SUDICKÝ, Petr and Veronika NĚNIČKOVÁ. iPad in Academic Settings: A Pilot Project. Applied Technologies and Innovations. Prague: Prague Development Center, 2014, vol. 10, No 4, p. 141-146. ISSN 1804-4999. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.15208/ati.2014.21.
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Original name iPad in Academic Settings: A Pilot Project
Authors SUDICKÝ, Petr (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Veronika NĚNIČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Applied Technologies and Innovations, Prague, Prague Development Center, 2014, 1804-4999.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50300 5.3 Education
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW Article full text
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14210/14:00107078
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.15208/ati.2014.21
Keywords in English iPad; m-learning; mobile technologies; academic settings; teacher training
Tags e-learning, m-learning
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Petr Sudický, učo 105945. Changed: 17/8/2019 11:47.
Abstract
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.
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MUNI/A/0790/2013, interní kód MUName: Současné trendy ve výzkumu slovanských literatur, jazyků a kultur (Acronym: SLAV2014)
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A
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