The Centre for Development Innovation at Wageningen UR provides short international courses and wanted to make the courses paperless by providing tablets to participants. In 2013 they piloted tablets with 3 courses involving 75 participants who were happy with the results. Tablets allowed participants to access course documents, videos, websites and tools for collaboration. They provided technical support for Asus tablets that cost around 200 euros. Over 300 participants used tablets in 2013, keeping them for a 75 euro deposit. Feedback was positive with few issues. The use of tablets helped launch educational innovations at CDI.

1. Use of tablets in international short
courses at CDI, Wageningen UR
From substituting paper to educational innovation
December 10, 2013, Mirjam Schaap & David Postma

2. Centre for Development Innovation,
biggest provider in short courses
Wageningen UR
Open subscription:
38 international
courses of 2-3 weeks;
700+ participants
30.000+ alumni:
30+ courses
in Wageningen
also Distance Learning
Tailor made courses (10+)
Courses in projects (10+)
Each course 1-3 weeks;
700+ participants

3. CDI wants to run paperless courses
Work paperless
& improve possibilities
communication
Select device
Select pilots
Also reluctant trainers
Pilot early 2013:
3 courses
75 happy participants

4. Tablets substitutes paper and adds value
Democratic
tool
Wikipedia
& translate

5. Technical infrastructure important
Asus 10 inch
+/- 200 euro and 15
euro to make it work
NAS in WiFi
very useful
Apps and pre-installation
and sleave stylus, etc
13 euro

6. Summary for now
 300 + participants with a tablet in 2013
 75 euro deposit – participant can buy it for that price
 2 returned after course, about 6 broken
 People work with tablet within 2 days
 A lot of work, but no regrets or negativism
Educational innovation started:
Mirjam: Expert Educational Technology at CDI

8. Online access tablet functionalities
 Access course documents
 File sharing
 Access websites
 Watch video’s
 Social networks
 VoIP (interviews etc.)
 Tools (quizzes etc.)
 Collaborative bookmarking
 Collaborative writing
 Making infographics etc.

9. Offline tablet functionalities
 Making photo’s
 Making video’s
 Making recordings
 Making notes
 Reading
 Create presentation / film
 Apps (growth curve etc.)
 Offline data collection
tools
 Mapping / GPS

10. Examples:
 Quiz to check comprehension
 Collaborative presentation
 Create individual movies
 Investment game
Movie Studio

11. Next year
 Offline Data Collection (including geolocation / maps)
 Substitution / Augmentation / Modification / Redefinition
 Flipped classrooms (reusable)

12. Tips ?
Please share!
Thanks!
mirjam.schaap@wur.nl
david.postma@wur.nl
Centre for Development Innovation
www.wageningenUR.nl/CDI