"The Future of E-textbooks: A Symposium on the Influence of E-textbooks on Academic Life"
From: gerrymck <gerry.mckiernan_at_gmail.com>
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"The Future of E-textbooks" will consider various questions about teaching, learning, and
technology, as well as the economics and future business models of the e-textbook market.
Organizers say the arrival of Smart Boards, personal computers, and wireless printers has
begun to change the way that students interact with faculty and academic content. In
addition, the recent arrival of e-readers, tablet PCs, and smart phones may bring with it
the end of printed textbooks.
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The symposium will also feature a panel discussion with U-M faculty instructors doing
innovative work with electronic course materials, and another with a group of U-M students
who are participating in an e-textbook pilot project in one of their courses.
Friday, March 18th, 2011
9:00AM - 4:00PM
(Refreshments and lunch provided by Elsevier)
University of Michigan - Central Campus
Palmer Commons
917 Church Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
SPEAKERS & TOPICS
Bryan Skib, Associate University Librarian for Collections, University of Michigan Library
& Suzanne BeDell, Managing Director for Science & Technology Books, Elsevier: Welcome &
Opening Remarks
Maria Bonn, Associate University Librarian for Publishing, University of Michigan Library:
Responding to the Changing Textbook Terrain at the University of Michigan
Stephen Acker, Associate Professor, Ohio State University | Research Director, eTextOhio
Project: Avoiding the Tragedy of the Commons: Creating new business models for digital
textbook delivery that serve publisher, librarian, bookstore, faculty and student requirements
Natsuko Nicholls, Research Area Specialist Associate, MPublishing, University of Michigan
Library: Michigan Textbook Study and Pilot: A Research Perspective
Ken Brooks, Senior Vice President, Global Production and Manufacturing Services, Cengage
Learning:
The New Textbook: Moving Beyond Paper
Rafael Sidi, Vice President, Product Management for ScienceDirect, Elsevier: There's an
App for That! Empowering the Community for Better Outcomes
Panel Discussions
University of Michigan Faculty/Instructor Panel
Moderated by Scott Dennis, Humanities Librarian and Coordinator, Core Electronic Resources
at the University Library
Join us for a discussion with three instructors at UM doing innovative work with
electronic course materials. Learn how they developed their own course textbooks,
incorporate electronic texts into the curriculum and their vision for e-textbooks.
Tim McKay, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Physics
Brenda Gunderson, Senior Lecturer, Department of Statistics
Chris Gerben, Graduate Student Instructor / Graduate Teaching Consultant, Department of
English Language and Literature
University of Michigan Student Panel
Moderated by Jennifer Green, Manager of SAND, Government Information & Maps at the
University Library
Current UM students will talk about their use of e-textbooks for courses, including their
likes and dislikes, as well as their perspective on what would make e-textbooks viable in
the future.
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Received on Tue Mar 15 2011 - 03:06:58 EDT