iPad in Academic Settings : A Pilot Project

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iPad in Academic Settings : A Pilot Project

SUDICKÝ, Petr and Veronika NENIČKOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

iPad in Academic Settings : A Pilot Project

Authors

SUDICKÝ, Petr (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Veronika NENIČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Prague, 9th conference reader DisCo 2014, p. 209-215, 7 pp. 2014

Publisher

Centre for Higher Education Studies

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

50300 5.3 Education

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

electronic version available online

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/14:00076403

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

ISBN

978-80-86302-46-1

UT WoS

000429254400016

Keywords in English

iPad; m-learning; mobile technologies; academic settings; teacher training

Abstract

V originále

After the emergence of desktop computers, laptops and smartphones, the iPad (or any other tablet) represents one of the newest technology conveniences that teachers can utilize for their work. Tablets in general have been around for only about three years; their popularity, however, has climbed quite high among teachers at all levels of the educational system. Still, a question arises whether teachers can truly exploit all the different possibilities that tablets could mean for their practices, or whether the devices are mostly used for rather basic procedures such as surfing the Web, reading emails, taking photos and reading news posts. In this context, the E-learning Office at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, decided to launch a pilot project investigating possibilities of applying iPads in the academic environment. The project encompasses lending out iPads to selected teachers with the aim of getting complex feedback on their experiences, running a series of specialized workshops for lecturers as well as students to try out different application opportunities, and gathering global data on the use of mobile technologies among the faculty. This paper summarizes the outcomes of the first stage of this project, providing interesting insights about opportunities and challenges of m-learning in higher education.

Links

MUNI/A/0790/2013, interní kód MU

Name: Současné trendy ve výzkumu slovanských literatur, jazyků a kultur (Acronym: SLAV2014)

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

SUDICKÝ, Petr and Veronika NENIČKOVÁ. iPad in Academic Settings : A Pilot Project. Online. In Beseda, J., Machát, Z. 9th conference reader DisCo 2014. Prague: Centre for Higher Education Studies, 2014, p. 209-215. ISBN 978-80-86302-46-1.

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SUDICKÝ, Petr and Veronika NENIČKOVÁ. iPad in Academic Settings : A Pilot Project. Online. In Beseda, J., Machát, Z. \textit{9th conference reader DisCo 2014}. Prague: Centre for Higher Education Studies, 2014, p.~209-215. ISBN~978-80-86302-46-1.

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