The iPad in Library Instruction: Collaborative Inquiry for Information Retrieval

While iPads have grown in use for reference or circulation in academic libraries, the author investigates the potential for using iPads to teach information retrieval. A review of the technical logistics and classroom management strategies accompanies an appraisal of the pros and cons of teaching information literacy with tablets. In a collaborative, inquiry-based classroom, the iPads foster increased student engagement and mastery of search techniques.     

利用数字技术提升阅读能力(英文)

利用数字技术帮助阅读有困难的读者日益成为保证读者参与的方法之一。2011年秋季学期,俄克拉荷马基督教大学职前教师利用笔记本电脑和iPad对阅读有困难的读者进行了辅导,并将辅导过程所用的iPad应用程序和网站分为以下几类:音素意识、音韵、理解、词汇和流利度,以供其他教师分享。研究发现,如果辅导过程中以某些方式使用数字技术,学生更容易参与到阅读过程中。     

基于iPad的教科书与教学法革新

通过介绍教育方法的几次重大革命、iPad教育特点及应用案例、iBooks教科书内容、iBooks Author软件的使用方法,浅析教育与教科书出版领域出现的新机会,展望未来教学方式,指导各高等院校、中小学等教师和相关教育工作者使用和发布新教学法和教科书。     

Using the iPad as a tool to support literacy instruction

The purpose of this case study was to examine how iPads could be integrated into literacy instruction in a fourth-grade classroom in ways consistent with new conceptions of literacy and in ways that transform traditional literacy instruction by supporting readers in creating multimodal responses to reading. Results indicate that several features of the iPad support literacy instruction, a context in which both traditional literacy skills and new literacies must be taught. Data analysis revealed the following four themes that characterise the ways in which classroom instruction was supported by integrating iPads: (1) choosing new ways to communicate a message; (2) detailed work and revision; (3) spontaneous collaboration and (4) student interest and attention to the tasks. Results indicate that features of the iPad may provide a simplified path to integrating technology into literacy instruction.     

Integrating the iPod Touch in K–12 Education: Visions and Vices

Advocates of ubiquitous computing have long been documenting classroom benefits of one-to-one ratios of students to handheld or laptop computers. The recent sophisticated capabilities of the iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad have encouraged further speculation on exactly how K–12 teaching and learning might be energized by such devices. This paper summarizes the research-to-date on mobile learning for K–12 students, and then delineates specific features and applications available on the iPod Touch that might impact student learning across the curricula. Finally, caveats are offered regarding the introduction and assimilation of these handheld computers into K–12 schools.     

Perceptions of art and design faculty on the instructional value of iPads

The widespread use of iPads in higher education brings to the forefront questions about the contribution of these computer tablets towards teaching and learning. However, there is a noticeable gap in research on the educational potential of iPads in higher education. This article describes the second stage of a research project on the use of iPads in undergraduate art and design disciplines, and in particular the views and experiences of faculty in two different art and design schools over a period of one semester. The first stage of the project investigated the perceptions of art and design students about the educational value of iPads. For the second stage, the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology model was used to gauge adoption of the iPad for teaching and learning, and the participants provided qualitative data that was used for this phenomenographic study. The outcomes of this investigation provide an overview of challenges and obstacles from the perspective of art and design faculty in embedding the use of iPads in teaching and learning.     

当“一专”遇到“多能”——浅析当前流行便携式电子书阅读平台在图书馆的应用前景

随着数字化出版物的出现和普及,使用便携式电子书阅读平台进行阅读是近年来兴起的一种新方式。作为提供公共阅读资源的主要来源之一,图书馆在新技术引领的一波又一波数字化革命中不断受到影响和冲击。只有根据不断变化的环境持续性地调整自身的资源组织方式,并拓展所提供的服务来满足读者和用户的需求,图书馆才能够成功面对这些挑战并生存下来。文章从不同便携式电子书阅读平台的异同入手,从图书馆应用的角度对图书馆提供电子阅读服务进行了分析。     

图书馆引进电子书阅读器的思考

对当前图书馆引进电子书阅读器的各种看法进行了探讨,结合电子书阅读器在图书馆q-的应用与实践,认为现阶段图书馆引进电子书阅读器应该遵循“积极主动、循序渐进”的原则,并指出在引进过程中需注意的几个问题。     

One Tool for Many Tasks: Integrating Ipads into the Third-Year Learning Experience

Librarians worked with faculty in the School of Medicine to integrate iPad tablets into the third-year pediatric clerkship. The use of the technology allowed students instant access to information in the clinical setting and simplified the management of the course. In addition, a variety of tablet and e-reader devices were purchased for patron check-out. Library management of the devices is discussed. Use of the devices is described, and student reactions are presented.