Me and my IPAD Me and my IPAD

Patrick J MurphyPatrick J Murphy

Department of PoliticsDepartment of Politics

Me and my IPAD:Me and my IPAD:

How I learned to love (and at How I learned to love (and at times hate) the Apple times hate) the Apple

Patrick J MurphyPatrick J Murphy

Department of PoliticsDepartment of Politics

OutlineOutline

IPAD in the classroomIPAD in the classroom

IPAD out of the classroomIPAD out of the classroom The Bad The Bad The GoodThe Good The FutureThe Future

Public Policy and Public Policy and AdministrationAdministration

Public ManagementPublic Management Active classActive class

Case studiesCase studies ExercisesExercises Hands on assignmentsHands on assignments

Goals of IPAD introduction:Goals of IPAD introduction: PaperlessPaperless Active learningActive learning

Paperless: Blackboard AppPaperless: Blackboard App

BUT, BUT, No Control PanelNo Control Panel

POLS 218, the IPAD, and POLS 218, the IPAD, and SpreadsheetsSpreadsheets

Budget assignmentBudget assignment

Create annual budget for a Create annual budget for a hypothetical preschoolhypothetical preschool

Complicated “word problem”Complicated “word problem”

The The VisionVision Twenty-first century, silicon Twenty-first century, silicon

valley enhanced version of Mr. valley enhanced version of Mr. ChipsChips

The RealityThe Reality

NumbersNumbers – a spreadsheet App for – a spreadsheet App for non-numbers people?non-numbers people?

Example of Budget AssignmentExample of Budget AssignmentExcelExcel

Example of Budget AssignmentExample of Budget AssignmentNumbersNumbers

Classroom AssessmentClassroom Assessment

Going paperlessGoing paperless Qualified successQualified success All readings, announcements, and All readings, announcements, and

assignments on Blackboardassignments on Blackboard Updates on Blackboard restricted to PCUpdates on Blackboard restricted to PC

Active learning in Classroom . . . . .Active learning in Classroom . . . . .

The BadThe Bad

Input/output poor match for certain Input/output poor match for certain taskstasks

Cannot “create” (and stay sane)Cannot “create” (and stay sane)

Need to sync Need to sync

I already I already have have pets and pets and childrenchildren

The GoodThe Good

Automatic synching, e.g., CalendarAutomatic synching, e.g., Calendar

Size/WeightSize/Weight

FunFun

Future: Outside the Future: Outside the Classroom?Classroom?

Student advising Student advising Accessing BannerAccessing Banner

Roadmap to GraduationRoadmap to Graduation template template Four year course planFour year course plan Visual, flexible, intuitiveVisual, flexible, intuitive

Silly but useful application of Silly but useful application of the IPADthe IPAD