Distributed Computing

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Distributed Computing

Mobile Applications to Improve Teaching and Learning

March 14, 2012 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2012

This panel discussion will focus on the use of mobile applications to improve teaching and learning across Harvard University. Panelists will give a brief overview of how their specific school is d…

Teaching with the iPad: Cloud Computing for Synchronization and Collaboration

March 27, 2012 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2012

This workshop gives teachers a viable starting place in using the iPad as an educational tool by discussing effective cloud computing techniques. The focus is primarily on collaborative and organiz…

Assessing Student Learning Outcomes with Tablet PCs

March 11, 2008 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2008

Tablet PCs used in undergraduate field courses in archaeology and ecology have transformed the way we teach field-mapping and data-collection concepts. Curriculum redesign and assessment strategies…

Social Learning Using Cell Phone Technology at Montclair State University

January 17, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2008

Social learning enhances knowledge when students create learning environments by making connections among their peers and community. Educators struggle to develop innovative teaching strategies to …

Using iPods to Enhance Learning Across the Curriculum

June 12, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference 2007

This presentation will discuss the impact of iPods in the college classroom. Two English composition classes taught the same curricula, using the same course objectives. One class was given iPods t…

Leveraging Technology to Advance Learning: A Pilot Study

March 12, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2007

Discover how technology in the classroom positively impacts learning from both a student and a faculty perspective. A pilot study comprised of four courses augmented by one of four unique technolog…

Incorporating PDAs into the Music Curriculum: Uses in Pedagogy, Practice, and Performance

January 1, 2004

The University of South Dakota was the first four-year institution in the United States to provide PDAs to all first-year undergraduate, law, and medical students. As part of our continuing researc…