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Ashley Burt Jason Chavers Interim Director Information and Instructional Technology Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine Jason Chavers Information Technology Specialist Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine

A CASE STUDY… Student use of tablets in the classroom. Why We Did It How We Did It The Results The Future

WELCOME TO MEDICAL SCHOOL Dealing with Information Overload. [Online Image] Available http://www.onlineuniversities-weblog.com/50226711/37194562.jpg

INFORMATION OVERLOAD 32-35 Hours Per Week in Class 28 Hours Per Week Home Study Time On Avg. Comprehensive Courses Visual Aids Lecture Notes Videos, Images & Multimedia PowerPoint Handouts Other Course Collateral

THE WIRED GENERATION???

Survey Of Incoming Freshman 2009

SURVEY OF INCOMING FRESHMAN 86% were comfortable using a computer

SURVEY OF INCOMING FRESHMAN 91% thought a computer would them save time

SURVEY OF INCOMING FRESHMAN 24% had actually used a computer in class

SURVEY OF INCOMING FRESHMAN 70% were worried about relying on a computer for class

GETTING PAST THE HURDLES

GETTING PAST THE HURDLES Training

GETTING PAST THE HURDLES Support

GETTING PAST THE HURDLES Building a Relationship

GETTING PAST THE HURDLES 71% 86% Training made a major impact on purchase decision Onsite support made a major impact on purchase decision

WHY?

IT’S NOT ABOUT TECHNOLOGY Time Savings Collaboration Organization Accessibility Residency Boards

IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM Starting Block. [Online Image] Available http://www.newparac.co.uk/Club.htm

IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM Building Interest Faculty Students Try Before You Buy Recommendation not Requirement

THE SYSTEM 1 configuration 4 years full support Ghost Image Automatic Backup X200t-6l [Online Image] Available http://www.lenovo.com/shop/americas/content/img_lib/products/splitter/notebooks/ThinkPad/X-Series-Tablet/gallery/X200t-6l.jpg

DEMOS OneNote Ink Flash Cards

Where we succeeded…

said in hindsight they would still order a tablet 91% said in hindsight they would still order a tablet

said a tablet was easier or as easy to use as pen and paper. 95% said a tablet was easier or as easy to use as pen and paper. 65% easier 30% as easy

said sharing their notes was much easier (collaboration) 96% said sharing their notes was much easier (collaboration)

said using a tablet made reviewing their notes easier 78% said using a tablet made reviewing their notes easier

said a tablet was easier to use than a laptop 96% said a tablet was easier to use than a laptop

Student Quotes “I love my tablet! I thought that I would never be able to use a computer in class but the tablet makes it very easy.”

Where we failed…

Where We Failed: Faculty Resistance Vista Wireless Offline Files and Backups Policies, Upgrades & Acceptable Use

Moving Forward

MOVING FORWARD Microsoft Campus Agreement Microsoft Office 2010 Cloud Storage (Skydrive, Sharepoint) Migration to Outlook/Exchange Dyknow Turning Point

MOVING FORWARD Elimination of Computer Labs Reducing the number of hospital workstations

MOVING FORWARD Electronic textbooks Medical/Drug dictionaries Digital microscopy Glass Horse/Glass Cow

Summary Students want to use technology. They just need help. It is going to require man power. Focus on usage not technology. Be ready to adapt.

Questions