CE+HD/OIT iPad Project

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Bradley A. Cohen, David Ernst, and J.D. Walker11/10/11

Agenda

1. Project Background2. Research Findings3. Current Status4.Q&A

iPad initiative

A comprehensive partnership between the College of Education and Human Development and the Office of Information Technology, involving:

• infrastructure improvement• faculty and student engagement• research and evaluation

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The Project

• Provide iPads to– ~450 CEHD First Year students.– ~30 CEHD First Year instructors– ~18 CEHD Student Services staff

• Innovation project– Teaching and learning– Advising processes– Research

Project Timeline Overview

• September, 2010First Year faculty opt-in

• October, 2010iPads distributed to First Year faculty and students

• Spring Semester, 2011First Year faculty use iPads in their courses

CEHD/OIT Strategic Alignment

• CEHD: Technology and Innovation“CEHD can and should be a leader in e-learning.” - CEHD Vision 2020 Blue Ribbon report

• OIT: Collaborative Environments“Optimize collaboration, standardization, and disciplined innovation in all IT services”

• Together:Provide robust infrastructure, scholarly research, faculty/student support.

CEHD/OIT Collaboration

CEHD/OIT iPad Project

Leadership TeamDavid A. – CEHD Faculty

David E.– CEHD IT DirectorBrad C. – OIT Director

CEHD Desktop Support

CEHD Systems Development

CEHD Academic Technology

CEHD Faculty

OIT Helpdesk/Tech Stop/FAST

OIT Usability

OIT Technology Training

CEHD Communications

CEHD Student Services

OIT Faculty Development/Consult

OIT Wireless Infrastructure

OIT OCA

OIT Research/Evaluation

CEHD Students

OIT Vendor/Outreach

Adopted from presentation by Linda Jorn

iPad initiative research

• Faculty integration into classes• Enrichment of student learning environment

– Effects on all students– Effects in particular classes

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Faculty use of the iPad

• Literature: Digital stories• Math: Data analysis• Psychology: Data collection

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Student reactions to the iPad: Generally positive

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• 16 survey items loaded onto one factor (58% of variance, Eigenvalue 9.853)

Student reactions to the iPad: A distraction?

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• “Made me more likely to multi-task while doing coursework”: Mean = 3.12***

• Focus group comments: • “I couldn’t get any homework done because

it was a new toy!”• “80% of the apps are games.”

• Survey open-ended comments: • “I didn’t think the iPad was any more or less

distracting compared to laptops.”• “I was often distracted because of the

numerous apps that were offered to me.”

Student use of the iPad: Length, activity

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iPads and laptops

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The iPad: Experience matters

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Number of classes in which a student used the iPad positively and significantly correlated with:

Variable Number of items R-values

Enrichment of learning

17 .135* - .363**

iPad vs laptop 7 .159* - .249**

Usefulness of iPad 6 .133* - .202**

Overall academic experience

1 .337**

The iPad: Ethnicity matters

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• Black students gave the iPad the highest ratings of any ethnicity.

Current Project Status

• Year 0: Finalizing Report• Year 1:

– 440 iPads distributed September 2, 2011– Development of strategic goals:

• Sustainable Classroom• Information Literacy• Learning Beyond the Classroom• Personal Productivity

Educational Technology Research in OIT

For more information

http://z.umn.edu/ipadresearchhttp://www.cehd.umn.edu/mobile/

Bradley A. Cohen, cohenb@umn.eduDavid Ernst, dernst@umn.eduJ.D. Walker, jdwalker@umn.eduNovember 10, 2011

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