SHARI CLEVENGER, READING ENHANCEMENT COORDINATOR

KENDRA HAGGARD, WRITING ENHANCEMENT COORDINATOR

NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

Are iPads or Other Technology the Magic Bullet to Developmental Education Student Retention?

Prologue:

Why iPads?

What’s the Purpose?

Who will receive the iPads?

When will iPads be used?

How will we implement them?

The Beginning:

Student Cohorts

16 week or 8 week classes

iPad Distribution

Student Agreements

Ebooks, Publisher Participation

Student Expectations

The Process: iPad (or other technology)

Reading Enhancement: Student Access to technology at home

Access to Blackboard

Access to Connect ReadingBook Review: Books, author information, etc.

iBooks Pages Keynotes Dictionary, thesaurus, vocabulary games Search Engines

The Process: iPad (or other technology)

Writing Enhancement: Student Access to technology at home

Blackboard Access

eBooks & HardcopyExercise Central

Utilized Applications Pages, Keynotes, Search Engines, Grammar Apps, Dictionary, Thesaurus

The Final Chapter: The Results

Was iPad a magic bullet? Were students and instructor

expectations met?Did it make a difference?

Were students successful?

Was retention increased?

Were iPads the best technology choice?

Epilogue: Where do we go from here?

Reading Enhancement: Book Review Presentations

• Summary-Response• Visual Aide• Presentation

Writing Enhancement:• Group Projects:

Critical Thinking QuestionsPresentationSummaryResponseEssay Synthesis

What is Your Magic Bullet?

Discussion:

Q & A