The Use of Tablet PCs in Learning and Teaching

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The Use of Tablet PCs in Learning and Teaching

• Birgit Loch
• Department of Mathematics and Computing
• lochb_at_usq.edu.au

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Overview

• What is a Tablet PC?
• How can it be used to keep an electronic record
  of writing in class?
• How can assignments be marked electronically with
  hand written annotations?
• Examples of current practice at USQ
• What equipment is needed to get started? How much
  does it cost?
• The status of Tablet PC support at USQ
• My planned Senior Fellowship activities for S1
  next year

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What is a Tablet PC?
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What is a Tablet PC?

• Tablet PC or graphics tablet?

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Keeping an electronic record of writing in class

• Static record (hand written annotations on
  PowerPoint slides)
• Dynamic record (video screen capture with audio)

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Electronic assignment marking with hand written
annotations

• Word DOC files
• PPT files
• XLS files
• PDF files

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Electronic assignment marking with hand written
annotations

• Word DOC files
• PPT files
• XLS files
• PDF files

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Electronic assignment marking with hand written
annotations

• Word DOC files
• PPT files
• XLS files
• PDF files

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Electronic assignment marking with hand written
annotations

• Word DOC files
• PPT files
• XLS files
• PDF files

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Student support
http//usqstudydesk.usq.edu.au/mod/forum/discuss.p
hp?d106198
play
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Web conferencing
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Example (Butcher problem)
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Windows Journal
example
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Current practice at USQ

• Screen video recordings (screencasts) of whole
  live lectures
• Assignment marking
• Short targeted handwritten snippets, for example
  as assessment feedback
• Virtual office hours tutorials through chat
  clients with hand writing facility
• Handwritten emails to respond to student enquiries

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More current practice

• Ink annotations for software walk-throughs to
  introduce students to new tools
• Recording of one-to-one mathematics support
  sessions in The Learning Centre, made available
  to the student afterwards
• Wireless use of tablets to allow roaming in the
  lecture room e.g. to give students the chance to
  write a solution for all to see

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Equipment

• What equipment is needed to get started?
• How much does it cost?
• The status of tablet PC support at USQ

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My planned Senior Fellowship activities for S1
next year

• Purchase of 18 Tablet PCs at least two for each
  faculty. A similar number of graphics tablets
• Staff training, support
• Training material on screen video capture as part
  of current Associate Fellowship
• Start CoP (user group?)

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My planned Senior Fellowship activities for S1
next year (cont.)

• Negotiate mic cabling in lecture theatres
• Media coverage
• Disseminate to USQ community seminar talks
• Wireless tablet classroom