Distributed Computing

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Distributed Computing

iPads in Labs

March 19, 2013 | A session at the Midwest Regional Conference

Twenty-four iPads and a versatile open-source course management system are enabling thousands of undergraduate students to increase hands-on time in their introductory chemistry labs without incr…

Beyond Clickers: Using Web-Based Polling Technologies to Enhance Student Engagement

January 12, 2012 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2012

The "Experience IT" format offers a hands-on, highly interactive introduction to newer tools and technologies so you can explore their potential impact in the workplace and classroom and …

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…

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…

If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them: Corralling Those Mobile Devices

January 18, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2007

HawkTalk, an adjunct to mobile phone technology, was implemented by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 2006 with the aim of enhancing students' academic, information, social, and othe…

Required Student Laptop Computer Purchase Program

March 13, 2006 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2006

The School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan will share their experiences in implementing a required student laptop computer purchase program, now in its third year. Issues of curricu…