RMIT will soon be a virtually wireless and paperless university. SAB already is a computerless campus with students having to get their own devices. Very soon RMIT may be going the same way as Trinity. We investigate this issue and weigh up the pros and cons
Trinity college and iPads
Trinity college has done a pilot study and it has proved to be successful. But it does have its downsides though such as distractions and limitations
RMIT University
RMIT University is a technology focused uni which focus heavily on design and IT as well as media. It does have WI-FI and many students own devices
Should RMIT have iPads in all of their classrooms?
There are both pros and cons to this. One of the pros is faster delivery and much better interactions between the students and tutors. Students don't have to purchase the hard copy books at the books, they can now purchase e-books. There are no queues online and students can have the book within minutes.
In the report it said that Trinity staff found that there was less paper and printing. RMIT is committed to be environmentally friendly.
The donwside is distractions. Too often I see in the lecture that many students are distracted by Facebook and Twitter. If RMIT can limit its use on the iPad to say about 100MB of it per month per student then that would mean more concentration and less failures.
The other downside is about English. Too often many International students when they come to Melbourne don't speak good English and don't write well. The iPad as mentioned in the report said that the student's English could be worse off.
Our recommendations is that maybe RMIT should have them in the tutes but not so much in the lectures as students might find it hard to concentrate in the lectures
What do you think about this issue? Share your thoughts below.
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Trinity college and iPads
Trinity college has done a pilot study and it has proved to be successful. But it does have its downsides though such as distractions and limitations
RMIT University
RMIT University is a technology focused uni which focus heavily on design and IT as well as media. It does have WI-FI and many students own devices
Should RMIT have iPads in all of their classrooms?
There are both pros and cons to this. One of the pros is faster delivery and much better interactions between the students and tutors. Students don't have to purchase the hard copy books at the books, they can now purchase e-books. There are no queues online and students can have the book within minutes.
In the report it said that Trinity staff found that there was less paper and printing. RMIT is committed to be environmentally friendly.
The donwside is distractions. Too often I see in the lecture that many students are distracted by Facebook and Twitter. If RMIT can limit its use on the iPad to say about 100MB of it per month per student then that would mean more concentration and less failures.
The other downside is about English. Too often many International students when they come to Melbourne don't speak good English and don't write well. The iPad as mentioned in the report said that the student's English could be worse off.
Our recommendations is that maybe RMIT should have them in the tutes but not so much in the lectures as students might find it hard to concentrate in the lectures
What do you think about this issue? Share your thoughts below.
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