scholarly journals I See What You Are Doing: Student Views on Lecturer Use of Tablet PCs in the Engineering Mathematics Classroom

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Maclaren ◽  
David Wilson ◽  
Sergiy Klymchuk
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Tablet Pc ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Student Preferences ◽  
Alternative Technologies ◽  
Tablet Pcs ◽  
Student Views ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
Post Class ◽  
Delivery Technology

Mathematically intensive engineering subjects at a tertiary level have traditionally been taught in classroom environments using whiteboards or blackboards. This paper reports on student views of the effectiveness of board and alternative technologies used within existing classroom contexts. Students in this study revealed a strong preference for the use of pen-enabled Tablet PCs as a delivery technology. The maintenance of a handwritten approach, combined with ready visibility of material, support for inclusion of other digital outputs and post-class access to material, were key factors influencing student preferences. Although this introduction of technology did not involve substantive changes in classroom pedagogical approaches, the study suggests that the Tablet PC technology may facilitate future development of more flexible approaches.

Visual Fatigue Caused by Tablet PC Based on Critical Fusion Frequency and Eye Blink Frequency

2013 ◽  
Vol 401-403 ◽  
pp. 544-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Ming Chen ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Yong Tang ◽  
Xun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Living Environment ◽  
Subjective Rating ◽  
Visual Fatigue ◽  
Tablet Pc ◽  
Fusion Frequency ◽  
Eye Blink ◽  
Tablet Pcs ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Critical Fusion Frequency ◽  
Blink Frequency

The objective of the study is to evaluate visual fatigue induced by different tablet PCs (LCD/OLED) by measuring CFF (critical fusion frequency), BF (eye blink frequency) and (SR) subjective rating. Twelve healthy subjects (10 males and 2 females) participated in the study in a controlled simulated living environment with a 18-23°C temperature, 30-45% relative humidity and 150lx illuminance. The experiment was carried out about 50 minutes, including: 30 minutes watching task (EOG test) and 20 minutes test (including subjective questionnaire and CFF test before and after the experiment). The experiment design included dependent variables: CFF, BF and subjective rating (SR); and two independent variables: Tablet PC types, watching times. As a result, after the experiment, the decline range of CFF of LCD was lower significant than that of OLED (p<0.001); the decline range of BF of LCD was higher than that of OLED (p<0.01). Also, subjective rating indicated a consistent result that higher visual fatigue was founded after watching LCD. As a whole, watching LCD tablet PC caused higher visual fatigue than watching OLED tablet PC in general.

scholarly journals Perancangan Purwarupa Komik Interaktif Safety Riding Berkonsep Digital Storytelling

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 195-206
Author(s):  
Godham Eko Saputro ◽  
Toto Haryadi ◽  
Dzuha Hening Yanuarsari
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Mobile Device ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
The Other ◽  
Communication Model ◽  
Media Campaign ◽  
Tablet Pc ◽  
Tablet Pcs ◽  
Radio Broadcast ◽  
Traffic Policeman

AbstrakDi Indonesia khususnya kota besar, kecelakaan yang disebabkan kendaraan bermotor menjadi persoalan yang serius. Salah satunya disebabkan kurangnya pemahaman tentang safety riding. Berbagai upaya kampanye safety riding pun telah dilaksanakan oleh polisi lalu lintas melalui talkshow, siaran radio, serta media leaflet bagi masyarakat yang dilakukan berulang-ulang. Hal itu mendorong peneliti dalam upaya menemukan strategi baru, salah satunya memanfaatkan perkembangan teknologi yang sangat pesat guna mengembangkan media pendukung kampanye safety riding yang tidak hanya dapat menyampaikan pesan, tetapi juga disukai dan bersifat menghibur. Data diperoleh melalui wawancara, observasi, serta studi literatur sebagai sumber konten purwarupa komik interaktif. Melalui pendekatan digital storytelling dan model komunikasi SMCR serta mengacu pada Penelitian Pengembangan, konsep purwarupa komik interaktif bisa dijabarkan lebih detail serta dapat diimplementasikan dalam perangkat mobile khususnya tablet PC. Diharapkan purwarupa ini dapat dikembangkan lebih lanjut sehingga benar-benar dapat dipublish secara umum sebagai media pendukung kampanye safety riding. Kata Kunci: komik, interaktif, safety riding, digital storytelling AbstractIn Indonesia especially in big cities, the accident which caused by rider is still become serious issue. One factor which cause accident is the lack of knowledge about safety riding. A lot of efforts which have been carried by traffic policeman are talkshow, radio broadcast, and leaflet media for public society. On the other hand, it courage the researchers in effort to find new startegy, one of them is using the advance of technology to develop another media campaign which not only can deliver the messages, but also can entertain user. This research is an effort to find unconventional media for safety riding campaign. Data was obtained through interview, observation, and study of literature as sources of content for interactive comic. Through digital storytelling approach and communication model of SMCR and refers to Research and Development, the concept prototype of interactive comic can be described more detail and also can be implemented in mobile device especially tablet PCs. The prototype is expected can be develop further so it really can be published as supported media for safety riding campaign.  Keywords: comic, interactive, safety riding, digital storytelling

