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Nigel Robertson

Electronic textbooks: set to take over? | University Affairs - 13 views

www.universityaffairs.ca/extbooks-set-to-take-over.aspx

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shared by Nigel Robertson on 23 Dec 09 - No Cached
  • Nigel Robertson on 23 Dec 09
     
    Good article on the emergence of e-textbooks in education and the affordances they offer.
Lisa Johnson, Ph.D.

Nelson (2008) "E-Books in Higher Education: Nearing the End of the Era of Hype?" - Educ... - 0 views

www.educause.edu/redir.asp

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shared by Lisa Johnson, Ph.D. on 03 Jun 08 - Cached
  • Lisa Johnson, Ph.D. on 03 Jun 08
     
    As colleague Rhonda Epper described, "There is also an excellent article in this month's issue of Educause Review on Ebooks in Higher Education. The author speculates more widespread adoption in the next several years, but he says there needs to be an "iPod equivalent" for the e-reader, which has not yet arrived. He also talks about the cultural shift that is happening from print to digital. "
Mary Beth Messner

Can college students learn as well on iPads, e-books? - USATODAY.com - 4 views

www.usatoday.com/...08-10-ebooklearning10_CV_N.htm

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shared by Mary Beth Messner on 11 Aug 10 - Cached
  • "In today's ADD society, textbooks are pleasantly single-dimensional and finite," says Jeff Olson, vice president of research for Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, whose team conducted observational studies. "When I asked study participants why they didn't use their laptops to look something up, I heard some version of 'because that's my distraction.' "
  • A host of research over the past decade has shown that even the option to click hyperlinks to related material can create confusion and weaken understanding.
Glenn Hoyle

LETSI Blog - Who Needs Teachers? - 1 views

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shared by Glenn Hoyle on 19 Jun 09 - No Cached
  • Who Needs Teachers? The elearning zeitgeist is that teaching is passé: Google opens the door to all the world’s knowledge. The “sweet-spot” in corporate training, we are told, is rapid conversion of PowerPoints and SME-created podcasts. E-textbook and enterprise software publishers insist that what students need is better access to digital resources.
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