Ballarat University, Victoria

Interactive whiteboards are not only changing Australian schools but making a giant impact in Australian universities as well. SMART Board™ interactive whiteboards are becoming the way to teach in higher education and are being implemented quickly in educational institutions around the country. A number of universities and TAFEs understand the importance of teaching their students technology to prepare them for their futures by offering them an introduction to the nature of technology they can expect in their professional career.

Creating an interesting education for the next generation of young professionals.

Unlike primary and secondary school students, university students attend their classes by choice as they prepare themselves for their professional careers. Their dedication to their studies should be recognised as their studies are highly complex. Introducing SMART Boards into lectures and tutorials maximises the impact that lessons have and creates higher level of retention – a task which can be very difficult for some university students when presented with tedious task.

Rupert Russell from Ballarat University initially chose SMART for the features that made it stand out above the rest. Russell believes the quality and features of Notebook software, the support that SMART and ELECTROBOARD provided as well as the finger touch tool made the SMART Board a worthy choice.