e-pens project

We have recently secured a small amount of funding to purchase a number of smartpens and e-pens for evaluation by academic colleagues. We’ll be purchasing Livescribe Echos and Apcom e-pens. The aims of the project are:  To explore and evaluate the use of e-pens for feedback. To explore and evaluate the use of e-pens for [...]

How to use an e-pen for marking in Word

Here are a few ways in which a basic e-pen can be used for marking in Word: Mouse mode e.g. to open or save files Handwritten comments on the text. Adding ticks or circling words Ink comments Inserting comments automatically converted to print Highlighting Drawing diagrams The short screencast below shows how this is done. [...]

e-pens as an in-class tool

I’m looking forward to the ESTICT event at Bath in a couple of weeks, Engaging Students Through In-Class Technologies.   One well-established method of helping students engage with lectures is  annotation of slides  during the F2F session to add interactivity. Recently there has been a discussion on the ALT members list about potential tools which can [...]

apcom e-pen for e-marking

Recently I have been experimenting with an Apcom e-pen for e-marking.  These pens cost approximately £50 so, if you already have a Laptop or PC which you can plug the e-pen into, they are a much cheaper option than buying a Tablet, iPad etc. The first thing to say about the pen is that it [...]