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With e-books becoming an increasingly everyday and high-profile technology, how can they be used to best effect to help develop literacy skills, cultivate a love of reading, provide greater accessibility to texts for all, and offer portable access to a vast range of resources?
Specifically written with the adult learning sector in mind, this invaluable, straightforward guide takes you through the advantages and effective features e-books have to offer. The text covers what you need to know about investing in e-book technologies: how to take advantage of the features e-books offer for your learners; the options available including dedicated e-readers, tablets and smartphones, and the costs, technical and management issues; real-world case studies of current uses and experiences in adult learning settings; current research and projects; and pointers on innovative uses of e-book technologies.
With a chapter also containing useful links, this book is all you need to know about introducing e-books to your learning provision.
Contents
How to use this book: Who is it for?
1. Introduction to e-book readers
2. Examples of use in adult learning, including good practice for accessibility and inclusivity
3. Current research and projects
4. Impact, issues and benefits
5. Why should a curriculum manager invest in this technology?
6. Features comparison table of e-book readers
7. Technical information, other devices and software
8. Innovative uses
Useful links
About the authors
Sandie Gay is e-learning facilitator at Staffordshire University and an e-learning and digital technologies consultant and trainer, with experience as an adult literacy teacher and trainer for Adult Learner Support qualifications.
Tina Richardson is manager of the Skills for Life Professional Development Centre at Staffordshire University, and programme leader for Additional Diplomas in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector.
With e-books becoming an increasingly everyday and high-profile technology, how can they be used to best effect to help develop literacy skills, cultivate a love of reading, provide greater accessibility to texts for all, and offer portable access to a vast range of resources?
Specifically written with the adult learning sector in mind, this invaluable, straightforward guide takes you through the advantages and effective features e-books have to offer. The text covers what you need to know about investing in e-book technologies: how to take advantage of the features e-books offer for your learners; the options available including dedicated e-readers, tablets and smartphones, and the costs, technical and management issues; real-world case studies of current uses and experiences in adult learning settings; current research and projects; and pointers on innovative uses of e-book technologies.
With a chapter also containing useful links, this book is all you need to know about introducing e-books to your learning provision.
Contents
How to use this book: Who is it for?
1. Introduction to e-book readers
2. Examples of use in adult learning, including good practice for accessibility and inclusivity
3. Current research and projects
4. Impact, issues and benefits
5. Why should a curriculum manager invest in this technology?
6. Features comparison table of e-book readers
7. Technical information, other devices and software
8. Innovative uses
Useful links
About the authors
Sandie Gay is e-learning facilitator at Staffordshire University and an e-learning and digital technologies consultant and trainer, with experience as an adult literacy teacher and trainer for Adult Learner Support qualifications.
Tina Richardson is manager of the Skills for Life Professional Development Centre at Staffordshire University, and programme leader for Additional Diplomas in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector.