A tablet in the hands of a lecturer: reflections on the use of tablets at UCS 2012/13

The Elevate Team have reviewed the use of Tablets (mainly iPads) at UCS over the last academic year. The report is available from:

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DfMkYx-V9_wX1PSaKoXfbFvrdKpt_5h2LPoSe3uzqII/edit?usp=sharing

Or alternatively, it is in the Elevate Team's Report area; http://wolseyweb.ucs.ac.uk/blogs/elevate/?page_id=70

I was very impressed by the way lecturers have quickly found activities which add value to themselves and the student learning experience, outside the applications we (Elevate) support course teams and individuals on. For instance, the following quote illustrates the degree to which some lecturers have embedded their use of Tablets,

“photography specific apps have allowed me to illustrate techniques (demonstrations of shutter and aperture to BA Hons Graphic Design students via the camera simulator app). We have viewed student negatives on the ilovefilm app, and used the viewfinder pro app to make lens choices with students” Response A in Evaluation Survey, 2013