iPad for education: early impressions
Thinking about higher education specifically – what can we expect students and faculty actually do with the iPad? As users of iPhones or iPod Touches already know, the answer to …
Everyone is talking about… mobile learning
Smartphones seem to be more and more useful for everything, including research, teaching and learning. Read more for examples.
Things I learned while not attending SXSW 2010
Many may not realize it, but South by Southwest (the well-known music and film conference/festival held annually in Austin, TX) also includes an “interactive” conference. Over the last few years, …
Mobile, mobile everywhere
Students live on their cell phones – but can we use them for learning? Recently, several CIT staff participated in the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 2010 Online Spring Focus Session on …
Apple’s iPad for teaching and learning
Last month Apple announced their new slate-style computer, the iPad. With a nearly 10″ screen, multi-touch display and the ability to run applications like an iPhone, the iPad has potential …
Texting your students?
The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Wired blog describes an English professor who blasts text messages to his students to remind them about assignments and due dates. The students have the …
What are my students thinking? Ask!
We’ve been meeting monthly to discuss using mobile devices in teaching. Several faculty have been interested in trying Poll Everywhere, which uses the students’ phones or computers as clickers to …
DDI microprojector exploration
The Duke Digital Initiative is offering Duke faculty and instructional staff the opportunity to explore any of five different models of microprojectors, some so small they are close to the …
Take out those cell phones in class
Most students have cell phones, and more than half of all US undergraduates own an internet-capable handheld device and more plan to purchase one in the next 12 months (ECAR …
Explore cell phones in teaching
Meet with other Duke faculty and talk about ideas for using cell phones (or any small, mobile devices) in teaching, both in and outside the classroom. At a previous meeting, …