The eEducation Centre seeks to find ways to enhance the university educational experience. The teachable moment created when a student asks a question can be maximized through harnessing not only the expertise of the teacher at the front of the classroom, but also the other students' understanding simultaneously. One of the ways to do this is to use tablets throughout the pedagogical process.
Tablets
A tablet's strength is in its flexibility. It can make the life of the owner easier through being mobile enough to be taken anywhere, as well as flexible with its information input (fingertip, stylus or keyboard) and use. Tablets can be used for everything from your mobile desktop, notepad in meetings/tutorials, marking-up and annotating articles and assessments - all without using anything more than Microsoft Office.
MeTL
When the flexibility of the tablet is combined with Monash's own award-winning MeTL software, a regular teaching space can be transformed into a collaborative learning space preparing the way for a deeper learning experience through the student's taking part and interacting with the teaching material. This can be done both with the input of the teacher for a highly collaborative environment, or peer-to-peer so that students are learning from themselves as well as the teacher simultaneously. MeTL's use is not limited to the classroom as it can also be used as a brainstorming, think-tank, mind-map, student group work, or staff meeting tool.
“The new technology is more than just a tool — it takes us further into the interactivity we would all like to enjoy.” – Professor Adam Shoemaker, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Monash University
