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Grenoble sets up iPad Lab

News Barbara Ward - 07.16.2010

Grenoble Ecole de Management has announced to set up a new laboratory using 50 iPads in their MBA classes. In September 2010, 40 students will be selected to become beta testers. Amongst other innovations, the pedagogical advantages of the iPad are the major focus of the ‘Laboratory of Experimental and Innovative Pedagogy’

“For over 22 years, all students have been asked to have a PC – which is now offered by the school since 2008 - the question now is to find out whether the iPad will replace PCs.” explains Marc Humbert, head of the Innovation Laboratory.

Based on the results of these tests, new course contents and pedagogical resources will be made available to all at the Grenoble school. For example, the group will receive a preview of a new class on “Innovative Information Management”. Furthermore, apart from the iPad, in terms of pedagogical resources and tools, the students will also be testing all that is - serious games, mind mapping, e-Readers, smartphones & Microsoft SharePoint applications and the HP tablet.

“We want to imagine new ways of making use of the iPad: developing new applications, more intuitive use of its e-book reader, access to online classes and distance learning, giving access to faculty publications via the e-book store etc…” explains Béatrice Nerson, deputy director of the Grenoble school.

The aim is to examine how well the students and faculty use these resources and tools, get their feedback and as a result develop new pedagogical applications open to all.