Work in Progress: Analysis of Mobile Technology Impact on STEM-Based Courses, Specifically Introductions to Engineering in the Era of the iPad

Abstract

received his B.S. and Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso with a special focus on data communications. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Mr Perez has been teaching the Basic Engineering (BE) BE 1301 course for over 5 years. Lead the design for the development of the new BE course (now UNIV 1301) for engineering at UTEP: Engineering, Science and University Colleges. Developed over 5 new courses, including UTEP technology & society core curriculum classes specifically for incoming freshman with a STEM background. Mr. Perez has six years of professional experience working as an Electrical and Computer Engineer providing technical support to faculty and students utilizing Undergraduate learning center (UGLC) classrooms and auditoriums. Mr. Perez is committed to the highest level of service to provide an exceptional experience to all of the UGLC Instructors and students. Mr. Perez enjoys working on the professional development of the students' employees at the UGLC. He shares with his student employees his practical experience in using electrical engineering concepts and computer technologies to help in everyday real-world applications. Mr. Perez has worked with the UTeach program at UTEP since its creation to streamline the transition process for engineering students from local area high schools to college by equipping their teachers with teaching strategies and technologies each summer. Oscar enjoys teamwork, believes in education as a process for achieving lifelong learning rather than as a purely academic pursuit. He currently works on maintaining, upgrading and designing new computer classroom systems. Mr. Perez is inspired because he enjoys working with people and technology in the same environment.

The impact of an iPad-supported annotation and sharing technology on university students' learning

“…In addition, where existing research into iPad impact on student performance does exist (e.g. Perez et al, 2011), our work is able to contribute a more nuanced measure of performance. Rather than seeing performance as a single or aggregate measure, this research distinguishes between the different kinds of learning demonstrable within the final exam and, through this sensitive measure, is better positioned to understand student performance in this context.…”

“…Though student perceptions and attitudes are well understood, the impact of tablet use in the classroom on student performance is poorly understood. One study shows that the tablet had no impact on student learning at all (Perez, Gonzalez, Pitcher, & Golding, 2011). A recent systematic review (Nguyen et al, 2015) shows existing studies of tablet use within the post-secondary education are typically exploratory, small in scale, or 'one-off' studies that are unclear as to the impact the device is having on learning.…”

An evaluation of university students' latent and self‐perceived digital competence in the use of mobile devices

“…The tablet is a device that can foment greater student involvement (Diemer, Fernandez, & Streepey, 2012; Fontelo, Faustorilla, Gavino, & Marcelo, 2012). Nevertheless, Perez, Gonzalez, Pitcher, and Golding (2011), have found that tablet use among students does not substantially improve academic performance.…”