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Using e-Books and e-Readers for Adult Learning: With a Focus on Adult Literacy
Author(s): Sandie Gay (Author), Tina Richardson (Author)
- Publisher: National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
- Publication Date: 31 Oct. 2012
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 108 pages
- ISBN-10: 9781862016095
- ISBN-13: 1862016097
Book Description
With e-books increasingly becoming an everyday and high-profile technology, how can they be used most effectively to help develop literacy skills, cultivate a love of reading, provide greater accessibility to texts for all, and offer portable access to a vast range of resources? Specifically written with the adult education sector in mind, this invaluable and straightforward guide will take the reader through the advantages and effective features that e-books have to offer. The text covers the necessities in e-book technologies: how to take advantage of the features that e-books offer adult learners * the options available, including dedicated e-readers, tablets, and smartphones * the costs * technical and management issues * real-world case studies of current uses and experiences in adult learning settings * current research and projects * pointers on the innovative uses of e-book technologies. The book also includes a chapter on useful links. It is a timely, original, and practical guide to a popular and increasingly accessible technology, with a specific focus on applications to adult learning.
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About the Author
Sandie Gay is Manager for Evidencing Skills and Qualifications at the Insitute for Learning and an e-learning and digital technologies consultant and trainer, with experience as an adult literacy teacher and trainer for Adult Learner Support qualifications. Tina Richardson is manager of the Lifelong Learning Development Centre at Staffordshire University, and programme leader for Additional Diplomas in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector.
