Other+research

If project participants come across related research in the use of mobile devices in medical education, this is the place to share it. Projects mentioned so far include:

Will provide iPads to recent medical graduates (estimated 500) from Jan 1 2011.
 * Victorian Department of Health**

Media release from Victorian government: []

AMA Victoria's response to the announcement: []


 * Higher education trials**

650-700 science students at Adelaide University were given free iPads in 2011. See [|Campus Review] article). It is interesting that medical students at Stanford University began receiving free iPads in August last year ( [|Stanford School of Medicine] ).

53 students at RMIT University's new pharmacy degree program were given an iPad as a basic tool in the learning process (see article in [|The Age] ).

Trinity College, University of Melbourne allocated 44 mid-year entry students an iPad in August and will provide iPads to all of its students in 2011 (see [|project report] in Google Docs).

Most current trials in Australia focus on student use of the device with some like Adelaide University claiming that the investment in an iPad will actually save students money in the long run by negating the need to purchase expensive text books. Clearly there are teaching, learning and administrative benefits and risks to implementing iPads in educational contexts. Our project seeks to articulate and document these benefits and risks.