FLC Facilitators:
Andrew Ryder, Theatre
Ryan Ingersoll, Library

Your Institution:
Seattle Pacific University

Teaching and Learning Resources:
ITS, CSFD, CIS

Planned FLC Name: iPads: tools or toys? (topic-based)

PROBLEM: Many faculty have iPads, few know what to do with them in the classroom. Few faculty use many of the available digital learning resources, but more may be willing to with the iPad, which is much more user-friendly and flexible than some other technologies.

GOAL:
Faculty experiment with iPads and apps to present content, document experiences, and communicate with students inside (and outside) their classrooms.

OBJECTIVES
Create a lightweight rubric for reviewing apps
Research and Evaluate potential apps
Develop a repository of resources
Craft individual SoTL research projects for the classroom
Present the results of that research at a SoTL conference and on campus

LEARNING RESOURCES:
The App Store
Shared Experiences
Presentations by experienced iPad teachers and learners

CURRICULUM SCHEDULE:
Fall 2013: Research Apps
Winter 2014: Develop Projects
Spring 2014: Classroom Research
Fall 2014: Conference / Campus Presentations

AFFILIATES:
Students who can test the technology on other platforms
Students who can show us how to use the iPad
ITS Staff
CIS Staff

COMMUNITY EVENTS:
Food and Fun!
Kick off retreat
Meals together
Visit local classrooms using iPads?

BUDGET:
$8000 total; 8 participants
$1500 food
$1500 software/equipment stipend ($200 per)
$2000 Guest Presenters (K-12 or Higher Ed or Technology specialists)
$3000 Conference Travel

ASSESSMENT
Baseline: Technology Surveys
Classroom Research
Campus-wide Research

SoTL
Individual projects, classroom-based
Presented on-campus
Presented at a SoTL conference:
ISSOTL November 2014
ISOTL November 2014
Lilly Conference November 2014
SoTL Commons March 2014

(Presentations or publications may be individual or there may be a group conclusion, particularly if the focus is kept general on digital learning tools)