?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Wireless+Handheld+Computers+in+the+Preclinical+Undergraduate+Curriculum&rft.creator=Ganger+BS%2C++Anand+C.&rft.creator=Jackson+Ph.D.%2C+Matt&rft.subject=MEO+Peer+Reviewed&rft.description=+This+report+presents+the+results+of+a+pilot+project+using+wireless+PDAs+as+teaching+tools+in+an+undergraduate+medical+curriculum.+This+technology+was+used+to+foster+a+transition+from+a+passive+to+an+interactive+learning+environment+in+the+classroom+and+provided+a+solution+for+the+implementation+of+computer-based+exams+for+a+large+class.+Wayne+State+Medical+School+recently+provided+model+e570+Toshiba+PocketPCs%C2%AE+(personal+digital+assistants+or+PDAs)%2C+network+interface+cards%2C+and+application+software+developed+by+CampusMobility%C2%AE+to+20+sophomore+medical+students.+The+pilot+group+of+preclinical+students+used+the+PDAs+to+access+web-based+course+content%2C+for+communication%2C+scheduling%2C+to+participate+in+interactive+teaching+sessions%2C+and+to+complete+course+evaluations.+Another+part+of+this+pilot+has+been+to+utilize+the+PDAs+for+computer-based+exams+in+a+wireless+environment.+Server+authentication+that+restricted+access+during+the+exams+and+a+proctoring+console+to+monitor+and+record+the+PDA+screens+will+be+described+in+this+report.+Results+of+a+student+satisfaction+survey+will+be+presente&rft.date=2003-02&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2835%2F1%2Ft0000031.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ganger+BS%2C+Anand+C.+and+Jackson+Ph.D.%2C+Matt++(2003)+Wireless+Handheld+Computers+in+the+Preclinical+Undergraduate+Curriculum.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2835%2F