ipads, iclickers, and Apps Session

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1 ipads, iclickers, and Apps Session Clark Shah-Nelson JHSPH Center for Teaching & Learning David Schwartz Clinical Information Systems Education Center Emily L. Jones JHUSON Office for Teaching Excellence

2 Clark Shah-Nelson JHSPH Center for Teaching & Learning STUDENT ENGAGEMENT VIA CLASSROOM POLLING

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7 Interactive Learning Eric Mazur - Peer Instruction

8 Interactive Learning Triples students gains in knowledge Erases the gender gap between male and female undergraduates Fosters better retention of knowledge

9 Interactive Learning Peer-instructed students who have actively argued for and explained their understanding of scientific concepts hold onto their knowledge longer.

10 Polling uses Engage students Conduct real-time formative assessment 1 Reduce fear of responding verbally Minimize impact of constant hand raiser 1 On-going assessments, reviews, and observations in a classroom

11 Caveat Not for all courses Could be useful for large classes Ideally: consult Instructional Designer

12 Polling at JHSPH Poll Everywhere: Operates via web technology Students answer using web browser, mobile phones or Twitter

13 PollEverywhere Web/SMS-based, most any, already-owned device Less authentication for students o o better for anonymous polling? implications for quizzing

14 Let's Give it a Whirl If you have a web browser (or smartphone): Go to the website Click on the answer (choice) you want to submit If you have a phone with texting/sms capability: Compose a text message to the number: and enter a code into the message Twitter: with code

15 According to educational literature, after 8 weeks, university student recall of content delivered by straight lectures is: 85% 76% 54% 24%

16 A compared two groups: Group A participated in straight 60 minute lectures. Group B had active breaks every 15 minutes during lectures. The average grade for Group B, increased %.

17 David Schwartz Clinical Information Systems Education Center DESIGNING ENGAGING CONTENT FOR MOBILE DEVICES

18 E-Learning Design for mobile devices Design principles for learning are unchanged Context of mobile device is key

19 Time is limited Learning on the fly 5 minutes or less Simple and need-to-know

20 Screen size Know your audience s devices. Use large fonts and few words. Consider narration for full content.

21 Limit Deliver information as quickly as possible Use graphics, animation, and interactivity only when learning requires it

22 Technical issues Flash vs. HTML5 Connectivity Screen sizes

23 How soon do you intend to develop mobile e-learning? 1. No plans/don t know 2. Within the next year 3. Within the next 6 months 4. Within the next 3 months 5. Already developing mobile e-learning

24 Emily L. Jones JHUSON Office for Teaching Excellence BUILDING A MOBILE TEACHING & LEARNING COMMUNITY

25 Mobile Ownership Trends

26 There s an app for that

27 Volume Purchasing Institution purchases discounted apps for volume licenses Purchase 20+ apps for ½ price Send code/link to faculty to download app License becomes their license Encourages attendance for Mobile Workshops (training) shhh!

28 Academic Framework for ipad pilot

29 Building Community Standardized build for new users Monthly User s Group Meetings Short training sessions with free apps Opportunities for faculty to talk to other faculty about mobile strategies Start with solving a problem

30 Providing Timely Feedback App: iannotate PDF Great for: Grading long papers Having all of your work with you in one place Less paper shuffling Rich feedback directly back to students Bonus Points for: Marking up course readings Annotating journal articles Projecting in class

31 Junos Pulse (one app to start using right now) Access Welch Library resources on mobile devices 1. Connect to itunes and download the Junos Pulse application. (Search itunes for Juniper or Junos Pulse) 2. Once the application is installed, launch Junos Pulse and click on Configuration 3. In the Configuration screen select edit 4. Select the option to Add new configuration 5. Under the name enter whatever makes sense to you. It is cosmetic 6. In the URL enter 7. Set the Certificate to None 8. Click Save (Junos Pulse also available for Android devices)

32 Essential Apps to Start With Consuming Content ereaders Kindle, Nook, ibooks iannotate PDF Annotation TED Talks, PBS, itunes U Instapaper, NYT, CNN NPR for ipad Flipboard Stats of the Nation Junos Pulse (Welch Library) Collaborating Facetime Skype Voicethread Dropbox icloud Google Docs MagicalPad (brainstorming) Medical Apps for Patient Education Creating Content Keynote, Numbers, Pages Screenchomp GarageBand imovie Sonic Pics Notebook Apps Penultimate Noteshelf Sketchbook Pro Dragon Dictation

33 What kind of mobile learning device do you primarily use? iphone Android Smart Phone Blackberry Other SmartPhone ipad My phone is not smart

34 Questions?