Disc2b


 * Kindles and e-textbooks**

Attendees: NC A&T library, Duke CIT (2), UNC ITS, WFU Physics Dept. IT, UNC

Creating an interactive book, are you recreating an LMS? They were approached by (some publisher?) about creating content, and they would like to see them creating the content for ANY LMS. They are mostly interested in content that is non-proprietary. Faculty are cooperating to develop content together, where should that be kept?

UNC mentions using Sakai as a place to store e-content.

The tactile aspect, liking to have the physical book/paper. What about preparing for an exam or a particular class?

WFU Provost has a Fellow looking into a Kindle pilot. The library is trying to figure out how to loan books in Kindles.

Spanish 101 at UNC is currently hybrid course, for the online part they are using e-books. Students like this (they are using interactive books, with quizzes, etc.)

Resources for developing content in a "nice" format, can schools provide this?

NC A&T interested in buying some Kindles, for a literature class where they are going to read a bunch classics.

What about two devices - people already have one device (laptop), should they spend money on another device just for e-reading?

Will students who are more used to digital and online media eventually just get used to reading on screen and there won't be a need for the separate devices?

Whether people find e-books useful may depend on WHY they are using the e-books.