ABILENE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Abilene Christian University’s Learning Studio: Year One Report is now available on Apple’s iBookstore. The report provides an interactive survey of the AT&T Learning Studio, a “learning laboratory” focused on mobility and media creation.
The 35-page report recaps the story of the Learning Studio, from early design discussions through major projects in its first year of operation. Interactive features tell the story of students and faculty who worked with the Learning Studio through video interviews and sample work.
Projects profiled include award-winning student filmmakers, ACU faculty who share how a digital storytelling workshop changed their teaching, mobile media workshops for K-12 faculty, and an ACU art professor who uses a green screen to travel through time for his online art course.
The report also includes a virtual tour of the Learning Studio, providing an inside look at its recording studios and collaboration rooms. It concludes with key numbers from the first year, including student check-out statistics for cameras, room reservations and participation in training workshops.
"Mobile devices continue to transform the way we interact with media,” according to AT&T Learning Studio director Dr. Kyle Dickson. “That's one reason we produced the report in iBooks Author. Tablets are an emerging platform in education, so we used this project to better understand the potential of publishing to the iPad."
Device Requirements:
This book can only be viewed using iBooks 2 on an iPad. iOS 5 is required.
Availability:
Learning Studio: Year One Report is free and available worldwide exclusively through the Apple iBookstore. Learning Studio: Year One Report LITE is available in a non-interactive, PDF format.
About The AT&T Learning Studio
Abilene Christian University students and faculty as well as educators from across the country benefit from expert training, well-equipped labs and instructional guidance the Learning Studio offers. Created as part of an $1.8 million gift from AT&T, the Learning Studio opened in February 2011 on the top floor of ACU’s academic library. A state-of-the-art 8,800 square foot facility, it is equipped and designed to support 21st century teaching and learning. Visit http://www.acu.edu/learningstudio/ for more information.
About Abilene Christian University
Abilene Christian University is committed to exploring how mobile technologies can be used to help people learn in new ways and discover how these tools can aid us in its mission to educate students for Christian service and leadership throughout the world. More than 4,500 students, including nearly 800 graduate students, enroll in ACU from 47 states and territories, and 41 nations. Visit www.acu.edu for more information.
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