At Duke University, a Sociology Field research course used iPads for research on Global Health fieldwork. Jen’nan Read, Professor of Sociology, and Marc Sperber, Educational Technologies Consultant, both with the Duke Global Health Institute, share their experiences.
Mobile Devices for Field Research: Conversations With Faculty 4 (pt 2)
iPads and Ethnographic Field Materials: Using mobile technology for multisensory fieldnotes and social media for collaborative field research
Jonathan Dueck, Thompson Writing Program Lecturing Fellow, Duke University
Duke University – iPad for Education
Duke University’s Mobile Initiative web site is at http://cit.duke.edu/2010/04/ipad-for-education-early-impressions/
One initiative was iPads in Medical Education and Clinical Care – http://cit.duke.edu/2011/02/ipads-in-medical-education-and-clinical-care/
Another was a Sociology Research Methods course http://cit.duke.edu/2011/03/ipadread/