How eBook Authoring for Tablets Inspires Students

Jeffrey Brand jbrand@bond.edu.au

@jbrandinoz

Mobile Learning = Authentic Learning

How to make textbooks have INTRINSIC value - get students to write them! • The class and context • Using Blackboard • Using iBooks Author • Results • DBR Project

About this presentation

iPad, Keynote, Goodreader, Blackboard Mobile Learn, Dropbox, Safari, Telstra and Mog ... "made entirely* on the iPad" ...and the great people I work with every day! *except iBooks Author Screens

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COMN13-311 Computer Games Industry and Policy

10 - 20 students Enrolled final year Under-developed academic resources Lift the veil

About the Subject and Students

Constructivist, social, experiential learning... "Let's co-author a book!"

Workflow

Production Inclusion Assets

Pre-production The assignment Review Conversion

Post-production Tweaking Previewing Publishing

The assignment Review Conversion

Pre-production

Inclusion Assets

Production

Tweaking Previewing Publishing

Post-production

Let's Have a Look!

Participation - more engagement Attitudes - positive Grades - no change Learning - authentic

Reactions & Outcomes

Participation

Attitudes

Grades

Learning

Word or Pages, not PDF Require Release Forms (+ or -) with Submissions Clearer standards Copyright declaration Strict Template

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