Steven Warburton Senior LecturerUniversity of London

Patricia McKellar Senior LecturerUniversity of London

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More information at http://ereaderpilotproject.pbworks.com

eReaders and ePublishing for online learning

“An eReader and ePublishing platform for legal education - exploring the use of eBooks and eReaders in the delivery of digital legal learning materials.”

This project aims to discover whether an e-publishing platform, comprising e-reader and e-content, represents an effective delivery method for legal studies materials. The project is un-dertaking controlled pilots with three groups (UK, Singapore, Kenya) of stu-dents on the Undergraduate Laws Pro-gramme at the University of London. The objectives of the project are to:

1. Assess the e-reader as an effective device for delivery of resources;

2. Explore the key affordances of an e-reader/e-content delivery platform in relation to usability and learning;

3. Observe, catalogue and evaluate the changes in study patterns and learning behaviour when using e-readers as opposed to hard copy;

4. Investigate whether the e-reader can contribute to a sustainable edu-cational development agenda;

5. Assess ownership and scalability is-sues to help devise a usable model for transferability of outcomes;

6. Develop a set of good practice guidelines for the use of e-publish-ing platforms in education.

This project is supported by the HEA, UKCLE and University of London in partnership with Kobo Inc., Oxford University Press and Palgrave Macmillan.

for institutions• Establish a strong link wth students through

the eReader and ePublishing platform• Just in time delivery of learning materials• Push technology allows for timed release of

materials preventing information overload• Cost savings over time with digital copy super-

ceding print-based resources• Encourages local content development

for stakeholder partners• Publishers broaden access to core textbooks

and eBook catalogues• Authors and publishers assured of appropriate

digital rights management• Device manufacturers encourage use of eBook

stores and wider eContent• Educational community benefit from a sustain-

able approach to learning resource develop-ment and use

for students• Easy access to legal eBooks and eResources

in a lightweight form allowing for flexible and mobile study patterns

• eResources available across multiple platforms using associated eReader software client

• Ownership and portability combined within a single, easy to setup and use device

• Active participation in class via in-built web-browser

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