iPad App Aims To Make Lecture Halls More Intimate and Students More Engaged
Campus Technology
By Dian Schaffhauser
05/24/12
A professor at the University of Michigan has launched an iPad app that he originally developed to help large introductory college classes seem smaller and less intimidating. Perry Samson, a professor of atmospheric science, turned the effort into a research project on student engagement, funded by the National Science Foundation. That project evolved into a startup with help from the university’s business incubator and Office of Technology Transfer.
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Scott Hildebrand serves as an Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning Technologies. Scott helps design and deliver workshops, events, and other developmental opportunities to promote the use of technology in teaching and learning as well as the effective use of office productivity tools.
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