Student Testimonials

Student reactions to the technology implementation in the distance learning courses for this project:

“Very good job, the tablets helped quite a bit. The Dyknow server worked very well too, and the instructor was very knowledgeable in the subject and was always willing to help.” (Spring 2007 Student)

“I really enjoyed the Tablet PC idea. For the past year I have regretted not getting one as soon as I started college. I think it would have been great to keep every class note since the beginning all in digital format that can quickly be scanned later in life. At first, I didn't like the questions that we were forced to answer during class, but after I got used to them I started enjoying the ability to participate.” (Spring 2007 Student)

“I liked that the professor could ask questions and have us submit answers. It caused me to pay more attention than I normally would. I think I also grasped the concepts better by actually doing them during class.” (Spring 2007 Student)

“The Dyknow interface allows students to actually LISTEN to what the instructor is saying without scrambling madly to write stuff down and missing important point in the process. I would highly recommend it!” (Spring 2007 Student)

“The note taking process should be a little bit more student involved. The actual act of writing things down really helps students to absorb information because they must hear, comprehend, interpret, and then write the information down on paper, or Tablet pc.” (Spring 2007 student)

“I really enjoyed the Tablet PC idea. For the past year I have regretted not getting one as soon as I started college.” (Spring 2007 student)

“I liked that the professor could ask questions and have us submit answers. It caused me to pay more attention than I normally would. I think I also grasped the concepts better by actually doing them during class.” (Spring 2007 student)

“The Dyknow interface allows students to actually LISTEN to what the instructor is saying without scrambling madly to write stuff down and missing important point in the process. I would highly recommend it!” (Spring 2007 student)

“It would be great if we sometimes had access to the tablet PCs outside of class” (Fall 2007 student)

“The Tablet PC's seemed to be better than other distance learning courses, but the only thing is the small stuff like losing your internet connection during the middle of a lecture kills your train of thought...Being able to participate in examples during class helps out a good bit because if you think that you know something and are wrong about it then you find out from working the example and getting the answer before you leave so when studying you don’t teach yourself the wrong way.” (Fall 2007 student)

“LOBBY TO MAKE OTHER CLASSES USE TABLET PCs!! It worked very well. Not only was having all the notes readily available great, but working problems in class with you giving feedback and showing popular incorrect answers was nice too. I’m actually getting a tablet pc for Christmas because of this class, no joke.” (Fall 2007 student)