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Willie Miller

Internet Librarian 2011Monterey Conference Center

October 17, 2011

iLibrarian: Virtual, iPads & Mobile

Devices

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• Mobile tablets will have a significant effect on pedagogy in higher education.

• For some tasks, mobile tablets are superior to computers.

• Most students report engagement and learning while using iPads in class.

• Interdisciplinary working groups are valuable.

Key Messages

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• Institution and Project Overview• iPad Library Instruction • Research Findings• Best Practices• Q & A

Presentation Outline

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Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

• Indiana’s urban research institution• Student population: – 22,000 undergraduate– 8,000 graduate

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iPad Faculty Learning Community

• University Funding• iPads in the classroom• Eight-member interdisciplinary

community

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Instruction with iPads

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Library Instruction with iPads

• Courses– Informatics First Year Experience (Fall ’10 &

Fall ‘11)– Perspectives in Communication (Fall ’10 &

Fall ‘11)– Computer Methods for Journalism (Spring

’11)– Global Tourism Seminar (Fall ‘11)

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Library Instruction with iPads

• Activities– Information seeking and evaluation

• Mobile library resources (OPAC, EBSCO, Wilson Web, etc.)

• Mobile news and media (NPR, USA Today, TED, YouTube, etc.)

– Collaborative Concept Mapping (Popplet & iBrainstorm)

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Mobile Research• Instruction using a

mobile site• Connects users to

mobile databases and journals

• Accumulates new mobile resources from database providers as they develop

• Connect users to second-party mobile resources and apps

m.ulib.iupui.edu

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Mobile Research• Students use pre-

installed news and media apps to apply information seeking and evaluation skills

• Multimedia apps engage students across learning styles

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Collaborative Concept Mapping

• Collaborative concept mapping using Popplet allows students to work together on individual devices

• Popplet’s web version continues collaboration and creation outside of class

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Collaborative Concept Mapping

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Measuring Outcomes:Student Learning and Engagement

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Study Design

• 100, 200, 300-level courses

• 5 schools

• 7 departments

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Study Design

• 20 question Likert-scale surveyo 12 standard

o 8 supplemental

• 4 open-ended questions

• 209 respondents

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Study Design

• Describe how the iPad activity helped or limited your learning of the class content.

• Describe at least two things you liked about using iPads in this class.

• Describe at least two things you disliked about using iPads in this class.

• Do you have any suggestions for other ways to use the iPads in learning class content?

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Preliminary Findings

“Easily access information. Groups can produce more work quicker and

eases group cohesiveness.”

“Made even the students who are

normally less engaged get into

the activities”

“It was convenient and

fun …The portability of them made it

easier to discuss with the

professor.”

“it’s nice to switch things up, and using the iPads was a ‘fun’ way to learn something that’s useful towards our degree.”

“All the tools you need are right there and

customizable.”

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Preliminary Findings“I found myself want[ing] to play with the apps or search the web rather than focus on

course material.”

“checked my email and Facebook rather

than participating because it was easier to hide.”

“People can get lost in the iPad and not focus on

group work”

“I am faster at writing

notes on paper than

with an iPad.”“time wasted when the iPad

wasn't working properly”

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Best Practices

• Plan activities in detail and test technology

• Convey expectations

• Monitor activities carefully

• Curate resources

• Cultivate mobile information literacy

• Consider device limitations

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Resources

• http://uits.iu.edu/page/azxr• http://ipadacademy.com/2010/10/ipads-

in-higher-education-faculty-learning-communities-at-indiana-university

• http://www.slideshare.net/williemiller2/mobile-learning-mobile-library

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Contact Willie Miller

Email: wmmiller@iupui.edu

Presentation available: http://slidesha.re/neoPaa

Questions? Comments?

iLibrarian: iPads & Mobile Devices