iPads for your Fall course
The Duke Digital Initiative is providing a loaner pool of Apple iPads (some wifi, some with 3G capability) for exploration in undergraduate courses this year. Several faculty have already taken …
The iPad in Medical Education and Clinical Care
During the Fall semester of 2010, Brad Perez (Duke School of Medicine) and Megan von Isenburg (Duke Medical Center Library) will explore use of iPads to provide access to clinical tools and patient education information, and assess how these tools impact clinical decision making.
Attend the iPad users meeting
Come learn about new iPad tips, tricks, and apps at the iPad users meeting on Thursday, September 23 from 1-2pm in Perkins 217. The CIT is hosting this group for …
Back from Summer? Catch up on Blackboard!
If you’ve been gone for the summer, welcome back and don’t worry! Blackboard is the same as when you left with a few enhancements: Configure your Discussion Board to allow …
Expedition App: Projecting the web on an iPad
A new iPad app called ‘Expedition‘ provides a way to project the web from your iPad. “What?” you ask “I can’t project the web on an iPad by just using …
Using iPads for fieldwork
CIT recently funded the purchase of several iPads for use in Duke sociologist Jen’nan Read’s Research Methods course to explore the uses of Apple’s device for fieldwork. In a recent …
Blackboard on your iPad
Duke faculty and students who own an iPad can now access Blackboard with Blackboard’s new Mobile Learn iPad app. To try it out, download the free app from the iTunes …
iPad for education: early impressions
Thinking about higher education specifically – what can we expect students and faculty actually do with the iPad? As users of iPhones or iPod Touches already know, the answer to …
CIT's director talks about the future of the iPad at Duke
CIT’s director, Lynne O’Brien, talked to the Duke Chronicle about the the future of the iPad in teaching at Duke: O’Brien said Duke’s faculty will make the final judgment regarding …
Apple’s iPad for teaching and learning
Last month Apple announced their new slate-style computer, the iPad. With a nearly 10″ screen, multi-touch display and the ability to run applications like an iPhone, the iPad has potential …