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E-books have been around since the early 1990s but have had a slow adoption by the higher education community. While e-books allow for the inclusion of richer media, providing a more interactive experience for the reader, the format, as well as access and copyright issues, are still currently evolving. Explore this resource site—a collection of all EDUCAUSE resources related to E-Books.
Articles, Papers, and Reports
- A Study of Four Textbook Distribution Models, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, December 2011. In preparation for campus-wide e-text adoption, Daytona State College completed a two-year comparative study of four textbook distribution models: print purchase, print rental, e-text rental, and e-text rental with e-reader device.
- Mobile Perspectives: On e-books E-Reading: The Transition in Higher Education EDUCAUSE Review, March/April 2011.
- 2011 Horizon Report, ELI/NMC, February 2011. Each year, the Horizon Report describes six areas of emerging technology that will have significant impact on higher education. This year electronic books are prominently featured in the report.
- The User-Driven Purchase Giveaway Library, EDUCAUSE Review, September/October 2010.
- Deploying Innovation Locally, EDUCAUSE Review, September/October 2010.
- E-Textbooks: “An Interesting Ride”, EDUCAUSE Review, March/April 2010.
- 7 Things You Should Know About E-Readers, ELI, March 2010.
- Digital Books and Your Rights: A Checklist for Readers, Electronic Frontier Foundation, February 2010
- E-Books in Higher Education: Are We There Yet?, ECAR Research Bulletin, January 2010
- 7 Things You Should Know About E-Books, ELI, November 2006
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- eTexts: A Perishable Opportunity for Higher Education?, EDUCAUSE Live!, January 2012. This EDUCAUSE Live! This program addresses the strategic, business, and policy implications for institutions in light of a changing world of consumer electronics and new models for digital educational resources such as eTexts, website tutorials, and other licensed content
- Digital Content in Higher Education – Practical Findings, ELI Web Seminar, March 2011 (ELI membership required) This webinar provides an overview of the digital textbook landscape as it currently exists and a glimpse into the emerging trends that will shape higher education digital content in the near future.
- Dealing with the Changing World of E-Textbooks, EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, October 2010. This video from E10 examines the current trends in textbook technology with respect to delivery platform options (iPad, Kindle, etc.), software format (electronic publication versus PDF), and pedagogical implications.
- Kindles in the Classroom: Theories, Practices, and Results in a Lower-Division English Course, ELI Annual Conference, January 2010. At California Lutheran University, the goal of the Kindle pilot project was to explore and identify the practices that would best optimize the Kindle's teaching/learning potential—a potential CLU recognized as promoting deeper student engagement in critical reading and writing.
- E-Readers and E-Textbooks: Current Reality and Future Possibilities, EDUCAUSE Live!, August 2009. This seminar addresses the current state of e-reader devices and their functionality as platforms for the delivery of e-textbooks, as experienced by Northwest Missouri State University in its 2008–2009 pilot study.
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A Study of Mobile Learning Trends at the U.S. Naval Academy and the Naval Postgraduate School
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January 28, 2013
Key Takeaways To plan for future mobile learning two military educational schools conducted a study of current mobile device ownership and use by their students. Survey re…
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Mobile Ramblings
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December 15, 2011
While attending the 2011 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference in Philadelphia, I was interviewed by Jennifer Sparrow, Director of Emerging Technologies and New Ventures at Virginia Tech. The following audi…
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Mobile-Enhanced Inquiry-Based Learning: A Collaborative Study
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December 15, 2011
Key Takeaways Mobile devices provide new opportunities to support student learning in addition to their more common entertainment uses of watching video or listening to music. T…
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Student-Community Collaboration to Construct Mobile Learning Games
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September 27, 2011
Key Takeaways Integrating mobile learning games into a graduate-level course at Appalachian State University built on the concepts behind constructionist pedagogy and service-lear…
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The Digital Swiss Army Knife
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April 7, 2011
Scott Perkins ( perkinss@acu.edu ) is Director of Research at Abilene Christian University. Michael Casdorph ( mcasdorph@georgiahealth.edu ) is Director of Instructional Support an…
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Grasping the Realities of Educating in the Digital Age
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April 7, 2011
Phil Schubert ( president@acu.edu ) is President of Abilene Christian University. Comments on this article can be posted to the web via the link at the bottom of this page. …
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[Mobile Perspectives: On change] Embracing Change: An Interview with Tracy Futhey
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April 7, 2011
As Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at Duke University since 2002, Tracy Futhey has presided over programs such as the pioneering Duke Digital Initiative…
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[Mobile Perspectives: On iPads] Why Mobile?
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April 7, 2011
Mary Ann Gawelek ( gawelek@setonhill.edu ) is Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Mary Spataro ( spataro@setonhill.edu ) is Director, Center for Innovative Teaching, and Phil Komarny ( komar…
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[Mobile Perspectives: On e-books] E-Reading: The Transition in Higher Education
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April 7, 2011
David McCarthy ( dmccarthy@book.com ) is Director of Product Management for Digital Education at Barnes & Noble. Comments on this article can be posted to the web via the link at…
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[Mobile Perspectives: On teaching] Mobile Literacy
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April 7, 2011
David Parry ( dparry@utdallas.edu ) is Assistant Professor of Emerging Media and Communications at the University of Texas at Dallas. Comments on this article can be posted to the web vi…
