The iPad Experience: A Campus Initiative to Revolutionize the Teaching of Content (176919657)

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THE IPAD EXPERIENCE: A CAMPUSINITIATIVE TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE

TEACHING OF CONTENT

Prof. Alberto Aguilar

Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Chihuahua



Todaysmeet• Backchannel URL:

• http://todaysmeet.com/iPadInitiativeITESM





Campus Chihuahua

• Number of students• 947 High School

• 2156 Undergraduate

• Faculty size

• 37 full time

• 347 adjunct and part

time

• Close relationbetween schools



Tablet initiative: Nationwide Program• Started in August 2012

• Tablets for full and part-time faculty

• Full-time: 4-5 courses• Part-time, at least 3 courses

• 3,866 tablets were provided.

• Our campus received 160 FourthGeneration iPads for this program

iOS79%

Android16%

Windows RT5%

Devices by platform



Tablet initiative: Nationwide Program

Strategy

Orientation

Training

DesignImplement

Transfer



Campus Chihuahua Initiative• Need to coordinate a local

effort

• Members from Businessand Social Sciences,

Engineering and Highschool

• Inés Espinosa, SocialSciences

• Martha Mao, Business• Alberto Aguilar, Engineering

• Angelica Santana, HighSchool

• Judith Garza, Business• Sergio Rubio, Business



Campus Chihuahua Initiative• Together define:

Objectives Stakeholders Messages

Strategies



ObjectivesImprove the teaching learning

• process in the classroom by creating a dynamic interactionbetween teachers and students using IT.

Take advantage of the relationship

• that students have with their mobile devices (smartphones,tablets, and similar equipment).

Use of digital materials

• to substitute paper inside and outside the classroom.

Mobile access



StakeholdersFaculty

Students

IT Department

Business, Engineering and High School

Institutional Development Department

Campus Director

Campus iPad Initiative Group



Messages

T o t e

a c h e r s

• The use of technology canmake the teaching-learning processmore effective bycreating a variety of

activities thatgenerates studentengagement.

T o

s t

u d e n t s

• The teaching-learning processcan be effective butalso fun. Teacherscan be “cool” anduse the same

communicationchannels thanGeneration Y.



Messages

P

a r e n t s • We care about

students andhow they learn;we use the latestIT to support the

teaching-learning process.

D e a n s • This iPad

Initiative mayhelp in studentenrollment andretention.



L o c

a l S t r a

t e g i e s Training

Support

Surveys

Online interaction

Weekly meetings



IMPLEMENTATION AND RESULTS



Hardware deployment• 160 Fourth Generation iPads

• 39 additional Second Generation iPads were deployed, specialinterest to faculty teaching freshmen

• Lightning-to-VGA connector included

• Apple TV in all meeting rooms

• Air Server installed in all classrooms



Training

• Technology and web apps

• Awareness of Generation Y students

• 4Cs (Connection, Concept, Concrete with Practice, Conclusion)

Teaching Strategies In TheDigital Era

• Basic use

• App Store

• Tricks to take advantage of the device

Configuration and

Customization of the iPad

• Evernote, HaikuDeck, Explaing Everything, Educreations, Mindomo,Nearpod, DropboxiPad Educational Apps

• Mac Basics

• Create books• Test books on iPad, how to submitiBooks Author

• Course Management

• Resource ManagementiTunes U



Training – Courses and reach

Course Participants

Teaching Strategies in the Digital Era 96

Configuration and Customization of the iPad 70

iPad Educational Apps 69

iBooks Author 22

iTunes U 15

TOTAL 272

112 unique participants



Support • Define support place and hours

• Provide advice for specific ideasfor blogs, resources, apps

• Support for new apps

• iBook creation support

• Create an interactive book for

iPad “Administración y manejode archivos para iPad en elsalón de clase” (FileManagement for iPad in theclassroom)



Survey - Students

• Applied on December 2012

• Understand the relationship between students

(stakeholders) and mobile devices

• Survey similar to:• http://smartphonesforlearning.wordpress.com/the-yin-and-yang/

• 359 students participated in the survey

• 90% of the surveyed students have smartphones



Comfortable?

92%

2%

6%

Comfortable using mobiletechnologies

Yes

No

Neutral

Yes78%

No6%

Neutral16%

Comfortable using mobile

technologies for learning



Dependence

16%

32%

23%

15%

9%

5%

How often do you check your phone?

Every 5 minutes

Every 15 minutes

Every 30 minutes

Every hour

Less than once an hour

A couple of time each day

10%

22%

27%

28%

13%

How much time a day do youspend on your phone?

Less than one hour 1-2 hours

3-4 hours

5-9 hours

10 or more



If smartphone was considered a person, define

type of relationship



Opinions by percentage

Assistant48%

Friend35%

Partner

6%

Boy/Girl friend6%

Other 5%

Relationship with smartphone



With respect to Social Networks

82%

7%

11%

If my program worked like other Social Mediaplatforms where notifications were pushed to my

phone, it would make my life a lot easier.

Yes No Neutral



Conclusions from Survey

“It’s only technology if it happened after you

were born”

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/education/edlife/arthur-levine-discusses-the-new-generation-of-college-students.html?_r=1&



As faculty, staying connected with

students, speak their language!



Survey - Faculty

• End of Winter term 2013

• 93 faculty members

• 74 do have an iPad, 90% use the one provided by our University

• The following Infographic contains data only from thisgroup of people





Apps



Online interaction with faculty

http://blogdelprofesor.com

https://www.facebook.com/ModeloEducativoTec21



Participate on events

• Symposium “Modelo Educativo Tec21” (Educational Model Tec 21)• Participate in seminars and conferences• Offer training in this event• Testimonials from faculty outside our

group



Campus Chihuahua Investment

(additional to existent infrastructure*)

Description Investment

iPads, Connectors US $ 87,680

Apple TV US $ 3,168

Air Server US $ 383

Training US $ 10,000

TOTAL US $ 101,231

* iPad 2, Switches, Access Points, Computers, Projectors



Challenges

Awareness

of Stakeholders

Coordinationof program Not cheap

Need for Academic

Support

Follow-up of faculty

members



Opportunities

Millenials

Improveteaching

skills

Use of state-of-the-arttools and

technologies

Can be usedto enroll and

retainstudents



What’s next for us?

• Use of new learning spaces

• Focus on Active Learning

• More support from academicdepartments

• Follow-up

• Group of students create Apps for iPad



Thank you!

Alberto Aguilar ITESM Campus [email protected]

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