Just a heads up that there are iPads on campus available to students and faculty who want to try out tablet computing this fall.
Students can borrow one of three circulating iPads from the Library for a 24-hour period. (We’re also considering purchasing one or more Android tablets if this program proves popular.) The Library’s iPads are only available to students – not faculty or staff.
Faculty can borrow an iPad for a week at a time from the CTLE. Eugeniu sent out this announcement to all faculty on Friday:
Do you want to become familiar with the latest tablet technology and its use in pedagogical settings? The CTLE has an iPad that faculty can borrow for up to one week to explore and experiment with. With an iPad you can surf the web, check email, watch movies, read books, take and save class notes. You can download the latest apps and connect the iPad to the video projector in a mediated classroom. For more information or to borrow an iPad, contact the CTLE at x4038.
Faculty who are interested in using mobile devices in the classroom could also consider applying for one of the CTLE’s Teaching Enhancement Grants.
If you’re using a tablet or another mobile device to support your teaching or research this fall, please let us know how it goes!
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