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Use of Handheld Devices and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) in Higher
Education
The personal digital assistant (PDA) and handheld computers have been
around since the mid-1990s, but only in the last few years have they
made their way into higher education. Medical schools across the country
have thoroughly embraced the gadgets as a requirement for medical
students. One by one, undergraduate programs are jumping on the PDA
bandwagon, starting slowly with pilot projects and PDA requirements for
students in the computer science and engineering schools.
EDUCAUSE has identified papers, presentations, and Web sites concerning
the use of handheld devices and PDAs in higher education that may be
useful to the higher education community. Many of these links have been
contributed by EDUCAUSE members. If you have additional resources you
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PDA Programs at Universities
Developing an Enterprise Wireless/Palm Computing Strategy
<http://www.educause.edu/asp/doclib/abstract.asp?ID=CMR0129>
Session presented at the CUMREC Conference, 2001. This presentation
discusses how to develop a strategy regarding handheld and wireless
devices, including training, support via a help desk, purchasing
assistance, application training, installation assistance, and security
issues.
Little guys make a big splash: PDA projects at Virginia Commonwealth
University <http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=500956.501001>
This paper describes some of the innovative health-related PDA projects
under way at VCU, which include a project involving medical students who
were given PDAs loaded with various medical reference software to use in
their work with patients, a Nurse Anesthesia project that uses video
clips of procedures downloaded to PDAs for quick reference by students
in the field, and a creative use of PDAs and scanners to record
attendance during grand rounds in the Department of Surgery.
Palm Computing at Virginia Commonwealth University
<http://www.educause.edu/asp/doclib/abstract.asp?ID=SAC0112> This
session also concerns the VCU PDA projects at the School of Medicine.
This session was presented at 2001 Seminars on Academic Computing.
Mobile Devices (Palm OS, Pocket PC, Windows CE Handheld) Project
<http://www.its.uiowa.edu/cs/sp/pda/PDA-ProjectHomePage.html>
In the fall of 2001, the University of Iowa's Information Technology
Services, in partnership with the University Libraries and the College
of Business, researched interest within the university community for
services and support of mobile devices (Palm OS, Pocket PC, WinCE
handheld devices). The project has concluded the investigative phase.
This page includes links to the project description, executive summary
report, and other resources.
Palm Initiative: A Two Year Experiment
<http://www.educause.edu/asp/doclib/abstract.asp?ID=CMR0228>
Session presented at the CUMREC Conference, 2002. The University of
South Dakota was first in the United States to provide Palm handhelds to
all freshmen, medical students, and law students. The university worked
with Palm to implement the program and select software for use in
coursework. This presentation will describe the process, what is
working, and what is not.
The Pittsburgh Pebbles PDA Project <http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~pebbles/>
The Pebbles Project at Carnegie Mellon University is exploring how PDAs,
such as a device running PalmOS or the Microsoft Windows CE or Pocket PC
operating systems, can be used when they are communicating with a
"regular" personal computer, with other PDAs, and with computerized
devices such as telephones, radios, microwave ovens, and factory
equipment.
Pocket PCs in the Learning Environment: The UMD Experience
<http://www.educause.edu/asp/doclib/abstract.asp?ID=EDU0253> Session
presented at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, 2002. The University of
Minnesota Duluth College of Science and Engineering (CSE) issued Compaq
iPAQs with 802.11b wireless capability to 252 engineering and computer
science students and 50 faculty in fall 2001. ITSS provided wireless
networking and iPAQ configuration, distribution, training, and repair.
CSE faculty developed applications and class assignments. The
presentation described experiences and plans.
UT@2015: A Pocket PC Experience
<http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EQM02211.pdf>
An interactive wireless handheld computing project at The University of
Texas at Austin offers the Chancellor's Council a look into the future.
Support Policies and Service Level Agreements for PDA Users
PDA Support Policy <http://www.ecu.edu/itcs/policies/pdapolicy.htm>
PDA support policy for East Carolina University.
PDA Service Level Agreement
<http://www.cmsu.edu/infoserv/documents/index.cfm?pg=p_pdapolicy.htm>
Central Missouri State University's SLA for PDA users.
PDA Support Policy <http://www.apu.edu/imt/pda_policy.php>
PDA support policy for Azusa Pacific University.
PDA Support Policy <http://www.gvsu.edu/it/policy/pda.htm>
PDA support policy for Grand Valley State University.
Supporting and Integrating PDA Technology on Campus
<http://www.educause.edu/asp/doclib/abstract.asp?ID=EQM02311>
A strategy that includes a standard, support, and training for PDAs can
put a campus in control of how the technology is used in the enterprise.
PDA Resources and Articles Concerning Medical Student Users
The Personal Digital Assistant: A Doctor's Best Friend
<http://ect.downstate.edu/pda/>
This resource serves as a quick primer on PDA's and their potential uses
in medicine, specifically, for rotations.
PDA based client/server NICU patient data and charting system
<http://faculty.washington.edu/pth/NICU-PDA.PDF>
This paper describes the design, software and hardware selection, and
preliminary testing of a PDA-based patient data and charting system for
use in the University of Washington Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
PDA Bibliography
<http://www.library.vcu.edu/tml/bibs/pdabibliography.html>
This bibliography provides a lists of resources on how health care
providers are using PDAs for data collection, treatment guidelines,
documentation, calculations, patient monitoring, and practice management
applications, including scheduling appointments, calendar, and address
book
PDA Headquarters at the Library of Health Sciences
<http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/lhsp/temp/pda.shtml>
A PDA resource page on the University of Illinois Peoria Health Sciences
Library site. This page includes PDA grant program reports, link to the
Yahoo PDA discussion list, and PDA medical applications.
PDA Resources <http://library.kumc.edu/resources/PDA.htm>
A PDA resource page that lists sites for medical software downloads and
health related PDA information.
University of Rochester Medical Library PDA Resources
<http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/miner/links/pdalinks.html>
A PDA resource page that includes information on devices and
peripherals, health care resources, tips and lists sites for medical
software downloads and health related PDA information.
General Resources for PDA Users in Higher Education
How PDAs Work <http://www.howstuffworks.com/pda.htm>
This "How Stuff Works" site includes information on how PDAs work, what
they can do, features, where to buy, manufacturers, FAQs, cool facts,
books, and much more information.
pdaED.com <http://www.pdaed.com/vertical/home.xml>
This site includes articles, news, discussion forums, and product
information on PDAs.
PDA Symposium: The New Academic Essential
<http://itc.utk.edu/pda/readings.shtml>
A list of linked readings from a symposium on PDAs at the Univeristy of
Tennessee.
Purchasing a PDA? <http://www.isu.edu/~semejenn/pda/buypda.html>
A list of questions and resources concerning purchasing a PDA.
Other Online Resources from EDUCAUSE
* Personal Digital Assistants Constituent Group
<http://www.educause.edu/memdir/cg/pda.html>
* Information Resources Library
* Handheld Computers
<http://www.educause.edu/asp/doclib/subject_docs.asp?Term_ID=354>
* Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
<http://www.educause.edu/asp/doclib/subject_docs.asp?Term_ID=554>
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