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Longwood University Farmville, Virginia
Technology-enhanced education increases student motivation and attendance |
Overview
Award-winning Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, believes the key to the success and personal growth of its students is a well-rounded experience that includes citizenship and a rigorous, technology-rich education. With the recent completion of its technology-enhanced Science Center in early 2006, Longwood is committed to the continuing success of its 4,000 students.
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“I do know that I am having consistently good attendance since starting to use the Sympodium – slightly, but noticeably better than before I was using it.”
– Dr. Jeffery Peden, associate professor of computer science
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Challenge
Longwood University needed an easy-to-use technology that would encourage spontaneous, interactive lectures and would be accessible for faculty with physical disabilities.
SMART Solution
Longwood University installed 37 Sympodium interactive pen displays in all the classrooms in its new technology-enhanced buildings.
Results
Faculty with a range of physical abilities can quickly and easily incorporate student responses into lecture presentations and save the annotations for future use. Students are more motivated to attend and participate in lectures.

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