PROJECT ABSTRACT: We are using HP Mobile Technology to include the community in our classrooms' Stud

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Community Based Technology and Learning
Innovation (Cohorts 03 04)
Faculty Team Malu Roldan, PI, malu_at_email.sjsu.edu
Weider Yu, Computer Engineering Xiao Su,
Computer Engineering Kathleen Roe, Health
Sciences
PROJECT ABSTRACT We are using HP Mobile
Technology to include the community in our
classrooms. Students from Management Information
Systems, Computer Engineering and other
disciplines (e.g. Health Science) collaborated on
the development of mobile computing applications
for community agencies. Students learned
important cross-functional team skills as well as
civic engagement. See a video of a presentation
on the project from the 2008 TFT Conference Watch
a video of SJSU students using TabletPCs in the
field Watch a video of how faculty from various
SJSU disciplines use TabletPCs Read the Christian
Science Monitor article on the project
Impact on Student Learning
Technology Implementation Mobile tools transform
out-of-classroom course activities, facilitating
data collection and remote presentations.
Developing multimedia eBooks for TabletPCs.
Impact on Teaching Strong interest in and
experimentation with Mobile computing among
faculty in a wide range of disciplines Health
Science, Management, Urban Planning, Art and
Design, Engineering, Marketing, etc. TabletPCs
part of tool set in Academic Success Centers
Incubator Classroom where faculty get a semester
to try out innovative uses of technology to
transform their courses. Popular courses on
Mobile Software Development in the Computer
Engineering Department.