Professor to teach with iPod touch

Timothy Ryan, an associate professor in the School of Public Health Sciences and Professions, plans to complement his lectures by distributing them to students equipped with iPod touches in his Introduction to Industrial Hygiene class this Spring. This trial run is a first at Ohio University, USA.

The lectures, which will be a combination of video and slides and have been specifically formatted for the iPod touch, will come preloaded on the device. The students are expected to watch and review the lectures before class to allow for a better use of class time.

“When it is time for class, we are going to restructure that time,” Ryan said. “It will be more engaging, more questions and answers and exercises. The talking at you has been done already.”