Identify an Innovation Identification and description of innovation with potential use and benefit to an online math classroom There are a variety of ways in which the Tablet PC or a tablet connected to a PC (tablet PC) can be used to better engage students.However, an examination of specific features to help expedite learning for the individual student needs to be revealed more fully to instructors and the learner.In the online environment, the tablet PC is especially useful for adult education in math, where the student can see the instructor demonstrate the details of a problem solution in real time. This is not easily accomplished with simply a keyboard or using a mouse to draw. Rationale for selection over the podcast or Wiki Other considerations were the podcast and Wiki. However, there could be many ways to use the tablet PC by integrating it with a podcast or a Wiki. Along with a podcast, an instructor can demonstrate procedures along with the audio of a podcast or by using it to collaborate in a Wiki. Therefore, the tablet PC could be used as a valuable support to other innovations.
With the use of the tablet PC, the student often feels that the online instructor is more personal by communicating in handwriting rather than with typed comments. Points of emphasis can be circled, detailed corrections can be made on papers, diagrams can be drawn to illustrate certain mathematical properties, or a chart could be drawn to illustrate an idea.Geometry classes are especially helped by using the more visual tablet PC approach. Drawing relationships between lines, angles, or figures can be easily demonstrated. Colored ink or line width can also help the student understand concepts explained by the instructor. Using the tablet PC is especially helpful in doing an online audio seminar, either in conjunction with a PowerPoint presentation or a simple white board. Diffusion studies support In a study by Tony Hursh, an analysis was conducted of the pros and cons of using a tablet PC in his University of Illinois classroom. This projected a diffusion of consequences, where other subject areas and occupational applications can find new and creative ways to help their purpose (Rogers, p. 100). He projected that the tablet PC will become lighter and more powerful with a needed price decrease. Integrated features for the cell phone or a digital camera were considered.Miniaturization and a flexible, rollup display for the tablet PC are being developed.This could make it convenient and easy to carry. The tablet PC is a stimulating new advance in portable computing technology.The opportunity for individualizing and personalizing an online math class has great potential.
References Hursh, T. (n.d.). Tablet PCs for Classroom Use: Technology and Application. Retrieved from http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/courses/edpsy317/sp03/challenge-reports/Hursh-TabletPC.html#References
Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York: Free Press.
EDUC 8841: Diffusion Innovations
Identify an Innovation
Identification and description of innovation with potential use and benefit to an online math classroom
There are a variety of ways in which the Tablet PC or a tablet connected to a PC (tablet PC) can be used to better engage students. However, an examination of specific features to help expedite learning for the individual student needs to be revealed more fully to instructors and the learner. In the online environment, the tablet PC is especially useful for adult education in math, where the student can see the instructor demonstrate the details of a problem solution in real time. This is not easily accomplished with simply a keyboard or using a mouse to draw.
Rationale for selection over the podcast or Wiki
Other considerations were the podcast and Wiki. However, there could be many ways to use the tablet PC by integrating it with a podcast or a Wiki. Along with a podcast, an instructor can demonstrate procedures along with the audio of a podcast or by using it to collaborate in a Wiki. Therefore, the tablet PC could be used as a valuable support to other innovations.
With the use of the tablet PC, the student often feels that the online instructor is more personal by communicating in handwriting rather than with typed comments. Points of emphasis can be circled, detailed corrections can be made on papers, diagrams can be drawn to illustrate certain mathematical properties, or a chart could be drawn to illustrate an idea. Geometry classes are especially helped by using the more visual tablet PC approach. Drawing relationships between lines, angles, or figures can be easily demonstrated. Colored ink or line width can also help the student understand concepts explained by the instructor. Using the tablet PC is especially helpful in doing an online audio seminar, either in conjunction with a PowerPoint presentation or a simple white board.
Diffusion studies support
In a study by Tony Hursh, an analysis was conducted of the pros and cons of using a tablet PC in his University of Illinois classroom. This projected a diffusion of consequences, where other subject areas and occupational applications can find new and creative ways to help their purpose (Rogers, p. 100). He projected that the tablet PC will become lighter and more powerful with a needed price decrease. Integrated features for the cell phone or a digital camera were considered. Miniaturization and a flexible, rollup display for the tablet PC are being developed. This could make it convenient and easy to carry.
The tablet PC is a stimulating new advance in portable computing technology. The opportunity for individualizing and personalizing an online math class has great potential.
References
Hursh, T. (n.d.). Tablet PCs for Classroom Use: Technology and Application. Retrieved from http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/courses/edpsy317/sp03/challenge-reports/Hursh-TabletPC.html#References
Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York: Free Press.