Livescribe Pulse Pen in Second–Year Maths Methods Module

Follow-up to Livescribe Pulse Pen in Second–Year Maths Methods Module from Mike Allen's blog

I have skimmed through the student feedback forms for this module, and they are overwhelmingly positive about the pencasts, although one or two drawbacks have been pointed out. Several students ask if I could convert my colleagues into lecturing this way – I don’t know about trying to convert them, but perhaps at least a few of them might try this approach, or something similar using a computer graphics tablet from Wacom, Trust etc, or (of course) an actual tablet computer. I certainly think that for this kind of material (Maths) this is better, as far as the student learning experience goes, than showing PDFs or Powerpoint slides. So I would encourage some of my colleagues to try it, particularly since the newer generation pen (the Echo) is out, and it looks more comfortable to hold. But be aware, the software is a bit crude and the user support matches it.

The next key stage is to see how the students cope when revising! They will need to easily access the lecture material, probably from home, and any supporting material. A key element of this module, like the one I delivered last term, is a comprehensive set of online notes in the form of an easily-navigable (I hope) PDF hypertext document. This should complement what was presented in the lectures. Also, I have strongly encouraged the use of Forums for asking questions over the vacation. The next few weeks will be interesting.

Michael Allen : 18 Mar 2011 16:19 |  Tags: ITS Livescribe |  Comments (0) |  Trackbacks (1) |  Report a problem