by Boise State Arbiter
The famous devices iPad and iPod Touch have hit classrooms on campus last year, to discover their “potential to be transformative,” according to the Mobile Learning Initiative of Boise State. These handheld mobile devices have a vast amount of potential among college students and professors. They aid students in many different ways, as long as the students actively use them. “The real draw we are finding from the mobile devices is anytime, anywhere access to information,” said Allan Heaps, E-Learning manager and instructional designer of Academic Technologies. The iPad and iPod Touch don’t do anything different than a laptop or netbook; however they are more readily available. The majority of students probably need to find a table or chair to use their laptop because it’s awkward and inefficient walking around using an open laptop. With an iPad or iPod Touch, it’s easier for people to walk around while they check emails, log on to BlackBoard to post on a discussion board, check for assignments or read a document on their way to class.
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