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Many universities see the Apple (AAPL) iPad as the next frontier for e-reading devices in the classroom. “The iPads are coming,” says Darden’s Koenig, who says he expects to see many students toting their iPads to class next fall. Some business schools are already starting to use the iPad in the classroom. IMD business school in Switzerland announced this week that it has already started using the iPad in the classroom. The school piloted the iPad in an executive education program with Allianz Global Investors at the beginning of May, and feedback from the faculty, staff and students was “overwhelmingly postive,” says IMD Professor Bettina Buchel. “I think this device will revolutionize executive education. “Other schools will likely follow suit, especially as the iPad becomes more prevalent on campus next year after more students pick them up over the summer, says Gray, of the National Center for Technology Innovation. ”I would hate to be the person at Kindle watching the explosion of the iPad,” Gray says. “I think the Kindle is going to have to pedal pretty quickly to find itself competitive with the iPad. It’s a game changer.”