Title: Advanced learning and ICT: new teaching experiences in university setting

Authors: Fabio Bertarelli, Matteo Corradini, Giacomo Guaraldi, Sergio Fonda, Elisabetta Genovese

Addresses: Universita degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Vignolese 905/b, 41125 Modena, Italy. ' Universita degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Vignolese 905/b, 41125 Modena, Italy. ' Universita degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Vignolese 905/b, 41125 Modena, Italy. ' Universita degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Vignolese 905/b, 41125 Modena, Italy. ' Universita degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Vignolese 905/b, 41125 Modena, Italy

Abstract: The digital board is thought of as a tool that has limited use, primary or secondary school or in a situation of learning for the handicapped. This case study aims to show how these new tools can be used in for higher learning, in scientific and technical universities. The current software available on the market and its use with these tools foresees originality in the approach to teaching in the future. The article explores the use of advanced innovative technology in the lecture hall for effective teaching and learning. The digital whiteboard tool is a flexible and powerful didactic instrument that can greatly enrich the experience of both the learner and the lecturer. This article will explore a completed case study, a case study still in progress and future possibilities.

Keywords: digital boards; whiteboards; advanced learning; higher education; scientific universities; higher learning; technical universities; software; originality; advanced innovative technology; ICT; information technology; communications technology; lecture halls; didactic instruments; learners; lecturers; experience enrichment; Modena; Reggio Emilia; Italy; disabled students; automatic repositories; disabilities; Masinde Muliro; science; Kenya; technology enhanced learning.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTEL.2011.041281

International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 2011 Vol.3 No.4, pp.377 - 388

Published online: 26 Feb 2015 *

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