Apple Initiative and Digital Pathways Shannon Bookout, Matthew
Heywood and Tracy Little From the Apple Steering Committee Slide 2
Office of Academic Affairs: Dr. Jack Cooley Academic Council:
Digital Learning Committee Distance Learning Dean: Faculty Fellows
Distance Learning Dean: Faculty Fellows TLTR: Teaching Learning
Technology Roundtable Distance Learning Leads DEIS: Distance
Education & Instructional Support Student Success Student
Preparedness Faculty Preparedness Peer Mentoring Team Closed
Captioning Quality Matters AQR Training Common Course Structure
Mandate Digital Pathways Active & Mastery Learning Learning
Object Initiative ALO, ELO, ILO Digitizing Courses LOC: Lifelong ..
Course Dual Enrollment Straight-A Grant Textbook Affordability
iBook Process Task Force ACCT program pilot Apple Steering
Committee Apple Initiative iBooks iTunes U Professional Development
Blended Learning Slide 3 Digital Pathways at Columbus State enables
faculty to create state-of-the-art educational materials and employ
interactive delivery methods that enhance student engagement and
success. Slide 4 Focus is a strong collaboration with the Distance
Education and Instructional Design (DEIS) Team and faculty. Focus
is on student success and incorporating new technology into the
classroom, not because its new, but because it enhances learning
Focus is on a real understanding of how students learn in the 21 st
century Focus is on using technology as an interactive tool Helps
Faculty focus on Active, Mastery and Engaged Learning Digital
Pathways Slide 5 Columbus State has been both innovative and
adaptive to student learning a leader in technology since 1997.
Decade after Decade Slide 6 Digital Pathways: Apple Initiative
Apple has been committed to helping provide the tools to enhance
education. Decade after Decade Slide 7 Collaboration between
Columbus State and Apple The Apple Initiative is part of the larger
focus on Digital Pathways How did this collaboration come about?
The History and Background The Apple Steering Committee Digital
Pathways: Apple Initiative Slide 8 What does this collaboration
provide for Columbus State and Columbus State Faculty? Apple
Professional Development Opportunity/Training Use of iPad for
course content development Use of iPad for teaching in the
classroom Use of iPad for classroom management and sharing of
information Itunes U Presence for Columbus State iBooks Author
Opportunities for Columbus State faculty Apple Initiative Slide 9
Apple Steering Committee Tom Erney (Dean DEIS) Carol Thomas (VP
Information Technology) Bruce Massis (Director Columbus State
Library) Jason LaMar (DEIS and Apple Trainer/Contact at CSCC)
Shannon Bookout (Faculty Fellow Distance Learning) Matthew Heywood
(Textbook Affordability Co-Chair) Ann Palazzo (Faculty Fellow
Distance Learning) Tracy Little (Academic Council Coordinator)
Teddi Lewis Hottop (Project Manager) Apple Initiative - Contacts
Slide 10 Apple Initiative is still in early phase of development
First two cohorts of faculty went through over the summer and a
third is scheduled for this month. Have two iBooks pilots in the
works Researching ways to get iPads into the hands of students
Apple Initiative Slide 11 Apples Education/Academic Sharing Space
Content Collection/ repository of materials Can be made public or
private Can be set as an in-session course with dates that certain
assignments are made and information appears. Can also be set as
just available (not in session) so viewers can work through
material as time permits. What is iTunes U? Slide 12 Allows for an
alternative way for students to view course materials and may allow
for greater student access Can allow faculty to showcase a part of
their course, or a course sample for the public Public face of the
college and our academic programs Example iTunes U Slide 13
Multi-media interactive educational experience Publish in iTunes
Store Faculty Authorship Textbook Affordability Can be used for
small handouts, assignments, or actual book chapters.. Example
iBooks Author Slide 14 New Application process to go through the
Apple Professional Development training New Application process to
author an iBook for a course Establishing a process to get courses
posted on iTunes U. Establishing an Apple work center in the DEIS
and library and providing copyright information and research
support. Apple Initiative Want to get involved?
