Digital Textbooks: The Next Paradigm Shift in Higher Education?

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Heider, K., Laverick, D. & Bennett, B. (2009). Digital Textbooks: The Next Paradigm Shift in Higher Education?. AACE Journal, 17(2), 103-112. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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AACE Journal
ISSN 1065-6901
Volume 17, Issue 2, April 2009
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)  Chesapeake, VA

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Authors

Kelly Heider, DeAnna Laverick, Bethany Bennett, Indiana University of PA, USA

Abstract

In recent years, college instructors have begun to abandon traditional approaches to instruction, which merely transfer knowledge from faculty to students, for cutting-edge strategies, which allow students to construct their own learning. This change in instructional strategy has also brought about a change in the tools which are used for instruction. As students gain more control over their learning, they also want to have more control over the tools that guide their learning. In many ways, the traditional textbook is no longer satisfying the needs of today’s students. Consequently, students and faculty members are beginning to look for an alternative. Digital textbooks provide promise, but will they replace their print counterparts? The following article attempts to answer this question by exploring the evolution of textbooks from medieval times to the present day. The authors suggest that digital textbooks have a promising future in higher education.

Keywords

• Change
• Post Secondary Education
• Faculty
• Students
• Educational Technology
• Instructional Design
• Instructional Materials
• Human Computer Interaction

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