The Impact of Tablet PCs and Pen-based Technology on Education

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Pub. Date: 2009-12-15
Publisher(s): Purdue Univ Pr
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Summary

A wide variety of disciplines are embracing Tablet PCs and similar pen-based devices as tools for the radical enhancement of teaching and learning. The Workshop on the Impact of Pen-based Technology on Education (WIPTE) was first held in 2006 to leverage this shared passion and to identify best practices in the educational use of pen-based computing.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. ix
Contributor and Editor Informationp. xiii
Active Learning and Screencasting with Tablet PCs: A Detailed Evaluationp. 3
Use of Ubiquitous Presenter: 2006-2009p. 13
Assessing the Use of DyKnow Ink and Audio Tools: If You Record It Will They Still Come?p. 21
How Do Students Solve Chemistry Problems?p. 29
Slides Manager Tool: Supporting Active Learning Using Tablet PC and Pen-based Devicesp. 39
Using Retrieved Panels from DyKnow for Large Classesp. 47
Math in Your Hands: Integrating the Use of Maple with the Collaborative Use of Wireless Tablet PCsp. 57
Impact of Tablet PCs and DyKnow Software on Learning Gains in Inquiry-LearningOriented Coursep. 65
Analyzing the Benefits of Using Tablet PC-based Flash Cards Application in a Collaborative Learning Environment: A Preliminary Studyp. 73
Patterns of Tablet PC Use Across Multiple Learning Domains: A Comparison Programp. 83
Grading Qualitatively with Tablet PCs in CS 50p. 93
Investigating Changes in StudentsÆ Perceptions of Tablet PC Applicationsp. 101
Preliminary Quantitative Data Showing Student Improvement in Mathematics from a Trial Tablet PC Deploymentp. 109
MessageGrid Replay Ink: Pinpointing Student Misconceptionsp. 117
Tablet PC Instruction Improves Undergraduate Mathematics Learningp. 125
Tablet-Based Recitations in Physics: Less Lecture, More Successp. 133
Keynote Talk Abstracts
Potential of Pen Technologies in K-12 Education and Opportunities for Higher Educationp. 143
TalkinÆ æbout MoÆ Generation: Generative Technologies for a Mobile Generationp. 144
Poster Abstracts
MessageGrid Replay Ink: A Demonstrationp. 145
Tablet PC-based Learning Environment to Improve Academic Performance in a Freshman Computer Engineering Coursep. 146
Drawing Lewis Structures with OrganicPadp. 147
An Attitudinal Study of Pen Technology and Web-based Recordings to Accommodate Students with Disabilities in Post-Secondary Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Coursesp. 148
A DyKnow Training System for Students and Facultyp. 149
GenetiGraph: Tablet PC Genetics Graphingp. 150
Online Instructional Design Approaches Utilizing a Tablet PCp. 151
PenAttention: Highlight Your Pen's Cursor for In-Class Presentationsp. 152
Using Pen-Technology to Collect, Tag, and Analyze Student Errors in Freshman Calculusp. 153
Integration of Pen-based Communication Technologies into Professional Practice in Parasitology of Bioanalysis Course with Associated Community Activitiesp. 154
Using Pen-based Technology to implement the Active Learning Methodologyp. 155
Video Abstracts
Technology in the Field: Vassar College and Tablet PCsp. 157
Indexp. 159
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