Using iPads to Promote the Principles of Undergraduate Learning (PULs)

Using iPads to Promote the Principles of Undergraduate Learning (PULs) Willie Miller Jonathan Rossing Jake Streepey iConference Indiana University March 5, 2011

IUPUI iPad Faculty Learning Community • Multi-disciplinary team exploring educational uses of iPads • Up to 40 iPads available for classroom use • Research student attitudes, engagement, & learning

Principles of Undergraduate Learning Essential ingredients of undergraduate education at IUPUI Students use iPads to: • use information resources and technology effectively • express ideas and facts effectively • comprehend, interpret, and analyze ideas • apply and adapt knowledge

iPad Apps Comprehend, Interpret, Analyze • Course: P391 Biomechanics • Objective: Analyze and understand human movement • Benefit: iPad serves as a mini-laboratory Motion Capture Dropbox: access videos; deposit student work Movement Acceleration Video Physics: generate x- and y- displacements and velocities of video recorded movement xSensor: view“real-time”acceleration Accelerometer Data Pro: record acceleration Work and Energy Coaster Physics: model work and energy during movement OmniGS: plot acceleration for analysis

Movement Acceleration xSensor • Displays x-, y-, and z- accelerations • Students push iPad • Describe forces contributing to acceleration

Movement Acceleration Accelerometer Data Pro • Record sit-to-stand acceleration • Copy for analysis

Movement Acceleration OmniGS • Paste sit-to-stand data • Edit graphs

Movement Acceleration OmniGS • Compare sit-to-stand to push • Shows how mechanics can be applied to different movements

Motion Capture Dropbox • Upload recorded videos from PC • Download to Video Physics app

Motion Capture Video Physics • Track position changes frame-by-frame • Watch trajectory of point of interest

Motion Capture Video Physics • Explore the relationship between displacement and velocity • Make inferences about balance

Work and Energy Coaster Physics • “Quick” classroom exercise • Students visualize exchange of energy

Work and Energy Coaster Physics • Metaphor for the body passing over the foot during walking • Students modify track to account for friction and muscle work Increase speed (2x) to simulate muscle work Set the initial condition Reduce speed (.5x) to simulate friction work Reduce speed (.5x) to simulate friction work

Work and Energy Coaster Physics • Students can “ride” the rollercoaster • Notice how PE and KE change • Notice how speed changes with work

iPad Apps Communication &Application of Knowledge • Course: COMM-G201 – Communication Theory • Objective: To apply communication theory to current events, common scenarios, and familiar problems • Benefit:iPad promotes collaborative learning and knowledge creation / application Popplet: concept mapping app Safari:web browser iBrainstorm: multiple iPads share common screen

iPad Apps Apply & Adapt Knowledge • Course: Journalism J-100 • Objective: To brainstorm a research topic and find supporting materials on the topic. • Benefit: Students demonstrate research skill in mobile and traditional web environments. University Library Mobile: mobile access to library resources Popplet: capture and preserve student work

Mobile Library Resources

Using iPads to Promote the Principles of Undergraduate Learning (PULs) Willie Miller Jonathan Rossing Jake Streepey iConference Indiana University March 5, 2011

Using iPads to Promote the Principles of Undergraduate Learning (PULs)

Using iPads to Promote the Principles of Undergraduate Learning (PULs)

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