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2003-2004 Notre
Dame Tablet PC Initiative Sponsored by OIT and the Kaneb Center |
Tablet PCs are lightweight, highly mobile computers the size of a legal pad. Users interact with them by tapping, writing, or drawing on a touch screen with a stylus, and they are capable of wireless access to the Internet or the campus network. Tablet PCs are full-blown computers with plenty of memory and lots of storage space. They run Windows XP and all the usual applications. From August 2003 through May 2004, the Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning and the Office of Information Technologies at the University of Notre Dame conducted a collaborative one-year initiative to explore the potential impact of Tablet PCs as a teaching tool. Fourteen faculty members received a Tablet PC with productivity software and initial training on its use. Staff from the OIT and the Kaneb Center worked with them on strategies for using the tablet in the classroom. |
The participants agreed to make the Tablet PC the primary computer for their teaching role, using it regularly in at least one undergraduate course. They also agreed to undergo class observation and share a journal on their use of the tablet. Initial funding was provided by the Kaneb Center and OIT, but in spring 2004 the initiative received a $10,000 grant from the Microsoft Accelerated Desktop Deployment program. Further information:
NOTE: THIS INITIATIVE HAS ENDED |
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