iPad in Higher Education

Ed Donnald, M.L.S.August 26th, 2010

Agenda

• Technical Overview• General Pro vs Con• Apps Review• Comments from the

outside world

Capacity

• 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive

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Capacity & Cost

• 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive

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• $499 to $699 + $129 for 3G

Sizing things up

1.5 lbs – 1.6 lbs

Display

• 9.7-inch – LED-backlit – Multi-Touch

• 1024-by-768 (ppi)• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic

coating

Battery and power

• Up to 10 hours (Wi-Fi)– surfing the web on Wi-Fi– watching video, or listening to music

• Up to 9 hours (3G)• Power adapter or USB to computer

Controls

Two sides to every story

Pros

• Fast• Long battery life• Light weight– Comfortable– “Ease of work in library”

• Multimedia• Internet• App Store• eBooks

Cons

• No– Physical keyboard– Printing– Removable battery– Camera– Multitasking– Flash– Projecting of screen

• Lack of e-textbooks

60 Days

+ Flexible multi-channel personal media consumption environment

+ Read a lot on the iPad+ Watch a fair bit of video+ Read and respond to email+ Take notes and do some basic writing+ Access the files on my computer

Impressions After Two Months of Using an iPadby Kathleen Fitzpatrick June 8, 2010, 08:00 AM ET http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Impressions-After-Two-Months/24552/

60 Days

– Multitasking. – Coming w/ iOS4 update this fall

– A proper file manager– Stylus (pogo stylus)– Price

Impressions After Two Months of Using an iPadby Kathleen Fitzpatrick June 8, 2010, 08:00 AM ET http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Impressions-After-Two-Months/24552/

What do I need? (and want)?

App Store

AppAdvice

Some Good Choices

Early Edition-RSS Reader

•News sources• Familiar format• Intuitive• Skim pages• View full article• Copy, email or

read later

Instapaper-Read it Later

• Saves web pages for offline reading• Folders• Saves last

position

Flipboard & Social Media

• First social magazine• Beautiful way to

flip through updates & photos• Timeless layout of

print media • It’s YOUR

magazine

Popplet-Mapping your thoughts

• Share visual ideas• Collect

inspiration• Create galleries• Record thoughts• Explore ideas

iAnnotate PDF

• Elegant• Powerful

annotation tool• Fully integrates into

PDF• Text notes,

highlight, underline, free-form drawing

Documents to Go

View, edit and create Word, Excel & PowerPoint files and view PDF

Keynote PowerPoint

Create Amazing Presentations

Pages Word

Documents and Page layout

Numbers Excel

Spreadsheets and formulas

2 Screens-Showing Off

• Full featured…• document

manager• file viewer•web browser•white board • VGA output*• Laser pointer

TeamViewer-Remote Access

• Remote access to computer

Medical Apps

Epocrates•Mobile Point of

Care• Drug Reference• Drug ID• Calculators•News

Medical Apps

WebMD• Check

symptoms• Conditions• Drugs• Treatments• Drug ID

Medical Apps

Auscultation• Plays sounds•Heart beat

murmurs• Lung wheezes• Review and test

Lexi-Comp-Drug Info

Lexi-Comp•Monographs•Drug ID• Interactions• Lab &

Diagnostic Procedures• Lexi-Calc

Higher Ed

Promise of…

Higher Ed

Interactive Textbooks

iBooks

•Download and read books• Free samples

of any books• Change font

size & style•Highlight text,

add notes•Add PDF

documents

iBooks

Just the Beginning

Make the backpack obsolete• Apple will do for the textbook what it

did for music– Real revolution took place was at the level

of the iTunes store• But political interests will be challenge– Change to copyright, licensing or idea of

textbook

The iPad and Higher EducationBy Prof. Hacker February 8, 2010, 10:00 AM ET http://chronicle.com/blogPost/The-iPadHigher-Education/22960/

Blackboard

Not yet ready for prime time at Quinnipiac

Blackboard on the iPad (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZuMOdHad2Y&feature=player_embedded

iPad runs Blackboard, not Concourseby Chris Clark, April 7, 2010http://ltlatnd.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/ipad-runs-blackboard-not-concourse/

Citrix

• Note: mention status of Citrix access at QU

UMCP

• Does mobile technology enhance student education experience?

