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The 6 technologies. Electronic Books. … Time to Adoption: One Year or Less. The book works really well. The book is the ultimate “ reader ” Inexpensive – You get free reader hardware with each physical book purchased No batteries needed Very durable So simple, a 2-year old could use it.
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Electronic Books … Time to Adoption: One Year or Less
The book works really well • The book is the ultimate “reader” • Inexpensive – You get free reader hardware with each physical book purchased • No batteries needed • Very durable • So simple, a 2-year old could use it • No other user interacts with the physical content more than students • Highlighting • Note taking • Bookmarking • Flipping • Multiple books a once
Reasons for Purchasing eBooks • 14% of students have purchased a digital product as part of their studies • Price is the primary factor • Only way to obtain the textbook [out of stock, preference by the professor, custom PDF type eBook that the professor created for sale]. • 18% of students who purchased an eBook did so because they enjoy the features • 10% of students who purchased an eBook did so because they had never used one and were curious
Improved Performance or Efficiency • Being able to search for a particular word or phrase in the textbook has improved my efficiency in studying. • I use my laptop extensively and take notes on it, so having a copy of the book on my laptop at all times helped me work on my class work whenever I want without having to worry about whether or not I have the book with me. • No 10-lb book to carry around = epic win. Top 5 Current Features, as rated by students: • Reading Controls (paging, zoom…) • Finding terms in a book • Creating Highlights and Annotations • Reviewing previously created Highlight and Annotations • Managing your Digital Library
Features Students Want • Search within and across content • Annotation/highlight and sharing of notes • Downloaded texts over online access - Flexibility of where and when they can access their books. • Integrationwith other course content including lecture notes, professor guidance…
The Reading/Studying Ecosystem Reader Platform Reader Textbooks Note Taking • Ecosystem • Commerce • Sharing • Messaging • Annotation Class/Study Notes Internet/Other Content Common Interface, Format and Smart Extracts Content Management Instructor Supplied Study Ad-ins Trade Books Periodicals Study Aids/Other Books
Digital Rights Management • DRM is a necessary part of a full featured e-reading solution • Major education publishers require a proven system of DRM • Due to content’s high price and students shared interest, higher education content is under greater risk of piracy • Components of DRM • Content distribution limitations • Print limitations • Copy/Paste limitations
Overall Research Conclusions • Given the opportunity, students are willing to experiment with reading and studying digitally. • When students do read and study digitally, results indicate that they find it as effective or more effective than studying with the physical book. • When students do read and study digitally, their responses to usability of features shows that their expectations are high. • Expect basic features to be as good as print experience (e.g., notes and annotations.) • Also, expect that there are compelling features that go beyond what is feasible in the physical book experience (e.g., tags across notes, organizational capabilities.)
Conclusions • E-Reading in higher education is more about e-studying than e-reading. • Evaluate solutions on the entire ecosystem • Hardware, e-Reading/Study Software • Available Content • Tablets and portable devices are currently satellites to a PC/Mac base. May change over time. • Constantly poll your students and faculty. • Don’t over commit--this is going to be a longer transition than other digital media.
Future Trends • As portable and tablet capabilities improve, so will their ability to support e-textbook content/platforms. • Content trends • There will be a blurring of lines between e-readers, LMS, and internet resources.
Mobiles … Time to Adoption: One Year or Less
ELI 2010 Online Spring Focus Session… Mobile Learning 2.0: The Next Phase of Innovation in Mobility Proceedings: http://net.educause.edu/Proceedings/1024403
Rapid growth in mobile applications and their interoperability with other tools
MOBILITY: AFFORDANCES Source: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet26/cochrane.pdf
Bucks’ Library AppSource: http://buckslib.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/bucks-unveils-first-mobile-app/
UC Irvine MedSource: http://www.imedicalapps.com/2010/08/uc-irvine-school-of-medicine-ipad/
EDUCAUSE Mobile Sprint- future of mobile computing - teaching and learning - mobile enterprise integration- privacy and security - infrastructure • Session Content: http://www.educause.edu/resources/mobile/webseminars • Mobile Sprint Site: http://educause.edu/mobilesprint
