Turn on the book: using affordance theory to understand the adoption of digital textbooks by university lecturers
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Paper/Presentation Title | Turn on the book: using affordance theory to understand the adoption of digital textbooks by university lecturers |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Smith, Debborah (Author), Brand, Jeffrey E. (Author) and Kinash, Shelley (Author) |
Editors | Carter, Helen, Gosper, Maree and Hedbrg, John |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Conference (ASCILITE 2013) |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISBN | 9781741384031 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://www.learntechlib.org/p/171216/ |
Conference/Event | 30th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2013) |
Event Details | Rank C C C C C |
Event Details | 30th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2013) Parent Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) Delivery In person Event Date 01 to end of 04 Dec 2013 Event Location Sydney, Australia Event Venue Macquarie University Event Web Address (URL) |
Abstract | Adoption of digital textbooks in higher education has been slower than was expected. This paper presents preliminary findings from a study conducted at a small Australian university looking into how lecturers use digital textbooks. The pilot research indicated that the slow uptake may be explained by academic perception; participants indicated a strong preference for printed books, particularly related to capacity for accessing content. This pointed to a definitional property in that they largely conceived of an etextbook as a digital replica of a printed book. Not all lecturers were aware of enhanced digital textbooks, but generally agreed that it could be advantageous to have such content integrated into a central resource. Lecturers furthermore acknowledged the need to understand the affordances of educational technologies and their application to learning and teaching. Affordances theory is used to consider the knowledge required to effectively implement the full range of resources available in digital textbooks. |
Keywords | eTextbooks, digital textbooks, affordances, enhanced ebooks, higher education, learning and teaching, innovation |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Bond University |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q47q9/turn-on-the-book-using-affordance-theory-to-understand-the-adoption-of-digital-textbooks-by-university-lecturers
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