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students don’t miss out. At the University of South Wales, one course provides tablets to arriving students, which they keep throughout their studies and beyond. Another uses shared iPads to support groupwork and seminar presentations among undergraduates in nursing. Such schemes have been found to improve confidence, collaboration and presentation skills. Students are also better able to capture learning events for revision. The benefits for teaching and learning


oſten drive the move towards BYOD in the first place.


Simmons says: “Common reasons behind


the decision are oſten the need to provide cutting-edge technology to help achieve high standards, or making the learning environment both fun and engaging for students. It’s also well recognised that students’ concentration and engagement levels are much higher in learning environments using technology.”


So what kinds of activities can people do using their own devices?  creating apps and learning materials


for other students  students accessing institutional data, such as information about their own progression  staff offering a borderless classroom, sharing resources via the cloud  researchers building their own virtual collaborative environments in the cloud  better engagement with business and community stakeholders via shared services.


Some specific groups of learners might especially benefit, such as those who will be using those skills with students later.


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