Tablet-assisted education incorporating group activities in a university

Abstract

This paper deals with utilizing tablets for university education incorporating group activities. Ideathons for undergraduates were held in 2017 and 2018 at Ehime University, Japan. When holding an ideathon, we had to meet some requirements such as appropriate and prompt team organization considering interest and characteristics of the students. In order to meet those requirements, tablets were distributed to students and faculty members. The tablets were used for organizing teams, answering a survey, sharing files, and using the Internet. As a result, we received positive feedback from the students in the survey conducted after the ideathon.

Keywords

• education
• tablet
• ideathon
• group activity
• team organization