Personal Devices in Public Settings: Lessons Learned from an iPod Touch/iPad Project

Susan Crichton; Karen Pegler; Duncan White

Electronic Journal of e-Learning Vol. 10, No. 1 (2012) pp. 23–31

Our paper reports findings from a two-phase deployment of iPod Touch and iPad devices in a large, urban Canadian school board. The purpose of the study was to gain an understanding of the infrastructure required to support handheld devices in...

Generational Attitudes and Teacher ICT Use

Karen Pegler; Joan Kollewyn; Susan Crichton

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 18, No. 3 (July 2010) pp. 443–458

This paper explores the impact of generational attitudes on teachers’ ICT use. Findings from the preliminary research suggest that when applications have a use or purpose that extends beyond the classroom and into their social or personal sphere,...

Topics: Teaching Methods, Classrooms, Learning Management Systems, Information Communication Technologies, Schools, Professional Development, Educational Technology, Preservice Teacher Education, Training, Computers, Instructional Design, Teachers