SAU Honors College

The SAU Honors College was founded in 2003 by Dr. David Rankin, president of SAU. Dr. Lynne Belcher served as founding director and is retired from SAU. The Honors College seeks and admits qualified students who seek to pursue a serious academic program with equally gifted peers and committed teachers. Honors classes are small and provide academically enriching opportunities for students and the faculty who teach them. Currently, SAU enrolls nearly 170 honors students and graduates about 66% of admitees in four years or less. Anyone interested in applying to the Honors College or seeking further information should contact the director, Dr. Edward P. Kardas at epkardas@saumag.edu or at 870 904-8897.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

iPad 2 Panel Discussion at SRHC 2011


Preliminary Research Prior to Implementing
an iPad 2 Honors Seminar Course
Edward P. Kardas, Chris Harris, Carter Jones, Samson King, Thomas Kue, Deborah Wilson
Southern Arkansas University
Abstract
A small internal grant allowed the purchase and loan of four iPads for student use in a cognitive science honors contract course for the semester. Students mapped the campus’ wireless network’s strength, evaluated and recommended apps, surveyed previous seminar students, and began to create a student survival guide. The panelists will discuss:  learning frog calls, running meetings, social networking, campus mapping, the pros and cons of using iPads as an instructional device, and reflections from a new user.
Panelists
Edward P. Kardas—The Southern Arkansas University iPad 2 Pilot Project
Samson King—Learning frog calls on an iPad
Chris Harris—Planning and running a meeting using an iPad
Carter Jones—Social networking using the HootSuite app
Suraj Manandhar—Building a custom campus map and interfacing with Google Maps
Thomas Kue—Laptop or iPad? How to make a choice
Deborah Wilson—Reflections from a new user
All—Questions and Answers
For more information, contact Edward P. Kardas at: epkardas@saumag.edu
 

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