Implementation of PDAs in a College Course

Doug Peterson, University of South Dakota (15.18 Minutes/10.5MB)

Doug Peterson In the fall of 2001, the University of South Dakota became one of the first universities in the United States to implement a full-scale program to introduce PDAs into higher education. Doug Peterson reflects on lessons learned from the faculty perspective.

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Judith BoettcherVeteran Web caster Judith Boettcher explored the latest education technology topics with presenters at our Syllabus fall2002 Boston-area conference. A new clip is featured each week on Web Radio.

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