Enhancing Students? Learning In Electronic Engineering Technology Courses By Using Mobile Tablet Pc Technology

In this article, the authors address a modern method of instruction using the new instructional technology in the classroom. This project is funded by Hewlett Packard (HP) Higher Education Grant. The main objective of this project is to integrate the use of wireless/mobile technology in classroom instruction to improve teaching and learning. A wireless LAN (Local Area Network) composed of Tablet PCs was setup. Special interactive software was installed. The platform to deliver some of the EET (Electronics Engineering Technology) courses was developed. These EET courses were redesigned to adapt to the new system. Evaluations from the students showed that they are learning more and concentrating on the subject matter. They overwhelmingly gave positive feedback to this new instructional system. Feedback from all the instructors is positive as well. We plan to include more courses using this new system in the future.