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Tablet Technologies in Teaching and Learning

Tablet Technologies in Teaching and Learning. Cathy Lysy Juan Pedro Paniagua Carla Romney Fabian Torres- Ardila. INSTRUCTIONAL INNOVATION CONFERENCE-March 2012. Objective. To survey the diverse tablet technologies that are now in use at Boston University. Questions.

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Tablet Technologies in Teaching and Learning

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  1. Tablet Technologies in Teaching and Learning Cathy Lysy Juan Pedro Paniagua Carla Romney Fabian Torres-Ardila INSTRUCTIONAL INNOVATION CONFERENCE-March 2012

  2. Objective To survey the diverse tablet technologies that are now in use at Boston University

  3. Questions • Objectives of implementation? • Hardware/software? • Technical support? • Funding? • Assessment?

  4. Implementations Surveyed • School of Hospitality Administration SHA HF 370 Revenue Management • School of Management SMG SM 222 Modeling Business Decisions and Market Outcome • Graduate School of Management Executive MBA Business Marketing Seminar • College of Engineering ENG EK 301 Engineering Mechanics I • Metropolitan College MET MA 118 College Algebra/Trigonometry MET MA 123 and 124 Calculus I and II • School of Medicine GMS Health Care Emergency Management MED Anatomy/Histology/Radiology • College of Fine Arts CFA AR 484 Graphic Design

  5. SHA Implementation • Instructor uses iPad and laptop • Primary purpose: polling and course-specific software • Mobile iPad ‘Lab’of 65 iPads • Students use iPadsor their own laptops

  6. SMG Implementation #1 • 6 tables, each with netbook connected to wall-mounted displays • Multi-touch SMART board at front of room • Instructor and two TAs • Focus on problems projected on screens

  7. SMG Implementation #2 • EMBA students given iPadsthat contain all course documents • iPads used for polling, access to course documents, notetaking

  8. ENG Implementation • Material projected on screen and on iPads • Work in small groups, sharing one iPad • Bi-directional, but not real time • 2 Instructors and one TA

  9. MET Implementation • Networked student Tablet PCs and one instructor Tablet PC, LCD projector • Specialized software for real time bi-directional data and lecture capture

  10. CFA Implementation • Undergraduate and graduate Graphic Design students design materials specifically for use on iPad. • Students use iPads in a lab setting. • “Apple-friendly” community and IT support.

  11. BUSM Implementation #1 • F2F and Distance Learning with multi-touch SMART board • Specialized software for remote computer control and lecture capture

  12. BUSM Implementations #2 and #3 • Separate slate tablet and stylus (Wacom Bamboo) to annotate images • SMART Podium and SMART Sympodium

  13. MAIN FINDING Faculty are open to trying new tablet technologies in order to meet students’ current needs and style(s) of learning.

  14. Administrative Concerns • No coordinated management and sharing of best practices • Lack of faculty/staff training • Funding for faculty and course support staff • Technical support needed

  15. Pedagogical Concerns • Insufficient faculty input prior to acquisition • Lack of clear pedagogical rationale for use of technology • Need to assess efficacy and satisfaction

  16. Suggestions • Establish a University-wide working group of faculty and administrators to identify strategies/goals/desired outcomes • Draw on University expertise • Measure efficacy of implementations • Develop best practices • Recognize faculty/staff time

  17. Acknowledgments We thank the following faculty and staff members who, on short notice, provided access to their classrooms and generously shared their experiences. • Jana Brady, BUMC • Erik Browning, SHA • Janice Dolnick, SMG • Caleb Farney, ENG • Melvyn Menezes, SMG • Jeanne Myers, SMG • Keith Osher, SMG • Nick Rock, CFA • Kitt Shaffer, BUSM • Kevin ‘Kip’ Thomas, BUSM • Ann Zumwalt, BUSM

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