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![Change in study strategies
Changing strategy The e-book reader changed my way to keep notes and made my
study more effective. Before, I used my laptop to write a lot of
in keeping notes notes because I feel I will forget the whole thing if I don’t take
them down. But taking notes is time-consuming and not that
effective because I never really use the notes. With the e-book
reader … I can remember where the material was and go back to
the module on the e-reader and look through it. As a result of
that, I didn’t take a lot of notes and I don’t think that it [not
taking notes] makes a difference to my study.
Changing strategy The e-book reader has changed my approach to how I do
assignments to some extent. Previously, I started my assignments
for reading and after I’ve done all the readings from print. I now start from the
approaches to assignment and then read the material. I’m being more selective
now in what I’m reading, and it’s saving me time in a way.
assignments Before I just tried to read everything, I worked a lot harder
before but I didn’t really get the grades.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/ebooksereadersdistanceed-121029120636-phpapp01/85/Embedded-E-books-and-E-Readers-in-Distance-Learning-10-320.jpg)
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- 1. Embedded E-books andE-Readers in Distance Learning Terese Bird Learning Technologist and SCORE Research Fellow Beyond Distance Research Alliance, University of Leicester MobiLearnAsia 2012 24-26 October, Sentosa, Singapore www.le.ac.uk
- 2. What will wetalk about? • Learning advantages of e- readers in DUCKLING project • Criminology iPad and app – one-iPad-per-student • Caveats of e-readers • How to do it • Future-gazing
- 3. DUCKLING: Delivering UniversityCurriculum: Knowledge, Learning and INnovation Gains • 3 distance programmes in 2 disciplines: – One MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, Education – Two MSc in Occupational Psychology, Psychology • 4 technologies: Podcasting Wimba Voice Board Sony E-book readers Second Life http://www.le.ac.uk/duckling
- 4. Purposes of usinge-book readers • Increase curriculum flexibility • Accommodate demands of mobile learners • Maximise limited study time • Increase access to essential readings • Cost-saving Photo by Irish Typepad on Flickr
- 5. The pilot andresearch 28 Sony PRS-505 e-book readers, pre-loaded with course materials and podcasts, given to 17 TESOL and 11 OP students Instruments TESOL OP Total Blackboard Survey 17 11 28 Cognitive mapping 9 3 12 Interviews Causal map
- 6. Course material conversion epubbud.com Calibre.com
- 7. Flexibility and mobility Small,compact size Continue reading, Bookmark Portability Capacity Photo by Kzeng on Flickr Access from a single Readability device without internet Easy on the eyes Long battery life Photo by Yummy Pancake on Flickr
- 8. Maximise study time I am using the e-reader to access the unit materials everyday I find that the reader has become an integral part of my day in particular situations Photo by Ed Yourdon on Flickr I do a lot of readings during transit and waiting periods from my e- book reader I've also gotten into the habit of carrying my reader with me everywhere, and if I'm in a situation where I'm waiting for 20 minutes I will automatically open the reader. Photo by Ton Zijlstra on Flickr
- 9. Cost-saving for students •Causal map: – Saving costs in printing
- 10. Change in studystrategies Changing strategy The e-book reader changed my way to keep notes and made my study more effective. Before, I used my laptop to write a lot of in keeping notes notes because I feel I will forget the whole thing if I don’t take them down. But taking notes is time-consuming and not that effective because I never really use the notes. With the e-book reader … I can remember where the material was and go back to the module on the e-reader and look through it. As a result of that, I didn’t take a lot of notes and I don’t think that it [not taking notes] makes a difference to my study. Changing strategy The e-book reader has changed my approach to how I do assignments to some extent. Previously, I started my assignments for reading and after I’ve done all the readings from print. I now start from the approaches to assignment and then read the material. I’m being more selective now in what I’m reading, and it’s saving me time in a way. assignments Before I just tried to read everything, I worked a lot harder before but I didn’t really get the grades.
- 11. Co-existence with otherdevices, personal preferences I use my laptop and books for conducting My reading habits are research because cross-referencing is highly situational speedy and intuitive. I still print out materials when I want to make notes. I don’t use my e-book reader on public transport or when travelling because those environments are too noisy to read. I prefer to use my e-book reader at Photo by Games Accessories on Flickr home when I have a quiet time. I use my iPhone if I want a quick check of the materials.
- 12. Conclusions and furtherresearch • Support for mobile learners • Easier access, better learning? • Additional functions, better learning? • Greener? Photo by Katsuyuki Namba on Flickr
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- 29. Student Evaluation Summaries •“iPad is built for this type of distance learning study” • Very positive for convenience, immersive multimedia, new ways of working, paperless, no- internet-required • 8 out of 13 respondents reported using the iPad more than the LMS • Wi-fi a problem in some regions (Africa); will use 3G iPads next cohort • Amazon books cannot be purchased in some countries
- 30. Two new distanceprograms • Another one-iPad-per-student but completely DIY using iBooks Author • Attempted one-Kindle-Touch-per-student did not happen
- 32. How to makeebooks • Epub: Word -> html -> Calibre -> epub • Epubbud.com • Epub is good for all e-readers except Kindle • Kindle Mobi: Word -> html -> Calibre -> mobi • IF iPad, then ibooks using iBooks Author, or stick with pdf • IF you need for every single kind of device: use iBooks Author for ibooks and pdf, and Pages for epub. But you must cut and paste afresh into Pages. If you must use Windows, use InDesign.
- 34. iTunes U Coursesmake it easy
- 35. The Future? Photo by opensourceway on Flickr
- 36. The Future isApple … for now … sort of • Worldwide customer service • Infrastructure • Apple is making it easy • IF you have confidence in another tablet hardware, just post your epub and pdf docs on a website, students will use tablet to connect to website, and you have it sorted. Photo by cattias.photos on Flickr
- 37. With thanks forprior work to… • Ming Nie • Gabi Witthaus • Kelly Barkland • Alejandro Armellini
- 38. MSc in LearningInnovation http://go.le.ac.uk/mscli
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