders Can and Will Learn on the Go • Leaders Want to Listen to Learn

11. Research Findings • Students said • 72% - iPod Easy to Use • 75% - “Readings” Easy to Find • 73% - Orientation Session Valuable • 84% - Readings Clear & Understandable • 72% - Readings Easy to Follow • Previous Experience • 35% - iPods or MP3s • 48% - Books on CD or Tape iPod User Friendly for Educational Listening

12. Conclusion • Educators in early stages of discovering how to leverage technology to support learners • Today’s life-long learners • Tech-savvy multi-taskers • Want & need active learning • Want & need diversity of pedagogy • Ready, willing & desirous of leveraging technology for learning • Want the option to listen to learn • Want flexibilityin technology mode • Leaders given the opportunity – reported positively on iPods tool for learning