The Tablet PC for Faculty: A Pilot Project
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| Title: | The Tablet PC for Faculty: A Pilot Project |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Weitz, Rob R., Wachsmuth, Bert, Mirliss, Danielle |
| Source: | Educational Technology & Society. 2006 9(2):68-83. |
| Availability: | International Forum of Educational Technology & Society. Athabasca University, School of Computing & Information Systems, 1 University Drive, Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3, Canada. Tel: 780-675-6812; Fax: 780-675-6973; Web site: http://www.ifets.info |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2006 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Higher Education, Handheld Devices, Computers, Computer Uses in Education, College Faculty, Pilot Projects, Needs Assessment |
| ISSN: | 1436-4522 |
| Abstract: | This paper describes a pilot project with the purpose of evaluating the usefulness of tablet PCs for university professors. The focus is on the value of tablets primarily with respect to teaching and learning (and not for research or administrative work). Sixty-four professors, distributed across the various schools of a university, were provided with tablet PCs and were trained in their use. A survey was distributed to the participants at the end of the semester. There were 59 respondents, and of these 45 used the tablet in at least one of their classes. This paper describes the pilot project and the survey results. We observed that a) only a fraction of faculty are motivated to use tablet technology: roughly a third of faculty expressed an interest in replacing their notebook computer with a tablet computer and b) generally, participating faculty did indeed use tablet functionality in their classes and were convinced that this use resulted in a meaningful impact on teaching and learning. (Contains 5 figures and 10 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 22 |
| Entry Date: | 2009 |
| Access URL: | https://www.ifets.info/journals/9_2/6.pdf |
| Accession Number: | EJ836781 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This paper describes a pilot project with the purpose of evaluating the usefulness of tablet PCs for university professors. The focus is on the value of tablets primarily with respect to teaching and learning (and not for research or administrative work). Sixty-four professors, distributed across the various schools of a university, were provided with tablet PCs and were trained in their use. A survey was distributed to the participants at the end of the semester. There were 59 respondents, and of these 45 used the tablet in at least one of their classes. This paper describes the pilot project and the survey results. We observed that a) only a fraction of faculty are motivated to use tablet technology: roughly a third of faculty expressed an interest in replacing their notebook computer with a tablet computer and b) generally, participating faculty did indeed use tablet functionality in their classes and were convinced that this use resulted in a meaningful impact on teaching and learning. (Contains 5 figures and 10 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 1436-4522 |
