You decide. . .
(I totally should get a commission from Apple; many of my students bought their own devices following this experiment.)
Innovative professor, or shill for Apple?
August 30, 2012 By
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that’s AWESOME!! you should definitely get a commission from apple 😉
I’d really love to know how the students’ projects turned out!! And someday I’d like to talk to you about women’s history.
Who’s interviewing you? Where’s the video from?
Susan, a student hired by Academic Technologies made the video as part of a mobile learning program I’ve been participating in for the past two years.
Well done! I definitely vote for innovative professor! I too would love to see some examples of the students’ finished projects.
Leslie,
This is way cool! I know this question is premature, but do you suppose this approach could extend beyond Apple products? Sounds like you have a great Faculty Academy keynote in the making. Just sayin’
Your experiment looks really interesting and exciting, especially given (as you note) the relatively limited historiography you have for a state-specific women’s history course. I like the idea of getting students to generate their own content, and of using the tablets as a means of helping them find their own primary sources for visual analysis.
A colleague of mine used his senior research seminar in a similar fashion, although not with tablets. The students collaborated in researching and mounting a website for an under-developed National Park, and together they produced a site of stunning historical, environmental, botanical, and political interest.