For the Miami University Digital Expo

1. Building an ePub documentfor iBooks and other e-readers Dr. Jerry Gannod http://elgg.csi.muohio.edu/mlc Twitter: @miami_mlearning

2. Remember these? Miami Mobile Learning Center 2

3. “You Will” (1993) Miami M-Learning Center 3

4. US Trends Miami Mobile Learning Center 4

5. Ownership of Internet Enabled Handheld Device Among US College Student Internet Users Miami Mobile Learning Center 5 Source: EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research, ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2010.

6. M-Learning Staying relevant while promoting learning Miami Mobile Learning Center 6

7. What is M-Learning? 24/7 Learning Anytime Anything Anywhere M-Learning provides an experience that is: Personalized Authentic Situated Trying to meet students where they are and in a context that allows us to engage them anywhere and anytime Facilitate active learning Leverages mobile platform Creates new opportunities Miami Mobile Learning Center 7

8. ePub Book Sources Epub Books Epubbooks.com Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page Miami Mobile Learning Center 8

9. Requirements iDevice(iOS3.2 or newer) Computer with iTunes Word Processing Software Pages for Mac Works Best Open Office with Writer to e-Pub extension Microsoft Office Miami Mobile Learning Center 9

10. Recommended Pages for Mac OSX $20 Dropbox for iDevice and host computer Free Calibre if you don’t have Pages Free and available for all platforms Miami Mobile Learning Center 10

11. Decisions ePub…. If layout isn’t a concern Text is most important aspect of the document ….or PDF? Want to preserve the layout of a file such as a flyer, manual, or document with multiple illustrations Miami Mobile Learning Center 11

12. Overview Steps: Create Document Can include images, video, and hyperlinks Export to epub format or pdf Miami Mobile Learning Center 12

13. Overview Steps (continued) Upload to the iDevice using iTunes by dragging file to iTunes library section Miami Mobile Learning Center 13

14. Detailed Process Download the ePub Best Practices document http://bit.ly/9bt0Pa Delete contents of the sample document and add your own content Apply paragraph styles to format content Add pictures, audio, video, and hyperlinks Miami Mobile Learning Center 14

15. Other Solutions If using Microsoft Word, can convert as follows Steps: Create Document Save As… Docx or HTM (if using Calibre) Convert to epub format: http://iiiconverter.com/ Miami Mobile Learning Center 15

16. Demo With Pages With Microsoft Word As PDF AS HTM Via iTunes Via Dropbox Miami Mobile Learning Center 16