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Multimedia book vs. eTextbook
By Hongxin Yan April 10, 2014 - 4:14pm Comments (2)
Educators and Students are still arguing on hardcopy textbook and eTextbook. The two format both got some pros and cons, and people have their own preferences. In terms content, currently eTextbook is identical to the hardcopy version. Usually, only text and images are contained inside.
However, if we change the eTextbook to Multimedia Book, would the responses be different? Multimedia Book can have text, images, audio, video, animation, even simulation and many other interactive elements. Because of the advantage from these various of media types, I think more students would prefer the Multidmedia Book.
My point is, if we are talking about embedding multimedia book into our course, there might not be so much argument.
Hongxin Yan
Learning Designer at Athabasca University (AU); Doctoral Student at University of Eastern Finland (UEF)
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Hi Hongxin,
I realize your post may be more focused on multimedia than the screen vs. paper debate, but I'm on a rampage about AU's e-text intitiave (forcing e-text is absolutely unethical), so thought I'd share my thoughts:
Screen is shown to be both more energy intensive to read and more difficult to navigate vs. paper. E-text is great for searching, but paper is more conducive to learning. Also, a significant percentage of people suffer from eye strain, dizzyness, and headaches from prolonged screen use.
Here's some info you might find interesting:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/reading-paper-screens/
Shawn
- Shawn Stanley
Thank you Shawn for sharing your thoughts and the article. I do feel for this sentence: " ... people consistently say that when they really want to dive into a text, they read it on paper." Whenever I found a good article and decide to read it closely, I print it out. Maybe it is fair to say screen is for browsing, paper is for reading?