Register for the free EDUCAUSE Live! webcast:
"E-Readers and E-Textbooks: Current Reality and Future Possibilities"
1-2pm U.S. Eastern Time, Wednesday, August 26. No charge, but registration required. Archived for future (re)viewing.
Speakers: Jon T. Rickman
Vice President of Information Systems
Northwest Missouri State University
Roger Von Holzen
Director, Center for Information Technology in Education
Northwest Missouri State University
Summary:
This seminar will initially address 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. The presenters will then explore the full capabilities of e-textbooks for online, blended, and face-to-face classes, along with key practical considerations with respect to costs, infrastructure, and academic issues.
And for a popular-press report on the Kindle, see this New Yorker article:
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