Using a tablet computer to teach BME 418

Using a tablet computer to teach BME 418

Grant:
Instructional Development Fund (IDF)
Academic Year:
2012 - 2013 (June 1, 2012 through May 31, 2013)
Funding Requested:
$500.00
Project Dates:
-
Applicant(s):
shikanov
Overview of the Project:
I am planning to teach BME 418, which is a math intense biological course for biomedical engineerings, using a tablet computer. The ability to solve and derive complicated equations combined with biological concepts and images in power point will allow me to describe the concepts better. Additionally, several athletes in this class cannot attend the lectures, which requires recording. I believe using this technology will maximize my interactions with the students and greatly improve the quality of the recorded lectures, which can be viewed by all the students for the review purposes.
Final Report Fields
Project Objectives:

The objective of the project was to implement the use of a tablet computer to teach math intense engineering class. Several resources suggested that this might increase students participation during the lecture. Furthermore, the lectures were recorded and the writing on the board was not that clear.

Project Achievements:

The use of the tablet benefited me as an instructor and helped the students. I was able to incorporate problem solving in my lectures, while writing the solutions on the lecture slides. The lecture slides were saved and uploaded as the lecture notes on the CTools for students' use. I was also able to draw on my lecture slides, which is better than using the laser pointer, and the drawings were saved as well. The students could watch the lectures again at home and they were able to follow my writing on the slides with my words.

Continuation:
Initially I wanted to use the tablet for BME418 during W13 term. When I was teaching BME 418 in W14 students specifically asked me to use the tablet, because they felt they would have a better control of the course material and they could use the "written" slides to go over the lectures again while watching at home. I intend to continue using the tablet for my math intense course.
Dissemination:
I described to several new faculty who will teach their first class my experience with the tablet and offered them to try.
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