Widening Access to Digital Textbooks

Ebooks 2015: etextbooks, elearning and econtent7 May 2015, UCL

Andy Alferovs, Managing Director

About Kortext

2012Started with pilot projects.

2013First trading year.

2014Awarded major contracts 0 20,000+ students using the Kortext platform.

20154 fold growth. Contracts to serve 45,000+ students.25+ universities

The UK’s leading digital textbook

platform

Why the Growth?

Widening Participation

Achieve Strategic Goals

Retention & Progression

Matthew Lawson, Head of Library and Learner Development

Middlesex University

“The project has a simple aim; to provide a free ebook to every student for each module which they study.

This is a clear message for the Student Recruitment team to communicate to prospective students, and also

demonstrates support for the student learning experience in the provision of essential resources.”

Enhanced Student Experience Improve

Learning Outcomes

Achieve Strategic Goals

Professor John Joughin, UEL Vice Chancellor

“We are delighted to be putting support directly in the hands of our students and providing them with a state-of-the-art learning platform for the duration of their studies.

Our support for equality of opportunity is one of UEL’s defining values, and providing our entire first-year intake

with Samsung tablets – preloaded with core textbooks and links to virtual learning resources – ensures there is a level

playing field for all of our students.”

Access to Content

1. Get lecturers engaged with the content

2. Engage the students3. Get students using the content 4. Introduce the bells and whistles

Successful Digital Engagement

Source: UKSG Webinar

Analytics Engagement & Outcomes

Analytics – Summary Reports

33%

67%

eBook Usage - BYOD

Device Online

1,648,181 reading interactions to date

66%

34%

eBook Usage - Device Provision

Device Online

893,970 reading interactions to date

Analytics – Targeted Reports

Accessed Book ; 103; 41%Unaccessed

Book; 151; 59%

Access to an individual titleStudents who have accessed the book

Accessed Book Unaccessed Book

Future Development Standardised Content Formats

Ultimately it’s about students having access to the

right content anywhere, any device.

Thank you Any questions?