From Textbook to iBook: Creating Course Materials Using iBooks Author

Track:

Tools for Learning

Time:

10:00 – 10:40 am

Location:

President’s III

Presenter:

Sandra Valnes Quammen, Lecturer and Coordinator French 1 & 2, Romance Studies

Session Information:

Students in French 111 (Accelerated Elementary French) used their iPads to, among other things, access instructor-created content made available in ebook form using Apple’s iBooks Author. Sandra will present examples of the types of materials created and will discuss instructor and student responses to these materials, the benefits and challenges of using iBooks Author to create course content, and the usefulness of such materials as a supplement to, and perhaps eventually a replacement for, the traditional textbook.

Author: Randy Riddle

Randy Riddle is a Senior Consultant in Duke Learning Innovation and consults with faculty in the Social Sciences on pedagogy, learning, student assessment, and integrating technology into teaching practices. His professional interests include active learning, “flipped” classroom methods, inclusive classroom strategies, and integration of e-learning tools, social networking, video and multimedia, and data visualization into the daily work of teaching. View all posts by Randy Riddle