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˿ƵAPP is pleased to announce it has been named an Apple Distinguished School for 2016–2018. ˿ƵAPPhas been recognized for its Digital World program, which gives students the opportunity to personalize their education in an enhanced technology environment.
“This designation affirms ˿ƵAPPas a leader in revolutionizing higher education in the twenty-first century,” said President Mark Lombardi, PhD. “Our innovative approach to personalized learning is a key reason for our unprecedented enrollment growth and our position as a nationally ranked university.”
The selection of ˿ƵAPPas an Apple Distinguished School highlights the University’s enormous success in creating an innovative learning environment designed to engage students and support their academic achievement.
“This designation affirms ˿ƵAPPas a leader in revolutionizing higher education in the twenty-first century.”
Through Digital World, all ˿ƵAPP undergraduate students are given free iPads in order to maximize and personalize their learning. The program emphasizes collaborative, problem-solving learning and creates a faculty-student partnership that puts students at the center of the learning. In order to support these efforts, ˿ƵAPPhas substantially upgraded its campus technology and is now in the top 10 percent of all connected campuses nationally.
˿ƵAPPhas also invested in faculty professional development to expand their understanding of best practices for incorporating iPads in the classroom. Eighty-five percent of faculty members completed Digital World training in the first year. This knowledge gives them the ability to guide their students by collecting real-time data on learning and create an atmosphere where every student can share and participate in the learning process, and is comfortable doing so.