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Faculty of Sciences The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? Sim on Pyke , Karin Barovich & Bob Hill Faculty of Sciences The University of Adelaide Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? • In 2011 the Faculty gave ~ 850 iPads to commencing Science students • In 2012 & 2013, we repeated this (~ 800 iPads in each year) • We also invested in > 200 iPads for teaching staff • Total cost about $1.67 million to date W hy did w e do this? Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? Scientists are responsible for many things that make life great in the 21 st Century, BUT the challenge to bring everyone up to a reasonable standard of living and to maintain that well into the future has barely been addressed. Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? We face genuinely global challenges in the future Water security Climate change Biodiversity loss Food security Population explosion Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? Education systems of the world must deliver people able to provide better solutions to these problems... I ncreased scientific literacy is critical Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? So w hat did w e do? • We began redesigning our curriculum from first principles • The starting point was to work out our research strengths and to focus on these in our teaching • We changed our emphasis from student attraction to retention – this highlighted many problems Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? Enhanced Learning in First-year Science Project • Discussion & debate within the Faculty gave rise to the “Ten Big Questions” • These are socially relevant questions of big fundamental science that our staff specialise in. • How did the Universe begin? • Why does climate change? • How does the Earth work? • How can we feed the world sustainably? • What is life? • How can we reduce our reliance on • How did life evolve on Earth? fossil fuels? • How do we unravel the causes • How will we conserve species of disease? diversity? • Where will the nanoscience revolution take us? Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? The re-design of our curriculum was assisted significantly when a small window of opportunity allowed us to move to a new and fully interactive hardware option: the Apple iPad These were given to students w ith no strings attached and no expectations about how they were used. Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? W hy did w e com m it to the iPad? • - students will carry it with them PORTABI LI TY • - great for internet access CONNECTI VI TY (we bought 3G enabled iPads) • CREATI VI TY - lots of relevant apps for education • ACCESSI BI LI TY - allows for e-books to be purchased • DESI RABI LI TY - staff were easy to persuade to be involved (it was the shiny new device at the time...) Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? W hat w ere the m ajor challenges? • Staff uptake of the project • Management of the hardware, including reliability • Finding alternatives to hard copy text books • Student mindset • Some anti-Apple sentiment • The ponderous University system • IT support • Equity issues – not every student in every Level 1 class would have an iPad Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? W hat w ere the alternatives? • Choose a different hardware solution • Students pay for the iPad • The strategy as outlined, but without a hardware solution Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? W hat have w e achieved? • A clearer understanding of the relevance of the curriculum • Teaching as a partnership • Removal of dependence on hard copy text books • Students with instant and universal access to email, the internet and all on-line sources of information Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? W hat didn’t w e achieve? • A move away from face-to-face teaching for the majority of our students, because that isn’t our intention Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? How w ell has it w orked? • First year enrolments have increased significantly • Retention has improved • Student reaction has varied from neutral to very strongly positive, with little negative feedback BUT... • This is the start of a long process of continual improvement and there is still a long way to go... Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? The evidence ( 1 ) : Enrolm ents Com m encing Student Enrolm ent Trends ( 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 2 ) Total UG Load B.Sc B.Sc (Advanced) 1000 900 Students Enrolled ( Headcount) 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Enrolm ent Year Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? The evidence ( 1 ) : Enrolm ents Com m encing Student Enrolm ent Trends ( 2 0 0 8 -2 0 1 2 ) B.Sc B.Sc (Advanced) 350 300 Students Enrolled ( Headcount) 250 200 150 100 50 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Enrolm ent Year Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? The evidence ( 1 ) : Enrolm ents Students Com m encing w ith raw ATAR ≥ 9 5 B.Science B.Science (Advanced) 60 Students Enrolled ( Headcount) 50 40 30 20 10 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Com m encing Year Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? The evidence ( 2 ) : Retention Retention of com m encing cohort w ithin... ...their original ...the Faculty of ...the University program Sciences of Adelaide 2010 to 72.5% 78.7% 84.2% 2011 2011 to 72.8% 81.0% 88.0% 2012 Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? The evidence ( 3 ) : ‘I n class’ data SCIENCE 1100 ‘Principles & Practice of Science I’ The following graphs represent data collected in class. 2011; n= 125 valid responses; 86% response rate 2012; n= 182 valid responses; 73% response rate In each case results are expressed as a percentage of valid responses received. Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? How m any e-texts have you dow nloaded to your iPad? 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 % 0 1 2 2011 2012 3 4 5 or more Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? The iPad has helped m e to be m ore engaged w ith learning. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 % Strongly Agree Agree 2011 Neither Agree nor Disagree 2012 Disagree Strongly Disagree Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? I participate in interactive/ collaborative classroom tasks w ith m y iPad. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 % Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree nor Disagree 2011 2012 Disagree Strongly Disagree Not applicable Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? Having an iPad has m otivated m e to learn. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 % Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree nor Disagree 2011 2012 Disagree Strongly Disagree Not applicable Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? The m obility of the iPad has im proved m y study habits. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 % Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree nor Disagree 2011 2012 Disagree Strongly Disagree Not applicable Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? I use the iPad for study outside of class. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 % Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree nor Disagree 2011 2012 Disagree Strongly Disagree Not applicable Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? I think of the iPad as an essential part of m y learning 'tool kit'. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 % Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree nor Disagree 2011 2012 Disagree Strongly Disagree Not applicable Life Impact | The University of Adelaide

The Adelaide Experiment: Would you like an iPad with that? The evidence ( 4 ) : Teacher & Course Experience Teacher & Course Experience data comparing 2010 results (pre-iPad) with 2011 results (post-iPad). Life Impact | The University of Adelaide