myCSUNtablet
Year One
Overview and Initial Results
Introducing myCSUNtablet Video
http://youtu.be/k6kBFoC4wZo
myCSUNtablet
• Increase student engagement
• Improve the quality of learning materials
• Reduce the cost of learning materials
myCSUNtablet
7 majors
70 faculty in program
1,100+ enrollments in Fall 2013
1,700+ enrollments in Spring 2014
myCSUNtablet
• iPad required for courses
• Payment plans available
• Cost neutral after 3 semesters
Faculty Retreat
January 2013
Faculty Kickoff
April 2013
Expansion to Athletics
Expansion to Advisors
Tablets for Engaged Learning
Access Internet
Interactive apps
Lecture capture
Mark-up slides
Quizzes
eTexts
Email
Diagrams
Photo
Video
Exams
Social media
Core Apps
Discipline Specific Apps
Ensuring App Accessibility
Branding
Campus Bookstore Partnership
• Purchase iPads in the
campus bookstore
• First 500 students received
free Apple Care
• Bookstore became
authorized Repair Center
Helping
Students
iPad Classes listed in
Schedule of Classes
Wi-fi for the New Norm!
Helping Faculty
myCSUNtablet Academy
Textbook Content for Tablet
Delivery
Adopt lower-cost versions of print
textbooks
Assemble electronic course
readers
Create “born digital” textbooks
using faculty-authored material
CSUN Faculty Authored eTexts
Sloane Burke, Ph.D.
Dan Mathiyakom
Melissa Wall, Ph.D.
Melissa Wall, Ph.D.
Bringing iPads to the Classroom
The Active Learning Classroom
Do Students Understand?
Cheat-proof, Paperless Exams
Does It Work?
Assessment
1. Indirect
2. Direct
3. Pedagogy
4. Ethnography
“We could make notes on
the instructor’s PowerPoint
slides, which allowed us to
get more out of the
lectures.”
“The in-class iPad
assignments made
sure you were
paying attention.”
“I loved how it
saved paper and
space. All the
information for my
course was saved
in one little iPad.“
“I was able to
actively draw
things in class
which helped with
my understanding
of the material.“
Student Comments
“The teacher didn't use the
iPads. The lectures were
not interactive. It was
basically pointless to have
one except for the tests.”
“The worst part
was that I had to
buy an iPad right
after I’d purchased
my Samsung
tablet.”
Not Without Challenges
What Did Tablets Help Students Do?
Use less paper - 85%
Access course material more effectively - 78%
Study "on the go”- 72%
Engage more with the course material - 65%
Learn the material better - 63%
Improve my grades – 58%
Summary Findings from Surveys
Student satisfaction was largely function
of faculty skill, preparation, attitude
-----------Faculty say iPads have great potential
but adopting them requires pedagogy
redesign
Assessment: Biology Class #1
Assessment: Biology Class #2
Lesson Learned: It Takes a Village
Library
Faculty
Technology
Center
Information
Technology
Financial Aid
Faculty
Development
Chairs and
Deans
Apple
Disability Resources &
Educational Services
Faculty
Admissions and
Records
Universal Design
Center
Assessment &
Program Review
National Center on
Deafness
Institutional Research
Bookstore
Advancement
Financial Services
Challenges Thus Far
• Tool, not a panacea – iPad use has to be
thoughtfully deployed and assessed
• Faculty want time to redesign their courses
for effective tablet teaching and learning
• eTexts are fastest route to cost recovery but
require time and raise questions about RTP
• Requires expanded wi-fi in the
myCSUNtablet classrooms
Next Steps
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Expand classes in existing majors
Add two new majors
Expand faculty training and support
Continue with faculty incentives to develop more eTexts
Explore options to become tablet-agnostic
Continue to focus on assessment