Taking the Tablets

The tablet computer is not a new idea, but recently has had an impact on learning and teaching across a range of institutions in the UK and elsewhere. In this session I will try to tackle the following questions.

What do we currently understand to be a tablet? What is the primary functionality? How are tablets being used right now for supporting, and enhancing learning and teaching? What sort of learning activities and scenarios are making best use of the tablet format? Are these devices for content consumption, content creation, interaction, or all three? So where next? Where will tablets take us? Do institutions purchase tablets for all their students? Or do we let or require students to buy and bring their own? And if the latter what does this mean for how we organise provision?

I will conclude with a personal reflection on the overall direction of travel, and where I believe we may finish up.

Transcript

1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/grumpy-puddin/5161814652/
2. Taking the Tablets
3. James Clay @jamesclay elearningstuff.net james.clay@gloscol.ac.uk
4. Tablets
5. History
12. and then...
14. and then...
16. It’s gone mainstream
17. 100 million iPads
18. Where are we?
20. Consumption
21. Creation
22. Interaction
24. Analysis
25. Research
26. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathancohen/4303082144/
27. Now we start the analysis...
28. A bit late...
29. A bit of a rant
30. Affordances
32. The future...
38. The future...
40. http://www.flickr.com/photos/verticalpharmacy/6683519985/
41. James Clay @jamesclay elearningstuff.net james.clay@gloscol.ac.uk