Making a Massive Tablet Initiative Work: Perspectives from a United Arab Emirates Case Study

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source of Publication

Proceedings of EdMedia 2015--World Conference on Educational Media and Technology

Publication Date

6-22-2015

Abstract

Tablets are the latest entries in a long list of tools introduced to classrooms around the world, with the hope of shifting technology’s role from a delivery-tool to an enabler that enriches the learning experience. The current paper summarizes work in progress that aimed at capturing lessons learned from a large-scale initiative in the UAE, particularly from the perspectives of administrators and support individuals, whose efforts enable such projects to become a reality. The paper discusses the background and rationale for the research, presents a relevant literature review while describing the research design, data collection and data analysis procedures. Finally, the paper provides an overview of the general findings from the preliminary analysis phase.

ISBN

978-1-939797-16-2

Publisher

Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

Volume

2015

First Page

322

Last Page

327

Disciplines

Education

Keywords

Administrators

Indexed in Scopus

no

Open Access

yes

Open Access Type

Bronze: This publication is openly available on the publisher’s website but without an open license

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