1. Benefits and challenges of bringing
iPads (tablets) into schools
Luise Ludwig, Johannes-Gutenberg-University
Mainz
London, 11.01.2012
Luise Ludwig

2. Making the case for iPads
London, 11.01.2012
Luise Ludwig

3. Making the Case for iPads in Education
The
advent
of
Web
2.0,
combined
with
a
range
of
new
technologies
(such
as
the
iPad),
enables
teachers
to
create
learning
and
teaching
opportuni?es
that
develop
the
knowledge,
skills
and
behaviours
that
students
require
in
order
to
live,
learn
and
work
in
the
21st
century.
London, 11.01.2012
Luise Ludwig

4. Getting Started: Integrating iPads in classroom
• Integra?ng
digital
mobile
devices
into
learning
environment
can
(Becta
2009)*:
Ø posi?vely
impact
on
student
engagement
and
mo?va?on
Ø promote
improved
opportuni?es
for
students
to
control
the
construc?on
of
knowledge
and
to
learn
through
collabora?on
and
conversa?on
Ø improve
connec?ons
across
sites
of
learning
àenrich
learning.
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Luise Ludwig

5. Getting Started: Integrating iPads in classroom
Why
use
iPads
for
Learning?
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Luise Ludwig

6. Getting Started: Integrating iPads in classroom
Tradi=onally
Learning-­‐Technology
Spaces
handheld
portable
Desktop
Tablet-­‐space
„agile“
(Willson)
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Luise Ludwig

7. Pilot Study: iPads in Education
• Spring
2011:
Implementa?on
of
personalized
iPads
(I)
in
2
classes
of
a
voca?onal
school
(grades
12
and
13)
in
Rheinland-­‐Pfalz/
Germany
• In
the
first
instance:
„Par?al
equiment“:
8
students
per
class
were
equipped
with
an
iPad
• Three-­‐months
project
term
„pilot
study“
to
iden?fy
general
indica?ons
of
the
iPads‘
impacts
and
also
tes?ng
the
integra?on
in
everyday
in-­‐class-­‐use
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Luise Ludwig

8. FINDINGS
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11.01.2012
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Ludwig

9. iPad – Functions....
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10. Tablets in Classroom- technical /organizational perspective
• „form-factor“ no physical barrier
between the teacher and leaner
• Dependency on the
• Instant start up character
infrastructure (wifi)
implies more time for learning
• Notes can be kept in one spot – • Limitations by browser
available anywhere (flash-videos)
• Intuitive device „touch and • No USB
gesture“
• Install Apps via iTunes
• Frequent use of internet and
app(lication)s
only
• 10hour battery life – iPad can • One-to-one equippment is
be used the entire school day needed
• Minimal technical support is
required
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11. Tablets in Classroom- (teacher‘s) didactic perspective
• More time for learning
• Lessons are more difficult to
„effective study time“
to assess
• Activation of students • Student activity requires more
time
• Independence and
• Openess requires more time
responsibility
• To be forced to do group
• Turning students into work
teachers • Depth and quality of
information („dull knowledge“ )
• Collaborative working (Weinert)
• Advanced Learning and • How to deal with daily
teaching by using Apps homework and class tests?
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12. ...BUT
1-­‐to-­‐1
is
about
learning,
not
technology.
New
thinking
about
content,
curriculum
planing
and
educa?onal
theory
may
needed
in
order
to
exploit
the
full
poten?al
of
one-­‐to-­‐one-­‐learning
with
iPads.
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Luise Ludwig

13. Integrating one-to-one learning
What
is
powerful
to
learn?
Curriculum
What
is
powerful
learning
and
what
Educa=onal
Theory
promotes
it?
How
will
we
know
it
Assessement
has
been
learnt?
Departement
of
Educa?on
and
Early
Childhood
Developement,
p.
5
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Luise Ludwig

14. Best practice Classroom ideas...
Ideas
for
everybody
Focus
Todo
for
iPad
Ask
students
to
use
Todo
to
Reflec?ng
on
changes
in
create
digital
diaries
–
this
students‘
understanding
and
could
be
done
at
school
or
at
through
their
expericences.
digital
diaries
home.
Great
for
reflec?on
or
self-­‐ Provides
teachers
with
an
assessement
type
ac?vi?es
opportunity
to
use
the
diary
as
an
assessment
for
learning
tool
Strip
Design
Reading
a
class
novel?
Divide
Working
collabora?vely
to
the
novel
in
the
number
of
analyse
and
summarise
text
and
the
class
parts
that
is
equivalent
to
the
and
develop
greater
novel
number
of
children
in
your
understanding
through
class.
Ask
each
child
to
create
a
represen?ng
meaning
of
text
in
Strip
Design
page
that
reflects
a
visual
mode
the
key
themes
of
their
selected
sec?on
of
the
novel
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15. Why use iPads for learning?
1. It
will
help
to
enhance
individual
learning
(one-­‐to-­‐one
learning)
2. Contextual
Learning
3. Large
reduc?on
of
technical
support
4. No
more
ICT
suites!
5. Instant-­‐on
&
all-­‐day
bafery
6. Auto-­‐Save
-­‐
No
more
excuses
like
„I
forgot
to
save
my
homework“
anymore!
When
all
the
poten?al
func?onality
of
the
iPad
is
added
up...
...it
becomes
clear,
that
the
iPad
is
a
one-­‐
to-­‐one
Personal
Learning
Device
(„meaninful
tool“)
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Luise Ludwig

16. • Thank
you
for
afending!!
• Please
stay
connected:
luise.ludwig@uni-­‐mainz.de
@luise_ludwig
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Luise Ludwig