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This presentation, for the EFQUEL EIFLINQ2014 Conference in Crete, discusses the University of Leicester School of Medicine programme of giving first-year students an iPad, and the ongoing evaluation of how students use the iPads in learning. By Mark Hamilton, Grainne Conole, and Terese Bird
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Evaluating the use of iPads withfirst-year Medics
EIF/LINQ 2014Crete
Mark Hamilton, Gráinne Conole, and Terese BirdSchool of Medicine andInstitute of Learning InnovationUniversity of Leicester
Mobile devices: For consumers, for education
PDA1998
Mobile phone 2000
Mp3 player 2001
Netbook
2007
E-reader2010
Tablet2011
Consumer mobile devices and the year they ‘caught on’ in public use:
Key dates for mobile learning:• 2004 – Duke University issues iPods to all incoming freshmen –
recorded lectures are the main use• 2007 – iTunes U is launched• 2010 – Cedars School of Excellence, Scotland, becomes world’s 1st
one iPad-per-student school
What is mobile learning?• “E-learning that uses mobile devices” (Pinkwart, et
al, 2003)
• “Learner freely moving in his physical (and virtual) environment” (Laouris and Eteokleous, 2005)
Courtesy of Battle Appshttp://www.civilwar.org/education/teachers/wshs---jim-percoco/battle-apps-in-action.html
iPads for Medical Students
• Began autumn 2013
• Full-size iPad given to every first year
• Will repeat next 2 years
• Workbooks no longer printed; instead, PDFs on LMS
• Told students to buy Notability (PDF annotation app)
• Told students to bring iPads to all class sessions
• 2 Surveys: beginning and end of autumn term
Survey beginning of term
It was easy to initially set up the iPad
Strongly agree 67.4%
Agree 28.9%
Neither agree nor disagree 3.6%
Column1
Strongly agree 55.4%Agree 37.3%Neither agree nor disagree 7.2%
It was easy to download material from Blackboard LMS to the iPad
Survey beginning of termOverall, I am satisfied with using the iPad to enhance my learning in this course.
Column1
Strongly agree 40%Agree 42.2%Neither agree nor disagree 7.2%Disagree 8.4%Strongly disagree 1.2%Unanswered 1.2%
Beginning of term comments
• “It’s quite difficult to manipulate several documents... Constantly having to close one thing to open another and then back again.”
• “Annotating on the iPad is less active than having to take down notes from lectures meaning I have to revise the content a little more as not much sticks in my head.”
• “Very good. I have a lot of textbooks as PDFs which I find easy to use and useful to have whenever I need them. I find that annotating lectures on the iPad is much quicker and neater than if I was trying to write notes.”
• “I find the iPad really benefits my learning.”
Comparison of survey 1 and survey 2I am satisfied with the learning experience of reading the assigned material on the iPad
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Survey 1Survey 2
Comparison of survey 1 and survey 2
I am satisfied with Notability as a way to read and annotate the learning material
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Survey 1
Survey 2
End of term comments• “At first I was a little apprehensive as I was used to paper
format. However once I started using the iPad I had adjusted to the style of learning.... I now find it easy to use a combination of the iPad and written notes... The iPad is extremely useful when trying to access specific material. It also saves carrying lots of documents!”
• “I have found that I am more likely to do spontaneous revision by having all my work so readily accessible on the iPad.”
• “I think the iPads have been a good way to learn. It makes studying possible in more locations.”
Findings
• Introducing iPads has been generally successful– Replaced paper– Achieved with almost no IT support– High student satisfaction
• Student-led innovation– Mindmaps– Drawing– Airdrop
What’s next?• Interactive ebooks
– Video– Audio– Quizzes– Offline viewing– Annotate-able
• Catalyst for staff innovation– Webinar tutorials– Interactive lectures
Thank you!
References• Laouris, Y. and N. Eteokleous (2005). We need an
educationally relevant definition of mobile learning. mLearning, South Africa.
• Pinkwart, N., H. U. Hoppe, et al (2003). “Educational scenarios for the cooperative use of Personal Digital Assistants.” Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 19(3): 383-391.