A New Way To Experience College… Mobile devices are changing the way we work, learn and connect. You only need to take a quick look around to see how common mobile devices are in our society, and how much social networking has altered the way we interact with our world. The university experience is no exception. Today’s students expect mobility and interactive access to their professors and academic materials 24-7, regardless of location.
• As a new freshmen you will receive your iPad during welcome week and use it throughout your Freshmen Year Experience (FYE) course, specially-designed general education courses and courses in your major. Upon graduation from AU, the iPad is yours to keep!
• The campus network has been enhanced to accommodate the increase in users and create mobile “hotspots” throughout key areas of campus.
Did You Know? Anderson University was just awarded a major grant from South Carolina to create a “Center of Excellence” to teach K-12 schools how to in the classroom.
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• Unlike many programs that just add the latest new mobile device to the same old way of teaching, AU faculty have specially redesigned courses from the ground up to incorporate mobile technology in a way that completely changes your college experience.
Anderson University has risen to the challenge through the introduction of the Mobile Learning Initiative (MLI) — a program that provides all incoming freshmen with the latest iPad, a robust network infrastructure to support mobile connections, and courses specially designed to leverage mobile access and appeal to your desire for collaborative learning campus wide.
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AU is the first university in South Carolina and one of the first in the nation where all incoming freshmen received the latest iPad which will be used in specially designed courses.
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Example of Classroom Use:
Example of Classroom Use:
• Students create class content: wikis, blogs, apps and podcasts to access outside of class from any location • e-texts with 3-D animation, modeling software and embedded video • Record and distribute stop-frame animations for instructional presentations • Online private music lessons using Face Time and Skype • Digitally publish studentproduced content
• Class project management tools for group projects • Develop video demonstrations of art and graphic design techniques • Real-time classroom polling to ensure students comprehend classroom discussion
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The AU Mobile Learning Initiative Anderson University is leading the way in the incorporation of mobile technology in the classroom. The AU Mobile Learning Initiative is the culmination of a twoyear project that harnesses the power of the latest iPad as a platform for a new kind of learning — using interactivity between professors and students — and bringing the pages of a textbook to life in an unprecedented fashion. AU faculty have completely redesigned courses to create a new learning experience integrating mobile apps, blogs, wikis, podcasts and other tools to enhance your learning experience. AU is the first university in South Carolina and one of the first in the nation where all incoming freshmen received the latest iPad which will be used in specially designed courses.
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