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Storyboard for Multimedia Presentation on E-Textbooks

Storyboard for Multimedia Presentation on E-Textbooks. By: Melinda Duckett. The Future of Textbooks. What problem or need existed that gave rise to e-textbooks?. Research on e-textbooks. There were several pilot studies conducted among universities to test this new innovation.

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Storyboard for Multimedia Presentation on E-Textbooks

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  1. Storyboard for Multimedia Presentation on E-Textbooks By: Melinda Duckett

  2. The Future of Textbooks

  3. What problem or need existed that gave rise to e-textbooks?

  4. Research on e-textbooks • There were several pilot studies conducted among universities to test this new innovation. • Northwest Missouri State University became the first public university to offer all of its textbooks electronically • The majority of students indicated through research that e-textbooks outperformed regular tangible textbooks • Overall 47% percent of students preferred the tangible textbook over the e-textbook, but were willing to reconsider • Cost played a big part in the decision making process

  5. Intended Audience • The intended audience was college or post high school level students

  6. Commercialization • Publishers are eager to be part of the experiment • Innovation is considered to be “General Motors Moment” (Young, 2009) • Amazon marketed Kindle, but Sony as well as publishing companies have marketed their own version of an e-book.

  7. First novel offered through e-book

  8. Knowledge Stage of Adoption • During the pilot study at Northwest Missouri State University, students were offered the rental of e-textbooks instead of the usual textbook rental. • Students didn’t care about the e-textbooks, they just wanted textbooks for class under this agreement.

  9. Persuasion Stage of Adoption • There were many advantages to adopting the e-textbook. • One of the many advantages of the e-textbook that persuaded students to adopt the innovation was the fact that students did not have to carry all of the required books to class. • The e-textbooks could be accessed from anywhere at any time and students didn’t have to worry about their books being stolen.

  10. Advantages of E-Textbooks copies won’t get stolen Can be accessed anywhere at any time Don’t have to worry about there being enough books in the bookstore to rent Students like the idea of not having to carry around 20 or 30 pound books Key word searching is an important feature Cheaper than a printed textbook Disadvantages of E-Textbooks no page numbers, but location numbers Difficult to make notes within the margin Time consuming to locate sections within chapters Slow navigation Highlighting is not an option Text support Problems with internet servers Decision Stage of Adopting

  11. Implementation Stage for Adopting • Initially the e-textbook was used in one class to determine its usefulness and whether or not students would like it better than a printed copy • It proved to be very useful as students were able to be fully prepared for class because all required text were available online • Fifth grade students at our school, do not have to take their heavy books home, but can access the book online. Therefore, parents have determined that it is very useful.

  12. Confirmation Stage of Adopting • The university mentioned in the study, that they decided to continue its e-textbook rental program and look for other ways to enhance current electronic offerings. • Many publishers have decided to offer an e-textbook as an option or an alternative to buying a printed book.

  13. E-book Timeline 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 2000 1971- Project Gutenberg is the first digital library 1993- Zahur Zapata develops the first software to read digital books 1985-1992 Bob Stein starts Voyager Company Expanded Books and books on CD-ROMs. 1990-Web boosts the internet 1995-Amazon.com is the first online bookstore 2003-E-books sold worldwide On Time!

  14. E-Book S-Curve Number of adopters

  15. Institute for Experienced Teachers Complementing our successfulInstitutes for New Mathematics Teachers Teaching Tips from Experienced Teachers

  16. Teachers Superintendent of Schools Change Agents parents

  17. Critical Mass = We Made It!

  18. Why do people need an e-textbook?

  19. References • Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of Innovations (5th Ed.). New York: Free Press. • Guess, Andy. (2008). Retrieved September 14, 2009 http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/01/03/ebbooks • Diffusion and Integration of Technology in Education. Laureate Education, Inc. (2008). Baltimore: Author

  20. References Continued • Rickman, J. T., Holzen, R., Klute, P. G., & Tobin, T. (2009). A campus-wide e-textbook initiative. EDUCAUSE, 32. • Young, Jeffrey R. (2009). Six lessons one campus learned about e-textbooks. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 55(39),A18.

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