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Ambition in Action

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Agenda / Introduction/ Project overview/ Other Institute iPad trials/ Progress update/ Developing educational strategies/ Capability development and support/ Where to from here/ Project communication and collaboration

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Introductions

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Project Overview/ Managing a class set of iPads for use in libraries and a section

/ Develop guidelines for staff & students using iPads and other IOS devices within the Sydney Institute ICT environment

/ A range of apps and ebooks will be pre loaded

/ Compatibility check with all elearning platforms and websites

/ Development of iPads for staff development programs

/ Case studies

/ Recommendations based on the trial

outcomes

/ Documented results of the trial of the use

of iPads in a T&L context

/ Project ends in November

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Other Institute iPad trialsInstitute Project Overview

North Coast Include me •Using iPads with students with disability•The use of accessibility apps to support students•Higher student engagement and participation•Enjoyment•Achievement •Issues – accessing certain app via the wireless•Apps: Evernote, voice memo, skype, show me

Sydney Region iPads trial Use of Tablet Technology in the Classroom

•iPads in a classroom (2 classes x70 iPads)•Students used the same iPad each time•Another class shared 1 iPads between 2 students•Getting content off the device via email of apps•Issues – clearing students account info after each session. •Apps – dolphin, transfer, Imgur, video, notability, dropbox

North Coast iPads in Child & Family Health Services

• x33 Use the iPads in 2 different learning environment (flexible/off-site + classroom (on-site) to trial functionlaity and useability of the devices for CS&H students.•Issues: privacy issues (seeing other accounts) DEC firewall•Apps:

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Who’s involved – reference group

Workforce Development

Ultimo Library ITSU St George – Business and Finance

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Project TeamStephan Ridgway

WDU Beatriz Aroche Library

Gihan Lahoud WD Sarah Wilson Library

Sharon Bennett Hill

Marketing Anna Sin Library

Kerry Furlong Music Karen Kaplinski

Library

John Nolan Photography Biljana Stanojcic

Marketing

Paul Murray Electrical Irene Simatos Marketing

Jean-Paul Naoum

Architecture Diana Bugarcic

Accounting

Guy Freer Outreach

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Project update

/ Purchasing of equipment

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Developing educational strategies

/ How are teachers going to implement iPads in T&L?

/ What Apps do they need to purchase

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Capability development and support

/ Workforce Development will provide:

- customised workshops and support for the project team to assist in developing a T&L strategy.

- Workshops for all staff – on using iPads in an educational context.

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Where to from here

/ Asset equipment/ Create iTunes accounts

(for each device)/ Purchase Apps/eBooks/ Testing Apps on

wireless network/ Developing guidelines

for student loan/use

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Project communication and collaboration/ Project wiki site

/ Staff - sub wiki site (to document process/share resources with students/collaborate)

/ eHub – ecommunities

/ Facebook – mobile learning group

/ Mobile Futures Facebook Group??