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During the 2019/2020 academic year, Fisher launched a number of pilots using Apple technology in a variety of classes across campus to further investigate the impact on the teaching and learning experience in the classroom. Over 100 students across 8 courses and 7 faculty, including those from the sciences, math, English, economics, and education, were involved in the pilots in the fall and spring semesters. An iPad, keyboard case, and Apple Pencil were provided to each student to keep throughout the semester. Devices were then returned and loaned to the next group of students the following semester.
The objectives of the pilots were to:
Utilize iPads to create a more active learning environment within the classroom.
Utilize iPads to administer online tests.
Utilize iPads as an alternative to teaching in a computer lab setting.
Utilize iPads to provide audio/video/written annotated feedback on student work.
Require students to utilize iPads in the creation of alternative types of content creation as evidence of their learning.
Require students to utilize iPads in the note-taking process.
Student Survey Highlights
Student Survey Highlights
of pilot students used a school-provided mobile device in their K12 educational experience.
Spring semester pilot students printed 42% less than the student body average.
of fall pilot students felt the iPad helped support their learning in their course(s).
of pilot students said the availability of a 1:1 initiative would have had an influence on the college they selected to attend.
Pedagogical Framework: SAMR Model
Pedagogical Framework: SAMR Model
The pedagogical framework used by faculty throughout the pilot year was the SAMR model, originally created by Ruben Puentedura. The model was a useful tool to think about the incorporation of iPads into the classroom from both a faculty and student perspective. While the iPad is easily a direct substitution for other analog methods, many faculty also found the augmentation level to be very easy to achieve and saw the vast functional improvements the use of the iPads offered. Many faculty also strived for the modification and redefinition level, redesigning activities or creating new experiences not possible before the access to the iPad technology was available. This framework has continued to serve us well throughout our rollout of Apple technology to faculty and students and we continue to use it as a means to access our implementation and integration of technology into our daily work.
Pilot Faculty Showcase Videos
Pilot Faculty Showcase Videos
Apple 1:1 Strategic Initiative Year 1 Report
Apple 1:1 Strategic Initiative Year 1 Report
Use the buttons below to view either the ePUB or PDF version of the Apple 1:1 Strategic Initiative Year 1 Report. This report was created by members of the campus-wide Apple Task Force and faculty who participated in the pilots, providing the final recommendation to the University to move forward with a full 1:1 deployment on campus. In this report, you will find the full details of the pilots, the task force, the survey results from both faculty and students, as well as the key performance indicators we outlined for our campus moving forward.
In our next section, we'll discuss the elements of our faculty deployment.
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