This presentation was given at the Apple Medical Leadership Event in February 2015 in Edinburgh, UK, on behalf of the University of Leicester Department of Social Care and Medical Education

1. Building a digital platform:
iPads for Undergraduate Medical Students
Dr Mark Hamilton & Terese Bird

2. How do we respond to a rapidly
evolving educational landscape?

3. Not flexible or responsive enough

4. How did we do it?
!
• PDF workbooks
• Notability & iCloud/Dropbox
• ‘Bring iPad to everything’

5. I am satisfied with learning with iPads
0
22.5
45
67.5
90
% Agree % Neither Agree Nor Disagree % Disagree
Autumn 2013 Spring 2014 Autumn 2014

6. I am satisfied with reading on iPad
0
22.5
45
67.5
90
% Agree % Neither Agree Nor Disagree % Disagree
Autumn 2013 Winter 2013/14 Spring 2014

7. I am satisfied with reading on iPad
0
22.5
45
67.5
90
% Agree % Neither Agree Nor Disagree % Disagree
Autumn 2013 Winter 2013/14 Spring 2014 Autumn 2014

8. I am satisfied with reading on iPad
0
17.5
35
52.5
70
% Agree % Neither Agree Nor Disagree % Disagree
Autumn 2013 Autumn 2014

9. What 3 words describe studying with the iPad?

10. Annotated and
organised notes
“It’s a lot easier to carry around just the
iPad. Keeps all my lectures and notes
well organised”

11. Group work collation
and development
“In group work, discussing oedema
and venous return with members of my
group. Using internet and Notability”

12. Student-made
flashcards and
quizzes
“Using the iPad to display lecture slides
and workbooks in the lecture; using this
information to make flashcards… right
there and then…”

13. Handwriting and
drawing
“Make tracings of muscle anatomy …
I learn anatomy by drawing it, as it
really helps me to visualise how
everything fits together….”

14. Advantages of a flexible platform
• No built-in obsolescence
• Quizzing and polling apps -
Nearpod, Socrative
• Use in group work sessions
• Students sharing work and ideas -
Airdrop
• Facebook groups, iMessage

15. Flexible platform gives us leverage for
new challenges
• Challenge 1: Feedback
• Challenge 2: E-Assessments

16. The Case for Electronic Assessments
• Examinations in smaller spaces than
computer laboratories
• Online or offline
• Electronic examinations for detailed
and fast feedback

17. Electronic Assessment Pilots

18. Building on the platform: iBooks

19. Building on the platform: our apps

20. Building on the platform:
virtual reality

21. Thank you!