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Tablet PCs for on campus and distance teaching of mathematics Birgit Loch Department of Mathematics and Computing and Division of ICT Services University of Southern Queensland AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010

Overview Tablet PCs for teaching maths/stats in other disciplines hardware alternatives for students

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 USQ Context USQ - regional, multi-campus, students Large distance student population - 75% of students studying off campus in over 70 countries (WEB, EXT, ONC) Large percentage of students mature age, work full-time, study part-time, live remotely, low socio-economic background. Incarcerated students.

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Tablet PCs for teaching maths/stats Writing in lectures Recording lectures Marking assignments and theses Ink-chat tutorials Web conferencing tutorials Individual support via screencasts Student contribution through wireless projection

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Writing in lectures 1 st year Calculus 1 st year Operations Research

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Calculus, PowerPoint

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Operations Research, Windows Journal

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Recording lectures 1 st year Operations Research iPod/iPhone video files

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 New Camtasia software for lecture recording Beta trial in 2008 Faculty trial in S Roll out across USQ in S For ALL computers that can connect to the USQ server USQ first Australian University to adopt Relay

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Electronic marking 1 st year Operations Research Master of Computing student Word DOC files PPT files XLS files PDF files

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Electronic marking 1 st year Operations Research Master of Computing student Word DOC files PPT files XLS files PDF files

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Electronic marking 1 st year Operations Research Master of Computing student Word DOC files PPT files XLS files PDF files

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Ink chat tutorials MSN Messenger Discrete Mathematics and Data Analysis Foundation Mathematics

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Web conferencing tutorials Web conferencing Linear Algebra and Calculus Foundation Computing

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010Elluminate

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Individual support via screencasts Operations Research

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Tablet PCs to address stuck places Short snippets for course material Create a bank of resources L.Galligan

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Screencast embedded in course material

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Recording of assignment feedback The Learning Centre. L.Galligan

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Student contributions via wireless projection

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Journey from one to many tablet PCs 2005: 1 (maths) L&T Grant 2006: 7 (maths, stats, L&T support+3 for semester loan) L&T Fellowship S additional: 50+ (all 5 Faculties, Library, L&T support) 2010: 60+ Extension of L&T Fellowship into 2010: student tablet PCs

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 USQ Senior L&T Fellowship in 2009 $50,000: 100% teaching relief for 1 semester for fellow + Tablet PCs + software plus $120,000: All Deans, CTO, VC, Toshiba (in kind) Establishment of ICT policies and preferred model Recruitment: targeted individuals and volunteers Training and ongoing support Community of Practice of Tablet PC users Research into impact of Tablet PCs on teaching & learning Strategic direction: Tablet PC University

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Tablet PCs in other disciplines Faculties of Sciences Engineering and Surveying Business Arts Education Approx 5,500 students taught in S1 2009

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Thermodynamics: Andrew Wandell

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Biodiversity & Conservation: Andy Le Brocque

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Programming: Michael de Raadt

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Finance: Peter Phillips

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Statistics: Christine McDonald

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 The Library: Kaye England/ Ranald Simpson

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Hardware alternatives Pen-enabled screens (LTPF Project) Reduces need for tablet PCs in class

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Alternatives to tablet PCs Digital note pens

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Trevor Langlands/ Birgit Loch

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Alternatives to tablet PCs Ebook readers Faculty of Business trial

AMSI – Wednesday 20 January 2010 Tablet PCs for students S (VC’s strategic funds, Fellowship) Multi-Touch net books