scholarly journals Validity and Reliability Dissertation of the Scale Used for Determination of Perceptions and Attitudes of Teacher’s Proficiency in Tablet PC-Supported Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasfi Tugun
Keyword(s):  
Near East ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Tablet Pc ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cronbach Alpha ◽  
Tablet Pcs ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Supported Education

It is important to determine the proficiency perceptions and attitudes of the teachers towards Technologies of learning about the tablets in order to integrate the mobile learning technologies and to use the tablet PCs in the educational environments in an efficient way. Therefore, proficiency perceptions and attitudes of the teachers towards the Tablet PC-Supported Education have great importance. There are scales for assessing the proficiency perceptions and attitudes of the teachers in tablet-supported education. There have been found findings about the Proficiency Perceptions and Attitudes of 264 teachers working in the College of Near East towards the Tablet-Supported Education. In this assertion, we mentionabout an appropriate scale, test and application. For the tests of validity and reliability, the data has been obtained from 264 teachers working in the College of Near East within the school years 2013-2014. AT the end of this, 2 extents (Extent 1: Proficiency perceptions of the teachers about tablet usage, Extent 2: Teachers’ attitudes towards Tablet-supported education) have been detected in the scale. Cronbach alpha (α) value belonging to the scale’s sub-extents was found as .949 for the proficiency perceptions of the teachers about tablet usage, and as .934 for the teachers’ attitudes towards the Tablet-supported education. Cronbach alpha (α) value of the general scale was found as .953.

scholarly journals UniDoodle: A Multi-Platform Smart Device Student Response System – Evaluated in an Engineering Mathematics Classroom

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Seamus McLoone ◽  
Christine Kelly ◽  
Conor Brennan ◽  
Caitriona NiShe
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Student Response ◽  
Smart Device ◽  
Student Response System ◽  
First Year ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Response System ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
Mathematical Equations

Most of the existing student response systems, such as clickers, have limited input capabilities, typically only offering students a multiple-choice selection. In some instances, students can input a numerical or textual response. However, mathematical equations, diagrams, etc. are all beyond the capabilities of such systems. This paper proposes and presents a novel multi-platform smart device-based student response system, called UniDoodle, that allows for a more generic and flexible input. This system consists of a student application that allows for freeform input through sketching capabilities, a lecturer application that allows easy viewing of multiple sketch-based responses and a cloud-based service for co-ordinating between these two applications. In essence, students can now respond to a question posed by the lecturer using sketches and, hence, mathematical equations, circuit diagrams, graphs, etc. are all possible on the UniDoodle system. In addition, the lecturer can now gain a richer and more useful insight to the students’ understanding of the relevant material. This paper also evaluates the UniDoodle system in a large class of first year Engineering Mathematics students. Details of the UniDoodle system, the evaluation process and the feedback obtained are all presented within.

Feasibility Study of Tablet PC Acceptance Among School Children in Malaysia

2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Moamar G B Elyazgi ◽  
Mohd Naz’ri Mahrin ◽  
Nor Zairah Ab. Rahim ◽  
Md Athar Imtiaz
Keyword(s):  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
School Children ◽  
Private School ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Tablet Pc ◽  
Tablet Pcs ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
Conversational Interviews ◽  
Acceptance Model ◽  
Research Pattern

Nowadays the use of Tablet Personal Computer (TPC) as a medium of imparting education is gaining popularity among students and teachers. However, limited studies on school children have been conducted on their acceptance of Tablet PCs. Therefore, technology acceptance of TPC by 8th grade school children in Malaysia was studied in this research. The various benefits and current research pattern of TPC in education is described. Then, a mixed mode (quantitative and qualitative) study using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and informal conversational interviews was done to analyse the acceptance and usage of TPC among school children at a private school in Malaysia. The results of this study show that only 46% of the 8th grade students intend to use Tablet PC in the future. The results from this feasibility analyses are discussed and a future research is suggested.

