The Tablet PC:Cool toy or useful tool?

Sara D. Miller Michigan State UniversityMay 3, 2008

A convertible notebook

A slate style tablet PC

In the beginning…

vs.

What can you do with

Writing and drawing

Handwriting recognition

Annotaton

Note taking

Education: Instructor’s uses

Chalkboard ReplacementAnnotating, saving, and distributing

lecture notesMarking up documentsRecording Data

Student Uses

NotetakingCollaboration with networked tablets

Tablet PCs in Libraries

Roving ReferenceInformation Literacy Instruction

Any other uses?

Pedagogy and Tablets

Most research: interactive whiteboards

Affective domain:“focuses on learners’ motivations, their attention to and emotional response to learning, and the value they attach to learning.” (Schroeder, 2007).

Pedagogy and Tablets

Engagement and Interaction

Visual StimulationMobility

Pedagogy and Tablets

Enlivens traditional PowerPoint lecture“Slide-based pedagogy relies on fixed, linear content and is geared toward one-to-many communication with limited feedback from the audience.” (Anderson et. al. 2007)

Drawbacks

Common technology issuesLearning curve

Preparation time

**Your Handwriting

MSU Libraries

Single-tablet model“Chalkboard” replacementAnnotating Web pagesData collectionMobility

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Follow link for a brief video of keyword brainstorming exercise (no audio):

http://www.loexconference.org/2008/presentations/Miller_brief.kwd.class.wmv

Follow link for a brief video of Web site evaluation exercise (no audio):

http://www.loexconference.org/2008/presentations/Miller_1brief.kwd.class.wmv

MSU Libraries

Benefits:Grabs attention!Brainstorming holds attentionNovelty?Visual Learners/InteractionDistribution of session notes

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MSU Libraries

Drawbacks:Lack of mobilityLive Web page marking

© 2007 Michigan State University Board of Trustees

The Future

Multiple networked tablets?

Group Scribbles

Classroom Presenter

Hardware Combinations

ClickersMobile Graphical Tablet

Mobile graphical tablet

link to Dog Island

Software

Microsoft One NoteCamtasia Studio

Best Practices (Anderson et. al., 2005)

• Clarity & Legibility• Plan ahead of time for writing – space• Colors: White bkg. works best – make sure

ink contrasts• Clutter – other “stuff on slide”• Don’t erase it too fast!• Use ink to convey meaning• Engage the audience

YOUR IDEAS

… a blank slate

Questions?

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Best Practices for Lecturing with Digital Ink:http://classroompresenter.cs.washington.edu/papers/2005/AAM_2005.pdf

References: Schroeder, R. (2007). Active Learning with Interactive Whiteboards:

A Literature Review and a Case Study for College Freshmen. Communications in Information Literacy, 1(2).

Anderson, R., Anderson, R., Davis, P., Linnell, N., Prince, C., Razmov, V., et al. (2007). Classroom Presenter: Enhancing interactive education with digital ink. Computer, 40(9), 56-61.