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Charting Our Way Through Oceans of Digital Content. eLCC 2012 Karen Kaemmerling Donna Hall. Presenters. Karen Kaemmerling Associate Dean, Behavioral and Social Sciences Karen.Kaemmerling@cccs.edu Donna Hall Instructional Design Team Coordinator Donna.Hall@cccs.edu. Options.
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Charting Our Way Through Oceans of Digital Content eLCC 2012 Karen Kaemmerling Donna Hall
Presenters • Karen KaemmerlingAssociate Dean, Behavioral and Social SciencesKaren.Kaemmerling@cccs.edu • Donna HallInstructional Design Team CoordinatorDonna.Hall@cccs.edu
Digital Content Models • Open Content • eBook
CCCOnline Courses - Fall 2011 • 243 courses/1,038 sections • 95 (39 %) – digital content and/or eBook • 10 – Open content • 2 – NROC • 75 – Pearson • 8 – Wiley • Summer 2013 – 126 courses digital content and/or eBook
Challenges • Acceptance of an eBook or no book • Communication with all parties involved • ADA compliant materials • Reliable 3rd party vendors • Technical support • Browser compatibility • Training
Solutions • Be positive • Weekly and/or monthly meetings • Stand ground on ADA compliance • Train faculty • Have troubleshooting plan
Advantages • Eliminates “I don’t have the book” • Saves students money • Available anywhere/anytime • Additional materials available (videos, podcasts, etc)
Disadvantages • Must have internet connection • Lose touch/feel of book • Publishers may not deliver what is expected • Students don’t have access to ebook when course finishes
Student Feedback Surveys • Data back to 2008 • Average Age of CCCOnline Student=28 • Please choose *only one* of the following: • strongly agree (5) • agree (4) • neutral (3) • disagree strongly (2) • disagree (1)
Where are we now • Discuss current environment for this model. What are the current challenges and solutions? http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2236/ebook-reading-print-books-tablets-ereaders
Contact Information • Karen.Kaemmerling@cccs.edu • Donna.Hall@cccs.edu