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Subject: [WEB4LIB] ETextbooks Widely Used, But Banned In Some Classes
From: "McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]" <gerrymck () IASTATE ! EDU>
Date: 2012-03-27 1:11:24
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Colleagues/
Students embrace the Technologies But ...
IMHO > Some Teachers Are Luddites [:-(]
/Gerry
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But in 2012 at Fresno State, not everybody is necessarily on board. Ignacio Gonzales, \
a fifth-year Spanish major with a focus on pre-med, has had his Barnes & Noble Nook \
for two months now, but has not used it for eTextbooks as much as he thought he \
would.
“I was looking for a cheaper way to get my books,” Gonzales said. “I had assumed that \
I’d be able to get my books a lot cheaper through the Nook. I was assuming the PDF \
files would be substantially less expensive than the hard copy but that isn’t always \
the case.”
[snip]
There are many instructors who don’t accept or allow electronic media in the \
classroom at all.
“I have said, ‘OK, I’m not allowing electronic devices,’” said drama instructor Gregg \
Dion.
“But now we have the Kindle Fire and iPads,” Dion said. “So now, how do I know that \
somebody is looking at their text in class and not looking at ESPN or email?”
A student at the Madden Library said she had one of her textbooks on her Kindle, but \
her instructor did not allow tablets like the Kindle in the classroom.
Whether tablets are embraced or banned can also depend on the class topic. \
Mathematics, engineering and the sciences appear to favor eTextbook use.
English education major José Ruiz bought his iPad two semesters ago primarily to take \
advantage of eTextbooks.
“I use it for documents so it saves money to not have to print stuff out and to have \
it right there,” Ruiz said. “I’ve bought four books for this semester. And I plan to \
buy more next semester. For one, they’re cheaper and you don’t have to carry them \
around. You have them in one place.”
Ruiz makes use of the advanced features of eTextbooks, especially the cloud features.
“Yes, I use the cloud,” Ruiz added. “Sometimes if I’m not reading it on the iPad I \
can read it on my iPod Touch. I have a Kindle app so I can save them on the iPod or \
even on a computer.”
Source Avaiable At
[ http://bit.ly/GUVA0E ]
Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
and
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University
152 Parks Library
Ames IA 50011
http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/
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<p>Colleagues/</p>
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<p>Students embrace the Technologies But ...</p>
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<p>IMHO > Some Teachers Are Luddites [:-(]</p>
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<p>/Gerry </p>
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<p>[snip]</p>
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<p><strong>But in 2012 at Fresno State, not everybody is necessarily on \
board</strong>. Ignacio Gonzales, a fifth-year Spanish major with a focus on pre-med, \
has had his Barnes & Noble Nook for two months now, but has not used it for \
eTextbooks as much as he thought he would.<br>
<br>
“I was looking for a cheaper way to get my books,” Gonzales said. “I had assumed that \
I’d be able to get my books a lot cheaper through the Nook. I was assuming the PDF \
files would be substantially less expensive than the hard copy but that isn’t always \
the case.”<br>
<br>
[snip]<br>
<br>
<strong>There are many instructors who don’t accept or allow electronic media in the \
classroom at all.</strong><br> <br>
“I have said, ‘OK, I’m not allowing electronic devices,’” said drama instructor Gregg \
Dion.<br> <br>
“But now we have the Kindle Fire and iPads,” Dion said. “So now, how do I know that \
somebody is looking at their text in class and not looking at ESPN or email?”<br> \
<br> A student at the Madden Library said she had one of her textbooks on her Kindle, \
but her instructor did not allow tablets like the Kindle in the classroom.<br> <br>
Whether tablets are embraced or banned can also depend on the class topic. \
Mathematics, engineering and the sciences appear to favor eTextbook use.<br> <br>
English education major José Ruiz bought his iPad two semesters ago primarily to take \
advantage of eTextbooks.<br> <br>
“I use it for documents so it saves money to not have to print stuff out and to have \
it right there,” Ruiz said. “I’ve bought four books for this semester. And I plan to \
buy more next semester. For one, they’re cheaper and you don’t have to carry them \
around. You have them in one place.”<br>
<br>
Ruiz makes use of the advanced features of eTextbooks, especially the cloud \
features.<br> <br>
“Yes, I use the cloud,” Ruiz added. “Sometimes if I’m not reading it on the iPad I \
can read it on my iPod Touch. I have a Kindle app so I can save them on the iPod or \
even on a computer.”</p> <p> </p>
<p><strong>Source Avaiable At </strong></p>
<p><strong></strong> </p>
<p>[ <a href="http://bit.ly/GUVA0E" \
target="_blank">http://bit.ly/GUVA0E</a> ]</p> <p> </p>
<p>Gerry McKiernan</p>
<p>Associate Professor</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>Science and Technology Librarian </p>
<p>Iowa State University</p>
<p>152 Parks Library </p>
<p>Ames IA 50011</p>
<p> </p>
<p><a href="http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/" \
target="_blank">http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/</a></p> <p> </p>
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