Leading E-Text and E-Content Initiatives
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- Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
- Author(s) and Contributors:
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Author(s): Shelli Fowler Anastasia Morrone Veronica Diaz
- Source(s) and Collection(s):
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Sources(s): EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Collection(s): ELI Briefs
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Abstract
Many higher education institutions are considering whether to move from traditional textbooks to e-textbooks. The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Leadership Seminar, hosted at the 2013 ELI Annual Meeting, brought together a group of individuals from a variety of higher education institutions interested in e-texts/e-content and in leadership focused on that area. This ELI Brief describes the main areas of discussion at the seminar. The range of topics included initiating e-text pilot projects, broadening interest in open access resources, and strategies for rejuvenating interest in e-texts among potential adopters (faculty and students alike), particularly those who have not yet fully explored the range of affordances that differentiate e-texts from traditional textbooks.