• 75 new students• Fully integrated into curriculum• Content delivery and instruction– Clickers– mobile versions of UMCP portal– LMS

University of Maryland College Parkby Phyllis Dickerson Johnson, April 26, 2010 http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/uniini/release.cfm?ArticleID=2146

NCSU Libraries

The NCSU Libraries has long been a technology incubator for the university, lending out the latest to make sure that budgets based around Ramen Noodles don’t keep NC State students from having the competitive advantage that comes from access to the latest computing platforms, ebooks, multimedia gear, and the like.• Tech Lending Program• Four hour checkout• Student blog about initial experience

Your iPads Are Available by D. H. Hill Apr 08 2010 http://news.lib.ncsu.edu/2010/04/08/your-ipads-are-available-d-h-hill-530-p-m-today/

Reed College

• Kindle DX w/ loaded class readings• Failing grade• Parallel study with iPad• Predict dramatically different and

better results

Kindle Failed Tests at Several Colleges. Will iPads Do Better?by Jeff Young April 19, 2010, 02:00 PM EThttp://chronicle.com/blogPost/Kindle-Failed-Tests-at-Several/23253/

Other University Plans

• Oklahoma State University– distribute iPads to 120 students in the fall

• Seton Hill University – Provide 2100 undergrads with an iPad

• Northwest Kansas Technical College – Provide 8000 undergrads with an iPad

• George Fox University– offering fall freshmen a choice between an iPad

and a MacBook.More Universities Announce iPad Experimentsby Kelly Truong July 20, 2010, 10:43 AM Ehttp://chronicle.com/blogPost/More-Universities-Announce/25646/

More Thoughts

• Princeton University – Banned the iPad – Issues with their wireless network

• The textbook question is probably the most uncertain. – Killer app depends on largest producers of

textbooks embrace the new formatWill the iPad Revolutionize Higher Education?The iPad is fun to play with, but Apple’s latest gadget might also be a valuable resource for students looking to save on textbooks. by Adam Peck April 26th, 2010 http://www.campusprogress.org/articles/will_the_ipad_revolutionize_higher_education

Others Fear Network Overload

The Tablet-What Is It Really?Strategic Finance June 2010 p. 67by Michael Castellucciohttp://www.imanet.org/PDFs/Public/SF/2010_06/06_2010_tools.pdf

New Category Explains Hype• Not quite a laptop

– doesn't have all the features of a standard personal computer

• Not exactly a giant smart phone – It's not a phone

• Not quite an e-reader– play video and do other things those machines can't

• While the iPad is certainly good enough to take notes on in class, Mr. Weitzfeld said that several professors ban laptops for fear that students would poke around on Facebook rather than listen to lectures, and that iPads would most likely face the same restrictions.

iPads Arrive on Campuses, to Mixed Reviewsby Jeff Young April 5, 2010, 04:49 PMhttp://chronicle.com/blogPost/iPads-Arrive-on-Campuses-to/22308/

Picture & 1000 Words• Great companion for visits to historical archives and

research libraries• Capture some images for later study

– pinch-to-zoom technique is particularly suited to deciphering original documents.

• It is a mixed blessing that the iPad doesn't multitask.• My wish list? Better annotation tools and integration of

multimedia—images, maps, audio, video, links to related reading.

• The iPad's brilliant three C's—consumption, collaboration, and creativity—open up new possibilities.

My iPad Day by Ann Kirschner June 13, 2010http://chronicle.com/article/My-iPad-Day/65839/

1. Screen is unreadable in direct sunlight

2. Missing USB port and SD card slot

3. Charging the iPad via USB on a PC has been shaky at best

The 20 biggest complaints about the iPad By Kevin Hall Apr 5, 2010http://dvice.com/archives/2010/04/20-biggest-grip.php

4. Home button gets in the way while holding the iPad horizontally

5. Built-in Mail falls short compared to fully featured computer email

6. The HD apps are expensive

The 20 biggest complaints about the iPad By Kevin Hall Apr 5, 2010http://dvice.com/archives/2010/04/20-biggest-grip.php

Beanbag Chairs

• First computer that's beanbag-friendly• Internet portal that is just lying around• Casual and unobtrusive vs laptop• Blends in background more than laptop• Long battery life. • Key in education-innovative

applicationsA Test for the iPad: Will It Bring the Internet to the Beanbag Chair? by Jeffrey R. Young April 7, 2010http://chronicle.com/article/Will-the-iPad-Be-Able-to-Bring/64995/

Beanbag Chairs

"The talk now is either 'the iPad is going to destroy creativity as we know it,' or that 'this thing is going to fundamentally change education forever.’ Neither of those things are true, and there's something there in the middle. I'm trying to figure out what's in the middle."

A Test for the iPad: Will It Bring the Internet to the Beanbag Chair? by Jeffrey R. Young April 7, 2010http://chronicle.com/article/Will-the-iPad-Be-Able-to-Bring/64995/

iPad Not a Gamechanger

1. Price2. Awkward!3. Dependability 4. Accessibility 5. Limitations

Five Reasons Why the iPad Won't Change Higher Educationby Brennon Slattery Feb 3, 2010 5:23 pm http://www.pcworld.com/article/188486/five_reasons_why_the_ipad_wont_change_higher_education.html

Good Place to Start

Beginners Guide to the iPhone, iPod touch & iPad in Education (PDF)

www.slidetolearn.info

• Ed O’Connor• Charles Getchell• Jan Swiatek-Kelley• Lauren Erardi