Just a very short post for day one. I’m thinking about scenario 2 – the teacher, though this does apply to students too.
One issue I have been discussing with my colleague Jim Emery is about connectivity within our teaching spaces. A small thought, if we are encouraging staff to bring their own devices or indeed if institutions/departments are providing ipads/tablets etc the wouldn’t it be great if staff could wirelessly connect to the projectors in our teaching rooms? No more faffing around with adapters, or forgetting to bring them, you could just switch on and go.
That might go some way to help answer the questions of why/how would I use a phone/tablet/whatever for some and allow and encourage a bit more experimentation.
(image fc-ipads.wikispaces.com)
Hi Sheila, the Apple device/wireless/projector conundrum indeed remains, you would think there would be a simpler solution for learners and educators by now. We ran a conference in the college last June and someone ended up buying an Apple TV box and using the airplay features just to connect their iPad wirelessly (which ended up working rather well). Although institutions are supplying devices, do you think they would foot the £100 bill also for Apple TV? Hmmm…
Thanks David. I’m not sure about paying for things but I do know we are about to start work on a major new build on campus so we are thinking about future proofing and maybe in 3 years time there will be a simpler solution #livinginhope
Hi! This is a big issue for HEIs, in particular those that use Eduroam. We wrote a few blog posts on the issues for Apple and Android devices that may be of interest:
http://blog.soton.ac.uk/mle/2013/08/27/ipads-in-theatres/
http://blog.soton.ac.uk/mle/2013/08/27/ipads-in-theatres/
Hi Matt
Thanks for your comment and the links – very useful. Not sure what the solution is but hopefully one will emerge.
Sheila
I managed to past the same link twice, here is the other link.
https://blog.soton.ac.uk/mle/2013/12/19/screen-sharing-and-screen-recording-with-your-mobile-or-tablet/
With Android it’s so much easier and cheaper, if you have root access…