Concordia’s iPad Pilot Course

Lessons Learned

Brent RoyukConcordia University, NebraskaTechEdge Conference 8.20.13

The Idea

• iPad Pilot Course: Spring 2013

• Sci-202, Science of Everyday things

• 15+1 Students

• Institutional iPads: You Break It You Bought It

The Plan

• Activities to Include:

• Basic student orientation to the iPad, iTunes, IOS, etc.

• Using Mail, Calendar, etc.

• iBook Author-created course materials

• Annotation Apps for course notes with cloud sync

Things we did

• iBook Author

Things we did

• Notability

things we did

• CVSimulator and 3D Camera

things we did• Socrative

Things we did

• Blackboard Mobile Learn

• WordPress

• Group Pinterest Page

Things we did

• PollEverywhere.com

Things we did

• iMovie Projects

Student Feedback

Student Feedback

Student Feedback

Student Feedback

Student Feedback

Someone  taking  the  class  said  that  he  or  she:

• is  an  art  major,  so  he  uses  Photoshop  and  has  replaced  his  sketchpad  with  sketch  apps  like  Paper  53.• uses  the  Google  Drive  app  to  edit  Google  docs.  She  likes  working  on  group  projects  that  way  and  uses  the  dictation  feature  on  the  iPad.• is  a  music  major  so  she  uses  Finale  Songbook.  Another  music  major  likes  having  Finale  Songbook  on  an  iPad  so  she  doesn’t  have  to  go  to  the  music  lab  to  see  comments  she  receives  from  her  arranging  instructor.• has  survived  organic  chemistry  by  using  the  Khan  Academy  app.• uses  Cam  Scanner  to  digitize  handouts.• is  a  Spanish  major  and  uses  apps  to  learn  vocabulary,  but  hasn’t  purchased  any  paid  apps  since  she  knows  she  has  to  give  the  iPad  back.• uses  the  iPad  for  Greek  and  Hebrew  vocab  Hlashcards.

Student Feedback• Some  students  were  more  enthusiastic,  some  were  less.  One  student  said  she’s  “more  of  a  paper  

and  pencil  person.”• Blackboard  Mobile  received  good  reviews.  Students  said  it’s  easy  to  use  and  they  like  to  harvest  

instructor  handouts  and  port  them  into  the  Hile  structure  on  their  iPad,  usually  using  Notability.  One  student  likes  that  she  sees  alerts  for  course  announcements.

• All  agreed  they  do  a  better  job  of  keeping  up  with  their  email,  though  one  said  she’s  bad  about  responding  because  it’s  hard  to  type  on  the  iPad  keyboard.

• One  student  said  she  likes  taking  iPad  notes  in  all  her  classes  but  has  an  instructor  who  won’t  allow  electronic  devices.  This  led  to  a  discussion  about  how  distracting  it  is  to  have  an  iPad  with  you.  The  students  agreed  that  it  is  a  temptation.  One  said  “it’s  our  fault  if  we  check  out,”  and  another  thought  that  he  would  be  more  interested  in  his  gen.  ed.  courses  if  they  used  iPads  since  he’s  found  that  it’s  enhanced  his  engagement  in  Sci-­‐202.

• One  student  said  she  didn’t  have  to  take  any  books  or  notebooks  on  her  band  tour  because  she  had  everything  on  her  iPad.  Several  students  agreed  that  it’s  nice  to  carry  less  in  their  backpack.  Those  students  who  have  integrated  their  course  notes  have  built  organized  Hile  structures  and  use  cloud  syncing  to  their  other  devices.

• Many  student  agreed  that  they  were  “holding  back”  on  use  since  they  knew  they  were  going  to  have  to  give  the  iPads  back.

• The  point  was  made  that  we’re  doing  less  science  in  this  pilot  course  because  we’re  devoting  time  to  iPad  training,  but  that  these  tech  skills  are  valuable  too.  An  education  major  said  that  she  was  excited  to  learn  about  mobile  technology  because  she’ll  be  using  it  in  her  classroom.

