Usability and usefulness of eBooks on PPCs: How students' opinions vary over time

Paul Lam; Shun Leung Lam; John Lam; Carmel McNaught

Usability and usefulness of eBooks on PPCs: How students' opinions vary over time

Paul Lam
, Shun Leung Lam
, John Lam
, Carmel McNaught

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The number of academic eBooks in university libraries is increasing. Reading digital materials such as newspapers is valued in Hong Kong; however, students' perceptions of the value of reading academic eMaterials are not well known. In this study we investigated 12 students' use of academic eBooks on mobile readers in two ways. Six students had brief introduction to eBooks and they reported their first impressions of the technology. The other six students had a 12-week eBook reading period that was closely monitored by the research team. The experiences from the two groups of students generally affirmed that the technology has potential to enhance teaching and learning in a university setting. However, the experiences (especially of the long-term users) highlight a number of challenges that need to be addressed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2008
Pages	509-519
Number of pages	11
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education - "Hello? Where are you in the landscape of educational technology?", ASCILITE 2008 - Burwood, VIC, Australia Duration: 30 Nov 2008 → 3 Dec 2008

Publication series

Name	ASCILITE 2008 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

Conference

Conference	25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education - "Hello? Where are you in the landscape of educational technology?", ASCILITE 2008
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Burwood, VIC
Period	30/11/08 → 3/12/08

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education

Keywords

Ebooks
Evaluation
Mobile technology
Student perceptions

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science (miscellaneous)
Computer Science Applications
Human-Computer Interaction
Education

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Lam, P., Lam, S. L., Lam, J., & McNaught, C. (2008). Usability and usefulness of eBooks on PPCs: How students' opinions vary over time. In Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2008 (pp. 509-519). (ASCILITE 2008 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education).

Lam, Paul ; Lam, Shun Leung ; Lam, John et al. / Usability and usefulness of eBooks on PPCs : How students' opinions vary over time. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2008. 2008. pp. 509-519 (ASCILITE 2008 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education).

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Lam, P, Lam, SL, Lam, J & McNaught, C 2008, Usability and usefulness of eBooks on PPCs: How students' opinions vary over time. in Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2008. ASCILITE 2008 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, pp. 509-519, 25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education - "Hello? Where are you in the landscape of educational technology?", ASCILITE 2008, Burwood, VIC, Australia, 30/11/08.

Usability and usefulness of eBooks on PPCs: How students' opinions vary over time. / Lam, Paul; Lam, Shun Leung; Lam, John et al.
Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2008. 2008. p. 509-519 (ASCILITE 2008 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education).

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Usability and usefulness of eBooks on PPCs: How students' opinions vary over time

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