1. Engaging Students with Tablets and Active Learning John Pollitz Jill Markgraf University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Library Instruction as Participatory Art

2. Mobile computing  Campus initiative  Library checkout Campus Climate Technology in the Classroom

3. Librarians willing to:  Use active learning in pedagogy  Subtly evangelize  Use technology in a comfortable place

4. Administration needs Library needs  We needed instruction space  They needed role models

5. Low risk gamble  Under $25,000 vs. $125,000  Low pressure on classroom faculty (Our handout lists equipment)

6. Concerns  Would technology work? (Apple TV)  Too much for 50 minute session?  Student engagement or distraction

7. Challenge: Transporting the iPads

8. Time for the participatory p ART !

10. What themes emerge? What does your creation reveal about your group? Is your creation in the style of a well-known artist? Could you say that your creation is representative of an artistic style?

11. Email your artwork to pollitjh@uwec.edu

12. Or use the usual sites, Wikipedia, Google, Google Scholar…. Research your work of art Google art project https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/project/art- project Art Cyclopedia http://www.artcyclopedia.com/ ArtSpan Contemporary Art https://www.artspan.com/ Smithsonian Collections http://collections.si.edu/search/

13. Thank you for being good sports! Questions? John Pollitz pollitjh@uwec.edu Jill Markgraf markgrjs@uwec.edu