POTENTIAL OF TABLET-PCs IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Deegan ◽  
Padraig Wims ◽  
Tony Pettit
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Education System ◽  
Agricultural Education ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Tablet Pc ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Tablet Pcs ◽  
Technical Issues

The incorporation of the tablet-PC into the agricultural education system is explored in this paper. Factors that influence students' acceptance of the tablet-PC have been identified and the use of the tablet-PC in facilitating delivery of formal agricultural education has been investigated. Data were obtained through the use of focus group discussions and key observations during a twenty week pilot study. Focus group discussions highlighted students' positive attitude toward the use of the tablet-PC but emphasised their reservations surrounding teachers' ability to operate the tablet-PC smoothly in the classrooms. It was concluded that major barriers to the successful uptake of technology, such as poor Wi-Fi access and inexperience of teachers to deal with technical issues, would need to be addressed in order to successfully integrate the tablet-PC into agricultural education.

scholarly journals Views of students’, teachers’ and parents’ on the tablet computer usage in education

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emrah Soykan
Keyword(s):  
Study Groups ◽  
Computer Usage ◽  
Tablet Pc ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
Tablet Pcs ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Supported Education

This study aims at identification of views of teachers, students and their parents at Near East College in North Cyprus on use of tablets in education. The research is a descriptive case study. In collection of data, semi-structured interviews appropriate for qualitative research methods are used. Study group for this research is composed of high educated teachers (f=64), students (f=319) and also parents (f=134). As result of the analysis carried out in this research which was performed in this direction, it has been seen that teachers, students and parents evaluate the problems related with tablet PCs under the following two sub-dimensions; the experienced problems of during tablet supported education and the benefits of tablet pc usage in education. If we look at the results in this line, we come across with connectivity and technical infrastructure problems which interrupts the lesson or even causes it to end as the biggest problem experienced by teachers and students during the learning activities. The biggest concern of parents, another of our study groups, regarding the use of tablets in education is that games may decrease students’ motivation.  Teachers stated the biggest benefit provided by tablet supported education is the increase in learning speed of students as a result of visuals and interaction provided by tablets.Keywords: mobile learning, tablet pcs, tablet pc supported instruction, technology based instruction, information technology.

scholarly journals Exploring tablet PC lectures: Lecturer experiences and student perceptions in biomedicine

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Choate ◽  
George Kotsanas ◽  
Phillip Dawson
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Laser Pointer ◽  
Tablet Pc ◽  
Tablet Pcs ◽  
Written Comments ◽  
Lecture Recordings ◽  
Time Changes ◽  
Survey Responses

<p>Lecturers using tablet PCs with specialised pens can utilise real-time changes in lecture delivery via digital inking. We investigated student perceptions and lecturer experiences of tablet PC lectures in large-enrolment biomedicine subjects. Lecturers used PowerPoint or Classroom Presenter software for lecture preparation and in-lecture pen-based inking. Using surveys and lecturer interviews, students and lecturers were asked to reflect on their tablet PC lectures in comparison to non-tablet lectures that used prepared images and a laser pointer. Quantitative survey responses suggested that students felt that the tablet lectures were more interesting, that they were more capable of keeping up with the lecturer, and they enhanced their understanding of the lecture content. Qualitative analysis of written comments indicated that students appreciated the real-time writing and drawings, particularly because these were visible on lecture recordings. When reflecting on their non-tablet lectures, most lecturers used the pen-based writing, drawing and highlighting tablet functions and reduced lecture pace and content for their tablet lectures.  Long-term tablet use led to lecturers making more use of digital inking, with less use of prepared images. Our results support the idea that tablet PC-supported lectures are conducive to improved management of cognitive load via reduced lecture pace and content.</p><p> </p>

Are We There Yet?

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Asunka
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Tablet Pc ◽  
Tablet Pcs ◽  
Acceptance Model

This study used aspects of the classical Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to predict instructor acceptance and adoption of a tablet computer (tablet PC) for mobile learning in a Ghanaian higher education institution. Following a distribution of a customized tablet PC (known as Campus Companion) to all instructors of the institution, and an expectation that they will use these devices to support and facilitate mobile learning, data on instructor perceptions, attitudes, and behavioral intention to use the technology were gathered and analyzed. Thirty-eight (38) instructors participated in the study. Findings show that instructors' intentions to use the tablet PC for mobile learning are very low, and are significantly influenced by their perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and attitude towards the device. Implications of these findings for practice and further research are discussed within the context of the adoption of tablet PCs for mobile learning within the Ghanaian higher education context in particular and the developing world in general.

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