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The e-textbook pilot is a collaboration between Information Technology and the Faculty of Law which will offer e-textbooks as an option for first year students in one or more of their modules and extended to the postgraduate programme in Public and Development Management at SPL. The introduction of e-textbooks will allows us to explore the strength and weaknesses of the e-reader technology and to determine the usefulness of the technology in the classroom.
Students require flexible mechanisms to have access to their academic resources, access to learning managements system, library resources and any academic or information resources is a requirement for on or off campus. The goals of the e-textbook pilot with the Law Faculty and School of Public Leadership (SPL) are:
· Explore the current strengths and weaknesses of the e-reader technology
· To determine the usefulness of this technology in the classroom
· Reduce the high cost of traditional textbooks and increase the attractiveness of e-textbooks
· Evaluate the availability of the e-textbook resource on more than one device
· Increase the usage of the required e-textbooks through institutional purchase.
The drivers for the pilot of e-textbooks include the electronic delivery of course material as a possible replacement of traditional printed textbooks, the adoption of e-reader technology as part of the curriculum renewal and meeting the technology expectations of the knowledge economy.
Are you involved in any e-book initiatives on campus? Share your story with us by sending an e-mail tobits.bytes@sun.ac.za.
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Die e-handboek loodsprojek is ʼn gesamentlike poging tussen Informasietegnologie en die Regsfakulteit. Die projek beoog om aan eerstejaarstudente in een of meer van hulle modules e-handboeke as ʼn opsie te bied. Dit sal ook uitgebrei word na die nagraadse programme by die Openbare- en Ontwikkelingsbestuur by SPL.
Deur middel van die bekendstelling van e-handboeke sal ons die sterk- en swakpunte van e-leser tegnologieë asook die bruikbaarheid van die tegnologie in die klaskamer kan bepaal.
Studente benodig buigsame meganismes om toegang tot hul akademiese hulpbronne leerstelsels, biblioteekbronne en enige ander inligtingsbronne op en af van kampus te hê. Die doelwitte vir die e-handboek loodsprojek saam met die Regsfakulteit en Skool vir Openbare Bestuur is:
- Ondersoek die huidige sterk- en swakpunte van e-leser tegnologie.
- Om vas te stel wat die bruikbaarheid van hierdie tegnologie in die klaskamer is.
- Verminder die hoe koste van tradisionele handboeke en verbeter die estetiese kwaliteit van e-handboeke.
- Evalueer die beskikbaarheid van die e-handboek hulpbron op meer as een toestel.
- Verhoog die gebruik van die verlangde e-handboeke deur middel van institusionele aankope.
Die motivering vir die e-handboek loodsprojek sluit die elektroniese aflewering van kursusmateriaal as ʼn moontlike vervanging van gedrukte, tradisionele handboeke in, die inbruikneming van e-leser tegnologie as deel van die kurrikulum hernuwing en om die tegnologiese verwagtinge van die kennis-ekonomie te vervul.
Is jy betrokke by enige e-boek inisiatiewe op kampus. Deel jou storie met ons deur e-pos te stuur aan bits.bytes@sun.ac.za.
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