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Are iPads or Other Technology the Magic Bullet to Developmental Education Student Retention ?

Are iPads or Other Technology the Magic Bullet to Developmental Education Student Retention ?. Shari Clevenger, Reading Enhancement Coordinator Kendra Haggard, Writing Enhancement Coordinator Northeastern State University. Prologue:. Why iPads? What’s the Purpose?

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Are iPads or Other Technology the Magic Bullet to Developmental Education Student Retention ?

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  1. Are iPads or Other Technology the Magic Bullet to Developmental Education Student Retention? Shari Clevenger, Reading Enhancement Coordinator Kendra Haggard, Writing Enhancement Coordinator Northeastern State University

  2. Prologue: • Why iPads? • What’s the Purpose? • Who will receive the iPads? • When will iPads be used? • How will we implement them?

  3. The Beginning: • Student Cohorts • 16 week or 8 week classes • iPad Distribution • Student Agreements • Ebooks, Publisher Participation • Student Expectations

  4. The Process: iPad (or other technology) • Reading Enhancement: Student Access to technology at home • Access to Blackboard • Access to Connect Reading • Book Review: Books, author information, etc. • iBooks • Pages • Keynotes • Dictionary, thesaurus, vocabulary games • Search Engines

  5. The Process: iPad (or other technology) • Writing Enhancement: Student Access to technology at home • Blackboard Access • eBooks & Hardcopy • Exercise Central • Utilized Applications • Pages, Keynotes, • Search Engines, • Grammar Apps, • Dictionary, Thesaurus

  6. The Final Chapter: The Results • Was iPad a magic bullet? • Were students and instructor expectations met? • Did it make a difference? Were students successful? Was retention increased? Were iPads the best technology choice?

  7. Epilogue: Where do we go from here? • Reading Enhancement: • Book Review Presentations • Summary-Response • Visual Aide • Presentation • Writing Enhancement: • Group Projects: • Critical Thinking Questions • Presentation • Summary • Response • Essay Synthesis

  8. What is Your Magic Bullet? • Discussion: • Q & A

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