Module 5 Blog Post 4
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I have been interested in learning about ebooks and books on tape and the impact they have on learners. I am a more hands on learner and feel having paper print in front of me is more useful and helpful to me. I would also like to learn about the impacts that audiobooks have on learners if any. Everyone learns differently and by listening to books on tape does it benefit students who have trouble reading otherwise? Ebooks have so many advantages in today's world with all the technology that is readily available.
This article explains the changing world of access to scholarly digital content in the mobile environment. The article also explains the challenges faced by the library as online distance learning moves from margin to mainstream. This is a helpful article in discussing how ebooks are coming of age in education and how they have the potential to meet a wide range of accessibility needs.
Vogus,B. (2020). Ebooks in Academic Libraries. Public Services Quarterly, 16(3), 182–185. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228959.2020.1778599
This article explains the advantages of ebooks that make them an attractive library resource. Ebooks have many advantages but also some disadvantages such as sharing restrictions, license restrictions, and technological barriers. Although many people do not mind using an ebook over a print book some would rather have a print book for specific tasks.
Willoughby, D., Evans, M. A., & Nowak, S. (2015). Do ABC eBooks boost engagement and learning in preschoolers? An experimental study comparing eBooks with paper ABC and storybook controls. Computers and Education, 82, 107–117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2014.11.008
This article explains how alphabet books are an important instructional text used in early education. This study investigates the differential effectiveness of paper alphabet books and alphabet ebooks in training alphabetic knowledge in 4-year-olds. This is a helpful source in determining if paper or ebooks make a difference in preschool learning.
Owens, E., Hwang, S., Kim, D., Manolovitz, T., & Shen, L. (2023). Do you love them now? Use and non-use of academic ebooks a decade later. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 49(3), 102703-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2023.102703
This article presents a survey of graduate students and faculties use and non-use of ebooks. Both ebook users and non ebook user's attitudes towards ebooks and print books did not change. Although over the past decade the use of ebooks has drastically increased, format preferences shifted based on academic needs.
Wells, D., & Sallenbach, A. (2023). Print Books and Ebooks: The New Equilibrium in an Academic Library. Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, 72(2), 166–177. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2023.2183560
The author in this article looks back at ALIAs prediction from 2013 that library print and ebook collections will establish a 50:50 equilibrium by 2020. It also describes changes in the ebook environment and ways to increase book holdings. This article will be helpful in identifying if print books or ebooks are used more often.
Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteI love that you went with the audiobook route as I went with digital storytelling. Although, we could group them in the same family, they are not directly the same thing. I went with digital storytelling because of my ENL learners in my classroom. I think and hope that the pictures and videos could help them understand a text better than it just being read aloud to them. I always love seeing what you have to say because we teach such different grade levels... but you start at the importance of the alphabet and knowing letter sounds.... all things my ENL students start off learning as well.
I remember in my 2nd grade class always having Pictures or editing worksheets to include pictures for my ENL speakers. This helped them drastically. I know how hard it is learning a new language and by using digital storytelling hopefully it can help them so much more.
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ReplyDeleteYou raise a really valid discussion regarding the use and impact of ebooks! As someone who struggles with reading, the concept of using digital technology to assist in building and utilizing reading skills i something that has been apparent in my life for quite a while now. I am a strong proponent of the power associated with audio and ebooks. Currently I work with a preschool population and my kiddos are in love with reading. If it were an option to sit and read books all day, they would definitely make that choice. I like the idea of using audio books to help support them to read more independently at their leisure during feel time. IN the interest of curiosity, have you found any article against the use of ebooks? I have discussed ebooks with many adolescent teachers and I’ve found that a lot of them find ebooks to be counterproductive to practicing reading skills and comprehension. What would you say to a teacher who expresses this type of distaste for ebooks? Thank you for sharing your current findings regarding this topic, I can’t wait to see what else you do!
Hi Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteAlmost all of my self contained ELA students used audiobooks as opposed to paper. Personally, I think I would get too distracted and would need the physical book in front of me, but they seem to love it! My students reading levels are all below grade level, but their reading comprehension is so strong. I think that even if some students are struggling to read and decode, they are still gaining valuable knowledge from listening. I use Bookshare where students have the ebook/words in front of them as they are being highlighted and read aloud. I always encourage my students to follow along to assist with those decoding deficits and support their reading skills. I wonder if the type of ebook also makes a difference such as on a laptop or an e-reader such as a kindle. This is such a great topic to research!
I am also doing ebooks! I think they are recourse that can be more often used in today's modern classroom. I think they're so many benefits to using ebooks. I as well want to learn more ways that I can implement them into my curriculum because of the accessibility for all to have a text in front of them as well as the multiple tools offered. Great topic and good luck on your final project!
ReplyDeleteHi Jennifer! This is such a great topic! I use a kindle to read 75% of my books and genuinely feel that I read faster on it so it would be interesting to see how this impacts students! I also love the audiobook inclusion as well. I've read some research recently about audiobooks and ELL which was really interesting!
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