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USC Annenberg Journalism Students Use iPads & Apps for Mobile News Gathering
Damon Kiesow at Poynter.org reports on how students and their prof in the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism are using iPads, apps and accessories to explore the future of mobile journalism. More here.
Continue reading...iPads in Higher Education – Western Illinois University’s Faculty Innovators
10 December 2010
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In 2001, Western Illinois University’s College of Education and Human Services (COEHS) began the Faculty Innovators program, to encourage faculty members to integrate technology into teaching and learning. Participating faculty receive a technological device as an incentive for participating in the two-year, professional development program. The 2010 Faculty Innovator cohort is exploring applications of Apple’s [...]
Continue reading...iPad Rollout at Long Island University Cited as Largest iPad Deployment So Far
9 December 2010
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As you know, I try to keep tabs on iPad projects and initiatives at colleges and universities. Long Island University has been mentioned before. Eric Lai, a blogger for ZDNet, now reports that L.I.U.s massive deployment of 6,000 iPads to students and faculty makes it the biggest in higher education. The university’s CIO predicts as [...]
Continue reading...iPads in Higher Education – University of Houston Mobile Learning Study
22 November 2010
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A team of University of Houston professors is testing the use of iPads and a specially developed course app. The COMM 3353 iApp is being used by 30 students and four professors in an Information and Communication Technologies course. Faculty from the School of Communication and College of Education will evaluate the COMM 3353 initiative [...]
Continue reading...Daytona State College Plans to Convert All Textbooks to Digital Formats
17 November 2010
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Daytona State College in Florida began an ambitious project in 2009 to offer all textbooks in electronic format. The goal is to drive down the cost of textbooks while making the content available on a variety of platforms and devices. According to school officials, this could reduce the cost of course materials by as much [...]
Continue reading...iPads in Higher Education – Business Analyst Addresses iPads on Campus
8 November 2010
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You’ll find a number of posts on iPad Academy covering iPad projects and initiatives in higher education (select the iPad Initiatives category just under the blog title). At a recent Gartner symposium, analyst Ron Bonig addressed the topic of iPads in colleges and universities, including a session titled iPads — The Ultimate Consumer Device in [...]
Continue reading...iPads in Higher Education and elsewhere Spreadsheet Update
5 November 2010
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I recently wrote about the Google spreadsheet Eric Lai was keeping to track iPad deployments and initiatives. He had one for universities, colleges and schools, and another for business enterprises. Turns out Jim Siegl was compiling a similar list and contacted me via Twitter to let me know he and Eric are combining their efforts. [...]
Continue reading...University Expands Initial iPad Rollout
3 November 2010
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Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus recently expanded its initial iPad pilot program. All full-time incoming freshmen and undergraduate transfer students received iPads at the start of the fall semester at no cost. The university is now offering iPads at a discount to full-time students who did not qualify for the initial pilot. Sophomores, juniors, and [...]
Continue reading...Going One-to-One with iPads: Learning on the Leading Edge
2 November 2010
I spent last Thursday in Savannah. I went there to learn more about two of the world’s first 1:1 iPad initiatives from the architects of those ambitious projects. We met at St. Andrew’s School, the site of one of the projects. I received a warm welcome at the main office and then spent part of [...]
Continue reading...iPads in Higher Education – A Spreadsheet Guide
22 October 2010
Over the last few months, I’ve reported on a number of iPad initiatives at colleges and universities. Eric Lai offers a Google spreadsheet that includes the ones I’ve mentioned as well as several more. The list also has a few school districts and individual schools who are testing the iPad. A separate spreadsheet with enterprise deployments is also [...]
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14 December 2010
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