Impact on Teaching

In our department, we moved from blackboard to electronic presentation (Power Point and the like). It allowed the preparation of well organized material in advance, and gave a mean of showing information in rich content such as tables, formulas, programs, and diagrams with ease and in a neat way. Yet the opportunity of using mobile technology and tablet PC’s by both the lecturer and students seems to find a solution for the handicap of the above mentioned electronic presentation, by allowing:

1. Adjusting pace of lecture in response to student reactions.
2. Developing spontaneous examples and explanations.
3. Allowing annotation with natural handwriting and real time derivations.
4. Supporting what can be named “collective brainstorming”, where answers that students speak out are written down.

Impact on Learning

• One expected learning outcome is that students will be more motivated and engaged by the material.
• Conceptual understanding of the course material will be quantified via exams and hands on design and implementation. Student perception of the use of Tablet PCs will be also measured.
• We shall also investigate the case of a tablet PC, instead of a laptop, being used only by the Lecturer in classes with large student numbers.

Semister: Spring-2009

During the current semister, all of the following courses are using Tablet PCs in interactive labs and by lecturers in classes with large student numbers.

• Designing with Microcontrollers
• Digital Communications
• Electronic Circuits
• Microprocessors

You can view the schedule of interactive courses or book a room for an interactive course from "Schedule of Labs".
You can view the schedule of lectures or book a room for a tablet PC lecture from "Schedule of lectures".