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Farrell on Tablet PC Panel at National Conference

Dakota State University assistant professor Tom Farrell served as a panelist at the annual EDUCAUSE conference in Orlando, October 18-21. The EDUCAUSE conference brought together more than 7,000 information technology (IT) professionals in higher education, vendors who offer services to that market, and media professionals who cover the higher education IT sector.

Farrell was part of a panel that discussed the uses of the Tablet PC in the classroom.  Students at Dakota State University receive the tablets when they register for classes, and many instructors have designed curriculum to use the tablet technology in their courses.

The panelist included: L to R

John Cowie, Senior Director, Education Strategy for Gateway (Moderator)

Tom Farrell, Associate Professor College of Business and Information Systems Dakota State University

Ken Graetz, Director of E-Learning Winona State University, Winona, MN

Marina Leight, Vice President, Education Center for Digital Government and Education Publisher, Converge

David Berque Associate Professor of Computer Science DePauw University Greencastle, IN

Pat Paulson Associate Professor of Management Information Systems Winona State University, Winona, MN

Joel Benware Chief Technology Officer Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany, NY

Chris Malone Assistant Professor of Math and Statistics Winona State University, Winona, MN