I have read an article at http://www.macworld.com/article/44138/2005/04/duke.html about how Duke University has been giving some 1,600 incoming freshman 20GB IPods. The students use these IPods in many different forms. Some professors allow the students to download large programs and take them home to use for homework. I believe this is a very generous idea. Some professors also have some students gather in groups and report their collective thoughts on a topic rather than them all writing a paper together. He said the results and material were outstanding.
Other useful ways in which the IPods are being used is podcast lectures. When a student misses a lecture, that's it they miss it. So now many professors at Duke are recording their lectures and putting them out as podcast for those who miss class. Also not just for those who miss class, but, when they have time to kill such as riding the bus or driving to work they could be re-listening to the lecture. This could help students understanding tremendously!
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