Duke Distributes iPod Evaluation

Report is part of new digital initiative

Friday, June 17, 2005

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Durham, N.C. -- Duke University has released the results of an evaluation of the 2004-2005 Duke iPod First-Year Experience. A report on the evaluation, conducted by the Center for Instructional Technology (CIT), is available for download from the Duke iPod website .

The report details feedback from faculty, staff and students involved in the distribution of more than 1,600 iPods to incoming first-year students and their use in courses. In April 2005 Duke announced that preliminary information from the ongoing CIT evaluation contributed to the university’s decision to continue using iPods in the classroom for the coming 2005-2006 academic year. The iPod use is part of the Duke Digital Initiative, a wide-ranging technology effort including digital audio, images and video, collaboration tools and tablet and hand-held computing.