3. 1. Premise
ePub based micro-learning is based on some hypotheses:
1. E-ink based e-readers will become highly available, affordable, mass market
commodities.
2. Every K-12 student in public school systems will be able to afford (and have)
a basic e-ink e-reader.
3. Classroom learning through conventional textbooks can be complemented
and/or partially replaced by:
• ePub based micro-learning experience
• Micro-textbooks that can be adopted in a modular format throughout
the academic year
• Micro-learning experience will be more flexible and adaptable to
students pace and needs
• Micro-learning experience can help accelerate students’ learning
• Micro-learning experience can be individually tailored to every student
4. 2.
• E-ink based digital ebook readers (e.g.: Amazon Kindle,
Barnes and Noble Nook) continue to fall in price every
year.
• They are also becoming more accessible, available,
affordable and ubiquitous with every passing year.
5. Source: ZDNet
• The same trend is clearly seen across all ebook readers.
• A US$ 20 basic ebook reader could be a reality by Q4 2013.
6. 3.
• ePub as a publishing format is becoming
mainstream.
• With tools like Calibre available, importing to and
exporting from ePub format is now very easy
• ePub documents render easily and consistently
across all e-ink e-readers.
7. 4.
• Self-publishing is considered as relevant a channel as big publishing
houses
• The next wave of self-publishing will be around liberating educational
content, textbooks and classroom teaching/learning materials.
• Courses offered on websites like Skillshare, Udemy and The Great Courses
have already started the trend,
9. ePub based micro-learning will create a unique
ecosystem…
Create micro- Select and
learning content and customize
textbooks appropriate content
for every student
Authors Teachers
Market My One place tracker
for students,
Place Learning teachers and
Free and federated parents to track
marketplace for progress, customize
ePub content buying content and update
and selling devices
11. ePub micro-learning targets three audiences…
Teachers
• Create customized micro-learning for every student
• Choose to replace and/complement conventional textbooks using ePub based micro-textbooks and
learning content
• Author micro-learning content that works for them and profit from their expertise and experience
Students
• Follow a highly customized trajectory and learning path through the academic year
• Include subject areas that interest them
• Prevent summer learning loss by staying connected with learning experience every day, through out the
year
Parents
• Collaborate with children and their teachers in creating an individual learning plan every month
• Help their children with the learning experience
• Collaborate with other parents online
13. Relevance of ePub micro-learning in K-12 classrooms
1. Every student will have a low-cost e-ink reader.
2. ePub micro-learning can replace large textbooks
with smaller, focused, modular learning content
3. A wide spectrum of teaching/learning methods can
be seamlessly stitched together using a single device
– Flashcards
– Textbooks
– Summary sheets
– Interactive quizzes
– Cram notes
14. Example of a micro-learning experience
1. Modular text
2. Progressive
images
3. Flashcards
for new
concepts,
vocabulary
and
terminology
4. Summary
sheet
5. Interactive
quiz
15. Why ePub based micro-learning is better?
• Low cost, affordable devices
• Easy to maintain, easy to replace hardware
• Zero-distraction learning environment – unlike high end tablets like iPad
etc.
• ePub based learning is content rich, unlike app-based learning
• Teachers can create, publish and use content that works for them
• Collaboration potential for teachers, students and parents
• Free and federated marketplace for ePub content will bring cost of learning
materials down significantly
• Individual plan for every student which can be customized on demand
• Real time progress tracking, updates and feedback for teachers, students
and parents
19. How the ePub micro-learning
experience ecosystem can evolve…
• MOOC integration
• Integration with existing learning content e.g.
Khan Academy
• Potential for creating social learning
• Potential for creating a collaborative learning
environment
• 1:1 training, teaching, coaching and mentoring
• Multiple languages, native language support
