Challenges

& Tips

Innovations

Implementing iPads as

Personal Learning Devices:

Making the Paperless MBA

Possible

Sharon Altena

Graduate School of BusinessQueensland University of Technology

Overview What?

Why?How?

Where are we?

Where are we?

Our Environment

Our Students

32 – 50

years old

Mid Career

Professionals

Minimum

5 years

experience

Undergraduate

Degree

Digital Natives

and Immigrants

Study one

weekend/month

over 22 months

Australia,

Pacific Islands

and Asia

Predominantly

Male

What we are trying to achieve?

Transition from this … to this

How are we getting there?

Implementing BYOD

iPads as

Personal Learning

Devices

Why?

University of Technology

How are we getting there?

Action Research Project

Iteration

Cycle 1

Plan Implement

Observe

Reflect

Plan Implement

Observe

Reflect

Iteration

Cycle 2

Seeking Answers to three key questions

How could students use the device to assist them

with their studies?

Can an iPad replace a laptop in the classroom?

Is it possible to achieve a paperless learning

environment for post graduate learners?

How we have gone about it?

Where did we start?

Where did we start?

Where did we start?

Student trial

2 iPad users

4 non-iPad users

Feedback on the trial

High pressure

environment. You are

adding another level of

complexity

Cost of Apps for

students

There will be

pressure on me to

use them

Go Hard!

Take away

all paper

Where did we start?

Implementation Guidelines

How are we getting there?

Student-focused bottom-up innovation

Influence Academic practice

Apps we are using

201

1

2012 2013 2014

iCloud calendar

GoodReader

eTextbooks

Self-Publishing eBooks

Interactive Forms using PDF Expert

Apple TV

The Challenges

1. IT Infrastructure

2. IT Help Desk Support

3. iCloud Calendar

4. QUT Email

5. BYOD Policy

10 Recommendations

3. Work with IT Services

and IT Help Desk

10 Recommendations

8. Provide JIT Support

for students and staff

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