Across campus, more and more classes are trying out the iPad as a learning tool and textbook alternative. While only a small portion of the student body currently has the new Apple product, we suppose this will soon change. Students struggling to pay for tuition are unlikely to be keen on shelling out an extra $499 for the cheapest iPad. But when ... [Read More…]
University reacts favorably to new iPhone
The Junior class joined the technologically advanced ranks of the freshmen by receiving the iPhone 4 or a new iPod Touch on Saturday. Students were able to pick up their devices from 12 p.m. all the way until 8 p.m. Lines were long at the start of the day, but cleared up due to the efficiency of Team 55 and AT&T. "We were expecting a large ... [Read More…]
Blackboard now accessible through mobile devices
ACU students are now able to access Blackboard through their mobile devices, said Hab Adkins, manager of programming and support. ACU updates Blackboard usually every summer to fix problems in the system as well as assimilate new features, Adkins said. However, the update to a 9.1 version from an 8.0 version has ushered in a host of new ... [Read More…]
COBA students to pioneer iPad textbook
Students in Dr. Ian Shepherd’s microeconomics class were greeted with more than just a syllabus on their first day of class Tuesday. The students were told they will be given iPads and told they will be among the first in the nation to use a textbook on the device. The 50 students in Shepherd’s class, along with 14 students in a senior level ... [Read More…]
Mobile device replacement scheduled for Aug. 28
The fall semester will mark the first time all students will have ACU-issued mobile devices. Third-year students will receive their replacement devices Aug. 28. All third-year students were required to order the replacement device through Team 55 and a website created to guide students through the process. The Premiere website was created by ... [Read More…]
AT&T grants ACU $1.8 million for mobile learning
AT&T is giving ACU $1.8 million to enhance mobile learning. The money will, in part, go toward construction for the AT&T Learning Studio beginning in August. "We're committed as a company to advancing the mission and cause of education so we look forward to working with ACU to help collaborate with them to help shape the next generation of ... [Read More…]
Students disappointed with iPhone utilization
Freshmen and upperclassmen alike are toning up their thumbs in preparation for the fall's "iPhone saturation." But putting an iPhone or iPod touch in the hand of every student will do more than just increase the number of videos downloaded from YouTube. Several ACU students presented research on the effect media technology has on students and ... [Read More…]
ACU spared from iPad troubles plaguing universities
The iPad has created more problems than solutions on some university campuses around the country. While neither Princeton University or George Washington University have banned use of the iPad -- as mistakenly reported -- the new Apple tablet is not compatible with either school's wireless networks. George Washington's network does not support the ... [Read More…]
Turning the page in textbooks
What does the future of books look like? What if books allowed us to initiate a conversation with fellow readers, classmates or even the author, while jotting notes in a digital margin? The Mobile Learning Executive Team and the Adams Center for Teaching and Learning is part of a three-year partnership with Bell Labs of Alcatel-Lucent, a voice, ... [Read More…]
Optimist first college newspaper on the iPad
With the April 3 release of Apple's iPad, a flurry of new apps are being developed as companies rush to offer their services on the new device. In particular, the newspaper industry has found a new platform for reaching readers. ACU's student news publication, the Optimist, emerged as the first college newspaper in the country to publish on the ... [Read More…]
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