Out with the old, in with the shiny, new and high-tech.
Students at CDI College and Vancouver Career College will be using iPads as their primary learning tool this year, replacing the enormous cost and weight of textbooks that have burdened young scholars for generations.
This will be the first and largest rollout of iPads in post-secondary institutions across Canada, with over 1,300 devices being distributed to students starting Thursday.
Drew Lawrenson, vice-president of senior council for the schools, says the institutions have been working for two years to develop a complete understanding of what the students would benefit from most.
“This is a great opportunity for students,” says Lawrenson. “The iPads are user-friendly with extensive resources included to learn how to use and get the most out of them.”
The iPad only weighs 1.3 pounds and will already be loaded with eTextbooks for students’ enrolled courses, complete with highlighting and book-marking capabilities and an Internet connection for research.
The tablets are included at a discounted price in students’ tuition and are theirs to keep at the end of their studies.
“This is the way of the future,” says Lawrenson. “We are hoping to eventually see 100 per cent of programs using this tool.”
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