Duke’s iPod Experiment, 6 Months Later

Duke gave their incoming class of freshmen iPods 6 months ago in a grand educational experiment. Now the Duke student newspaper takes a
look at how the experiment fared in the last six months and it looks like reviews are mixed.

The administration at Duke hasn't come up with a proper metric to measure the success, or lack thereof, of the project, but they hope to do so in 2 weeks and then take a rigorous look at the experiment. It seems that some students didn't even open their iPod, and are merely waiting for a year until they can give it to their mothers while others found the devices to be invaluable.

Professors of music and languages have taken to the technology like ducks to water, and have integrated them in their curriculum with great results, while other classes haven't done as well.