HCC Innovation Grant - results on the use of Kindles in the classroom

1. HCC Kindle PilotA Chancellor’s Innovation Grant 2009-2010

2. About the project Through the Chancellor’s Innovation Grant a pilot program was offered through Houston Community College Southwest allowing students to revolutionize their classroom experience and save money by using Apple’s newest innovation, the iPad. The program allowed a select group of students the use of an iPad for the semester to download a copy of their textbook and lectures– completely for free. Project Goals: Determine whether current eBooks and eBook readers would work well pedagogically in a college classroom Determine whether current eBooks and eBook readers would stand up to student use (and abuse) Determine whether eBooks and eBook readers are cost effective and reduce student textbook costs

3. Estimated cost savings (from the grant narrative)

4. The Project Project web page and LMS: http://swc2.hccs.edu/kindle

6. Indentify the student’s availability of technology at home

7. Indentify the student’s attitude towards e-Readers

9. Indentify the student’s availability of technology at home

10. Indentify the student’s attitude towards e-readers

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13. Pre-Assessment Student Survey I spend on average $______ per textbook? Many students based this answer on a per semester cost and not book cost. Throwing out every answer above $150 and every answer below $45, the average textbook cost was $103 (based on 66 responses).

14. The Kindle

15. The Kindles – Fall, Spring, Summer 9.7 inches Started out at $599 and now it is $379 Includes free 3G network Non-glare screen Holds up to 3500 books, articles PDF reader Read to me – text to voice Large selection of books from Amazon Lower cost for books – free book samples

16. Popular Kindles now 6 inch - $189 3G + Wi-Fi – best choice if you do not have an Internet connection. This kindle uses the 3G network or Wi-Fiand can be used in over 100 countries. 6 inch - $139 Wi-fi – best choice if you have a access to a wireless internet network or Wi-fi hotspot.

17. Apple iPad $499 Not just a reader Apps – thousands Mail Photos Videos - Youtube Games iPod iTunes Calendar Notes – keyboard Maps iWork

18. Results from Study

19. Latest Study Results 8/8/2010

20. 1. What did you like best about the eBook pilot? (Rank the items in terms of importance)

21. 2. What did you like best about the eBook pilot? OTHER RESPONSES

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25. 3. What did you like least about the eBook pilot? (Rank the items in terms of importance) Note: the Kindle uses a proprietary format, AZW. The open standard format is epub

26. 4. What did you like least about the eBook pilot? OTHER RESPONSES (Please write in your response below)

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30. 5. What should the institution do differently regarding eBook environment? (Please write in your responses)

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34. 6. How was the implementation of the eBook Kindle DX initiative in the class?

35. 7. What features should eReaders have.. (answer all sub questions)

36. 8. What features should eReaders have immediately? (rank in order of importance with 1 being the most)

37. 9. What other features should eReaders have?

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39. 10. What are you willing to pay for an eBook?

40. 13. What are you willing to pay for an eReader device?

41. 14. Which do you prefer?

42. 15. Rank your "display" preferences in order of importance with 1 being the most important

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44. 22. I am currently enrolled in _____ course

45. The Instructors for the Pilot Cali Lewis from MEVIO'sGeekBrief TV Laurel Lacroix - English Stephen Dessens- Chemistry Paul Garcia - Biology Susan Goll – English and Philosophy

46. Some Questions for the Instructor(s) What strategies did you use in your course to take advantage of the Kindle? What innovations in pedagogy did you develop to take advantage of the Kindle? What hardware problems did you experience, if any? What software problems did you experience, if any? What kinds of student problems did you have and what were the solutions? What kind of document and document conversion problems did you have, if any? Was training adequate? If not, can you suggest improvements? Once the pilot is over, would you consider using the Kindle in your classes? What is your overall impression of ebooks in the classroom? Did the Kindle and ebooks provide any advantage to your teaching and to your students? What was you overall assessment of ebooks and the Kindle in the classroom this semester?

47. Kindle Classroom Policy

48. Spring 2010 - Comparison In Spring 2010, the project was extended to evaluate eBook student learning (a course using eBooks) compared to traditional textbook student learning (the same course number using printed textbooks).

49. Class Comparison Results – Spring 2010

50. http://www.apple.com/ http://www.entourageedge.com/ The Instructor(s) – Part III Updates and the Future? http://southwest.hccs.edu/southwest/hcc-and-ipad-the-future-of-the-classroom