Student: Amanda Ludwig
Traditional, tangible, hard-copy textbooks are slowly becoming a thing of the past. In place of a textbook is the new and improved e-book, an electronic book in digital format for display on a computer screen or handheld device. Schreiner University has been working to create and implement an e-book policy for textbooks. This policy began in the Fall 2012 Semester as a pilot series for the CHEM 1301 and IDST 1101 classes. As with any new idea, there are varying opinions on the use, affect, and impact of e-books.
Once the students had a full semester’s experience using e-books, the students in both courses were asked to complete a survey in which they answered questions regarding their learning abilities using an e-book, their experience with an e-book, the usefulness of the e-book when studying, and the factors that caused them to purchase an e-book. Aside from the student’s perspective, input was also given by faculty members and staff at Schreiner University on the transfer from traditional textbooks to e-books.
Overall, the results from the survey and from the interactions with the faculty and staff were very interesting and different than expected. In the end, the goal of the research is to better understand the e-book trend as an emerging technology and how the Schreiner community reacts to using e-books.
Schreiner Achievement Showcase 2013 