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iPad in Higher Education

iPad in Higher Education. Karen L. Francis. Interactive Textbooks. Digital Textbooks Software developers create interactive textbooks ScrollMotion CourseSmart Which Reader will the publishers use? iPad Kindle DX dual-screen enTourage eDge. Textbooks.

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iPad in Higher Education

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  1. iPad in Higher Education Karen L. Francis

  2. Interactive Textbooks • Digital Textbooks • Software developers create interactive textbooks • ScrollMotion • CourseSmart • Which Reader will the publishers use? • iPad • Kindle DX • dual-screen enTourage eDge

  3. Textbooks • Interactive textbooks – key to iPad in higher education • Neuroscience Publisher • Have not decided on this issue • Problem: Others have already copied textbook information (free pdfs) • Will students pay for the interactive text or choose the free pdf version??

  4. Apps creative & interesting: alluring students to the field • Netter’s Neuroscience Flashcards • Free version available for iphone not iPad • Medical version available for ipad ($39.99) • 3D Brain – interactive touch screen interface • 29 brain regions • Labels & descriptions • Neuromind • Digital Neurosurgeon

  5. Apps creative & interesting: alluring students to the field • Brain Tutor 3DUses rendered head and brain models that were created from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. Contains information about major parcellation schemes of the cerebral cortex, including lobes, gyri, sulci and Brodmann areas

  6. BSP Brainscience Podcast App - features interviews from leading scientists and writers from around the world

  7. Problems with Apps • iPhone apps available before iPad apps • Certain versions of apps are available on iPad • Netter’s Neuroscience (free version available) • Medical version – iPhone only

  8. iPad use in Higher Education • Top two reasons: • Apps are creative and informative – may allure students to the field • Interactive textbooks • Problems • Publishers are lagging behind in this area allowing others to post free pdf files (students may opt for this version) • iPhone apps seem to be available before iPad apps

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