1. Birgit Loch Swinburne University of Technology Linda Galligan, Carola Hobohm and Christine McDonald University of Southern Queensland

2. Staff component: 2009  Approx 5,500 students taught in S1 2009  All faculties, plus library Student component: 2010

3. 2010 (VC’s strategic funds, Fellowship) Multi-Touch net books

4. Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 7 Display8.9” touch screen Gloss LED-Backlit WSVGA (1024×600) Resistive Touch Panel Intel CPU & ChipsetIntel Atom processor Z520 – 1.33GHz Memory1 GB DDR (upgradeable up to 2 GB) Wireless BluetoothWLAN 802.11b/g/n (draft 2.4GHz n) and Bluetooth2.1 + EDR Hybrid Storage52 GB Hybrid Storage (16GB SSD, 16GB SD Card, 20GB Eee online) Camera0.3 Megapixel Built-in AudioStereo Speakers, HD Audio CODEC, Digital Array Mic Card Reader2-in-1 MMC/SD(SDHC) Input / Output1 Ext Monitor VGA Connector, 2x USB 2.0, LAN RJ-45, Audio Jack (Headset/Mic-in) BatteryLi-Polymer Battery, 5-hours Dimensions22.6cm x 16.5cm x 2.8cm Weight0.96 kg ColoursBlack / White Additional3 year warranty, larger stylus, hard case, headset, thumb drive, cleaning kit, mini mouse

5. Two face to face classes in S1: STA2300 (n 12) and MAT1008 (n 12) One external class in S2 (n = 20) Students volunteered Students signed an agreement Technical support Workshop on how to use the student tablet (face to face) An online discussion group set up for MAT class (S1 & 2) Just in time support Regular Journals (structured and unstructured) End of semester survey

6. MAT students in the TELL lab One 2 hour tutorial per week Students sent in journals Participant researchers sent in observations

9. One external course MAT1100 – Foundation Maths (n = 20) Students sent in journals at set times

10.  Being light & portable  Physical size of unit  Battery life  Internet Connectivity  Save paper “It has been very helpful as i have just had a baby so when sitting on the couch feeding i can put the tablet on my lap as well and do my work. I have also started to put the tablet in the nappy bag so it goes everywhere with me and therefore i can do some form of work on it at all times.”

11. “The touch screen games are AWESOME, i really like to chill out and amuse myself with them. =)”  Being able to annotate slides in the lecture  Note taking in journal  Recording what they are doing (potential)  Use PDF annotator  Save paper (digital writing)  Didn’t need to bring books along  Bling & entertainment factor

12.  Resistive screen  Screen size  Small stylus  Speed  Keyboard size & functionality  Hands on support  For external students – need a longer lead-in time “Also find that the keyboard is very small for my big fingers!” “I also find my writting is very hard to understand on the tablet. I normally have neat handwritting but I can not get the tablet to convey this.”

13.  Recording for learning (students)  Memory capabilities (electronic texts)  Classroom Collaboration software (on campus)  External collaborative interaction  Larger and faster netbooks or similar pen enabled technologies “I love this little laptop and I don’t want to have to give it back  ”

14.  Questions or Comments (time permitting)