Murphy, Angela and Martin, Neil and Farley, Helen (2012) Using e-readers to increase access to course content for students without Internet access. In: ASCILITE 2012: 29th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education: Future Challenges, Sustainable Futures, 25-28 Nov 2012, Wellington, New Zealand.
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Abstract
There have been mixed reviews about the potential of e-readers to enhance higher education. At first glance, e-readers appear to have significant potential to provide students with access to course content and learning materials. There are a number of considerations and obstacles to be addressed, however, before these devices are ready for widespread adoption. This paper reports on a pilot study using e-readers to provide students without internet access, with access to electronic course content. Course readings were converted into ePub format and were made available to a cohort of 16 incarcerated students via e-readers. This paper provides an overview of the steps undertaken as well the challenges and obstacles encountered in converting the readings to ePub format.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Commonwealth Reporting Category E) (Poster) |
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| Additional Information: | Copyright © 2012 Angela Murphy, Neil Martin and Helen Farley. The author(s) assign to the ascilite and educational non-profit institutions, a non-exclusive licence to use this document for personal use and in courses of instruction, provided that the article is used in full and this copyright statement is reproduced. The author(s) also grant a non-exclusive licence to ascilite to publish this document on the ascilite website and in other formats for the Proceedings ascilite 2012. Any other use is prohibited without the express permission of the author(s). |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | e-readers, diversity and inclusion, ePub, incarcerated students, digital divide |
| Fields of Research (FOR2008): | 13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130306 Educational Technology and Computing 13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130399 Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified 10 Technology > 1099 Other Technology > 109999 Technology not elsewhere classified |
| Subjects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Socio-Economic Objective (SEO2008): | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970113 Expanding Knowledge in Education C Society > 94 Law, Politics and Community Services > 9404 Justice and the Law > 940408 Rehabilitation and Correctional Services C Society > 93 Education and Training > 9301 Learner and Learning > 930102 Learner and Learning Processes |
| ID Code: | 22359 |
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| Deposited On: | 03 Dec 2012 14:59 |
| Last Modified: | 21 May 2013 13:56 |
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