Old Hat in a Brave New World the Impact of Technology Ageing in Managed Learning Environments

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Old Hat in a Brave New World the Impact of
Technology Ageing in Managed Learning Environments

• J.J.Trinder, J.V.Magill, S.Roy
• University of Glasgow
• j.trinder_at_elec.gla.ac.uk
• j.magill_at_elec.gla.ac.uk
• s.roy_at_elec.gla.ac.uk
• www.jiscmail.ac.uk/pda-edu

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Student Use of PDA
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Outline

• Project Overview
• How we measured use
• The Pilot

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Logging of Use

• Usage Log
• The file produced is in tab-separated format
  suitable for use with spreadsheet and database
  programs.

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AppLog
AppLog may be downloaded from www.ninelocks.com/ap
plog
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First phase undergrads

• Using quiz prompted questions to tutor about the
  subject
• Students Liked mix of questions, do on bus or pen
  paper
• Some Bought their own PDA

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Summer School

• PDA had Wow Factor
• E-Books Generated Interest
• Students wanted more materials!

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Second Phase u-grads

• All students Volunteered
• Lost interest quickly
• PDA had no Wow Factor
• Their phones outperformed the PDA!

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Final Thoughts

• Own or Loan?
• Hooks Incentive to Carry the Device