piloting the ipad and other tablets coffee club at university of huddersfield
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This slideshow was presented at the ATL-Conference held between September 1-3, 2014 @ the University of Warwick.TRANSCRIPT
Exploring Academics' formal and informal iPad support systems
Olaojo AiyegbayoUniversity of Huddersfield
Piloting the iPad (and other tablets) Coffee Club at the University of Huddersfield
Olaojo Aiyegbayo
@olaojo15
University of Huddersfield
iPad (and alternative devices) Coffee Club
Informal Space
iPad (and other tablets) Coffee Club
Semi-formal space + Refreshments
Peer/informal Learning
iPad (and other tablets) Coffee Club
KnowledgeableEnthusiast
Motivated Learners
Format
Show and Tell
Wisdom of Crowds
Session Booked (Eventbrite) Attended
Session 1 26 17
Session 2 16 11
Session 3 14 10
Total 56 38
Booking/Attendance breakdown per session
Evaluation Findings
STRENGTHS
(1) The informality of the sessions:
• “I like the informality – don’t change that!”
• “I really liked the session and found it useful. It is also good to meet others using tablets and learning from each other. It’s a good informal forum.”
STRENGTHS
• “It’s a really good chance/opportunity to find out how iPads can be used. Its assumed we know what we’re doing with them, the coffee club provided a relaxed environment to share ideas and learn how to make the most out of mobile devices. Not too technical and not too basic, just a really good forum to find out ‘stuff’.”
STRENGTHS
(2) No pressure on attendees to share:
• “I really liked the format especially not feeling pressure to share unless you wanted to – I’m still getting to grips with using an iPad for work purposes and still not sure I use it to the optimum functionality….”
CHALLENGES
(1) Time constraints:
• “I'll like to come and try this out, but I am away next week.”
• Please keep me on your list as I might be able to come another time.”
• “I can never do a Tuesday: any chance of having the occasional Wednesday or Thursday?”
CHALLENGES
(2) Technical issues: Institutional WiFi problems
• “A positive experience despite some technical issues which limited one or two demonstrations.”
• “More preparation in making sure stuff is working and to reduce technical issues and waiting around.”
Twitter: @olaojo15
iPad Project site:
https://bjetipadproject.wordpress.com
Image References• iPad image by bfishadow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bfishadow/4604713152/sizes/z/in/photostream/
• iPad (and alternative devices) Coffee Club image by Tamsyn Smith
• People designed by Benjamin Harlow from The Noun Project: http://thenounproject.com/term/people/37444/
• Person designed by Ferran Brown from The Noun Project: http://thenounproject.com/term/person/12133/