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Enhancing Education: iPad Initiative at the College of Education and Human Development

The iPad Initiative, launched by the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) in partnership with the Office of Information Technology (OIT), aims to enrich learning experiences for first-year students and faculty. This innovative project involved distributing approximately 450 iPads to students and 30 instructors, focusing on infrastructure improvement, engagement, and research. Feedback from both faculty and students shows a generally positive response, highlighting benefits and challenges in learning environments. This report reflects the ongoing evaluation of the initiative's impact on teaching processes and student engagement.

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Enhancing Education: iPad Initiative at the College of Education and Human Development

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  1. CE+HD/OIT iPad Project • Bradley A. Cohen, David Ernst, and J.D. Walker • 11/10/11 Office of Information Technology | www.umn.edu/oit

  2. Project Background • Research Findings • Current Status • Q&A Agenda

  3. iPad initiative A comprehensive partnership between the College of Education and Human Development and the Office of Information Technology, involving: • infrastructure improvement • faculty and student engagement • research and evaluation Office of Information Technology | www.umn.edu/oit

  4. The Project • Provide iPads to • ~450 CEHD First Year students. • ~30 CEHD First Year instructors • ~18 CEHD Student Services staff • Innovation project • Teaching and learning • Advising processes • Research

  5. Project Timeline Overview • September, 2010First Year faculty opt-in • October, 2010iPads distributed to First Year faculty and students • Spring Semester, 2011First Year faculty use iPads in their courses

  6. CEHD/OIT Strategic Alignment • CEHD: Technology and Innovation “CEHD can and should be a leader in e-learning.” - CEHD Vision 2020 Blue Ribbon report • OIT: Collaborative Environments “Optimize collaboration, standardization, and disciplined innovation in all IT services” • Together:Provide robust infrastructure, scholarly research, faculty/student support.

  7. CEHD/OIT Collaboration Adopted from presentation by Linda Jorn

  8. iPad initiative research • Faculty integration into classes • Enrichment of student learning environment • Effects on all students • Effects in particular classes Office of Information Technology | www.umn.edu/oit

  9. Faculty use of the iPad • Literature: Digital stories • Math: Data analysis • Psychology: Data collection Office of Information Technology | www.umn.edu/oit

  10. Student reactions to the iPad: Generally positive • 16 survey items loaded onto one factor (58% of variance, Eigenvalue 9.853) Office of Information Technology | www.umn.edu/oit

  11. Student reactions to the iPad: A distraction? • “Made me more likely to multi-task while doing coursework”: Mean = 3.12*** • Focus group comments: • “I couldn’t get any homework done because it was a new toy!” • “80% of the apps are games.” • Survey open-ended comments: • “I didn’t think the iPad was any more or less distracting compared to laptops.” • “I was often distracted because of the numerous apps that were offered to me.” Office of Information Technology | www.umn.edu/oit

  12. Student use of the iPad: Length, activity Office of Information Technology | www.umn.edu/oit

  13. iPads and laptops Office of Information Technology | www.umn.edu/oit

  14. The iPad: Experience matters Number of classes in which a student used the iPad positively and significantly correlated with: Office of Information Technology | www.umn.edu/oit

  15. The iPad: Ethnicity matters • Black students gave the iPad the highest ratings of any ethnicity. Office of Information Technology | www.umn.edu/oit

  16. Current Project Status • Year 0: Finalizing Report • Year 1: • 440 iPads distributed September 2, 2011 • Development of strategic goals: • Sustainable Classroom • Information Literacy • Learning Beyond the Classroom • Personal Productivity

  17. Educational Technology Research in OITFor more information http://z.umn.edu/ipadresearch http://www.cehd.umn.edu/mobile/ Bradley A. Cohen, cohenb@umn.edu David Ernst, dernst@umn.edu J.D. Walker, jdwalker@umn.edu November 10, 2011 Office of Information Technology | www.umn.edu/oit

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