Student Feedback

Student Feedback

Student Feedback

Student FeedbackPlease  describe  how  you  have  used  the  iPad  in  your  courses.•Notes,  planner,  research•Notability  was  my  most  used  app  for  school.  I  like  to  load  the  power  points  or  articles  and  take  notes  right  on  the  page.  I  also  used  Internet  to  become  more  acquainted  with  subjects  in  class  or  with  assignments  and  such.  And  it  was  nice  for  group  projects  and  sharing  things.•Note  taking  mostly.•I  used  DocScan  a  lot  to  take  pictures  of  handouts  and  upload  them  to  my  dropbox,  that  way  I  didn't  have  to  think  about  remembering  documents  for  class  because  they  were  already  stored  on  dropbox.•I  used  it  to  download  notes  to  Notability,  record  lectures,  and  take  notes.•I  have  used  Notability  and  Socrative  in  at  least  three  classes.  I  have  also  used  it  to  do  research  for  them.•I  used  it  for  emails  and  as  a  web  browser.  I  did  use  it  to  take  notes  at  the  beginning  of  the  semester,  but  I  found  it  easier  to  just  use  paper.•honestly,  I  didn't  really  use  it  for  science.  it  was  a  distraction  during  class•I  used  the  iPad  to  take  all  of  my  notes  in  class  with  the  app  Notability.    It  made  it  really  convenient  to  have  all  of  my  information  in  one  place.  I  used  it  to  take  notes  on  the  power  point  slides  from  some  of  my  classes  as  well.    I  also  could  record  lectures  along  with  the  notes  I  took.    It  was  also  really  helpful  to  be  able  to  access  blackboard  to  view  study  guides  and  information  without  having  to  print  anything  or  haul  around  a  laptop.•listening  to  music,  researching,  annotating  articles,  Hlash  cards•I  use  it  to  take  notes,  make  movies,  prepare  presentations,  speak  my  papers  to  google  docs,  listen  to  music  to  keep  me  focused  and  use  the  bible  app  for  New  Testament.•I  have  use  the  iPad  in  Science  of  Everyday  Things  to  take  notes  using  notability  and  to  participate  in  the  surveys  and  other  activities.  I  do  not  use  it  for  other  courses  at  all  except  Arranging  (Mu  303),  in  which  I  can  use  the  Finale  app  to  listen  to  and  read  comments  from  my  Professor  on  projects.•I  used  my  iPad  mostly  for  note-­‐taking,  but  I  also  used  it  in  my  Organizational  Behavior  class  because  I  bought  the  e-­‐book.

Student FeedbackPlease  describe  how  you  have  used  the  iPad  to  study  and/or  prepare  for  class.

•To  read  through  notes  and  look  up  articles  online.  Watch  videos,  share  emails,  etc.•Reading  from  notes,  watching  explanations  via  video,  relistening  to  lectures.•I  have  found  it  helpful  when  doing  my  honors  project  because  I  could  upload  all  my  notes  to  dropbox  and  then  look  at  them  in  my  iPad  while  I  was  writing  the  project.    This  helped  because  I  didn't  have  to  keep  going  back  through  my  notes  I  could  just  swipe  my  Hinger  and  move  between  documents  easily.•I  used  it  to  take  notes  on  textbooks  for  my  classes.  I  also  used  it  in  preparation  of  a  few  presentations  I  had  to  make  by  preparing  my  oral  content.•I've  used  it  to  complete  assignments,  especially  for  my  online  classes.•I  used  blackboard  a  lot  to  go  through  study  guide  materials  such  as  true/false  and  multiple  choice  questions.    I  used  it  to  do  research  for  various  papers  or  assignments.    I  also  used  it  to  take  pictures  of  assignments  from  a  class  so  I  wouldn't  have  to  carry  the  heavy  book  with  me.•I  have  a  notecard  app  that  I  use  to  study  for  tests.  I  also  use  google  docs  to  speak  my  papers  to.  I  used  it  to  prepare  for  my  presentations.•Hlash  cards,  google  doc,  memorizing  for  presentations•Honestly,  I  didn't  use  the  iPad  much  for  studying/preparing  for  class.•I  would  review  notes  and  explore  learning  modules  and  check  my  CUNE  email  account.