Distributed Computing

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Distributed Computing

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 …

From Distraction to Interaction: Incorporating Cell Phones into the Learning Environment

June 11, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference 2007

The cell phone is the most ubiquitous technology students carry today. This session will report on a pilot study on how to incorporate these devices into an effective learning environment that supp…

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…

A Preliminary Profile of Student Tablet Use During the Lecture

June 13, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference 2007

What are students doing with their laptops during lectures? This session will describe both students' actual and self-reported use of laptops and Tablet PCs during lectures during a yearlong p…

Interactive Services on Mobile Devices for Higher Education

June 11, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference 2007

UNCW has started a new initiative to develop and test a wide range of information services accessible through mobile devices. We will compare the relative costs and advantages of applications based…

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…

Backend Services to Front End Users: The Mobile Initiative in Rural Vermont

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

The University of Vermont College of Medicine undertook a mobile device initiative in the spring that integrated secure Web services, Web sites, and a mobile application. We will discuss lessons le…

Content Management: Removing Bottlenecks Through Distributed Authorship

March 22, 2006 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2006

Managing content and satisfying constituents through user-friendly distributed authorship is challenging for most institutions. When image, branding, and high-tech features are added to your Web si…

Supporting the Newest New Technologies on Campus

March 21, 2006 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2006

New hardware and software are redrawing the technology-support picture on campuses. With devices such as MP3 players and digital still and video cameras and software services including instant mess…