http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 13:06:09 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 13:06:09 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=682565 Publicaciones en psicología http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=417320 ״To address the high cost of textbooks, Rice University’s Connexions and the Community College Open Textbook Project (CCOTP) collaborated to develop a proof-of-concept free and open textbook. The proof-of-concept served to document a workflow process that would support adoption of open textbooks...Connexions identified lessons learned about open textbook production, such as the importance of a style guide, the advantage of assembly-line workflow, and the importance of naming conventions and standard math authoring tools. Connexions also identified lessons learned about open textbook use by students and faculty, e.g., the value of availability and customizability, the importance of interactivity, the difference in how faculty and students view modularity, and the importance of textbook reading navigational aids.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=398176 ״This article focuses on the process that Northwest Missouri State University followed in studying the feasibility of transitioning from the rental of traditional textbooks to the rental of e-textbooks, along with the extensive integration of e-textbooks across the university’s academic environment. The process consisted of three phases, with changes made along the way to reflect feedback and insights gained from students, faculty, and administrators involved in the program.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=387821 This article from the Chronicle explains the experience of Northwest Missouri State University with electronic textbooks. The author spoke with professors, students, and administrators at Northwest Missouri to develop six lessons for any university considering assigning digital textbooks. These include: 1. Judge e-books by their covers; 2. Learning curves ahead; 3. Professors are eager students; 4. Long live batteries; 5. Subjects are not equally e-friendly; and 6. Environmental impact matters. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=360717 ״The January/February 2009 EDUCAUSE Reviewhighlighting the topic of opennessis now available online, including a feature segment on open/closed textbooks with commentary from all sides of the issue: publishers, students, authors, and institutions." This particular site is the Executive Summary from "Course Correction: How Digital Textbooks Are Off Track, and How to Set Them Straight (Chicago: Student PIRGs, 2008). There are a number of interesting facts that would be of benefit when considering digital textbooks. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=360724 ״The January/February 2009 EDUCAUSE Reviewhighlighting the topic of opennessis now available online, including a feature segment on open/closed textbooks with commentary from all sides of the issue: publishers, students, authors, and institutions." Here, an author details his experiences with converting his notes for a linear algebra class to an electronic format. As the author sums up, "I expect that other authors frustration with the textbook industry will lead to similar efforts to create quality textbooks, provided directly to students with generous licenses that are more expansive than what copyright allows.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=360727 "The January/February 2009 EDUCAUSE Reviewhighlighting the topic of opennessis now available online, including a feature segment on open/closed textbooks with commentary from all sides of the issue: publishers, students, authors, and institutions." Here, the author has the experience of publishing and distributing three free textbooks online. He believes this is the wave of the future. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=360730 "The January/February 2009 EDUCAUSE Reviewhighlighting the topic of opennessis now available online, including a feature segment on open/closed textbooks with commentary from all sides of the issue: publishers, students, authors, and institutions." Here, "faced with the challenge of keeping up with the rapidly changing field of information systems (IS), author and teacher John Gallaugher opted to write an open source textbook with a new online company, Flat World Knowledge (FWK)." http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=360731 "The January/February 2009 EDUCAUSE Reviewhighlighting the topic of opennessis now available online, including a feature segment on open/closed textbooks with commentary from all sides of the issue: publishers, students, authors, and institutions." Here, the author explains the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) efforts to "to identify, create, and/or repurpose existing open educational resources as open textbooks and make them available for use by community college students and faculty." http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=360733 "The January/February 2009 EDUCAUSE Reviewhighlighting the topic of opennessis now available online, including a feature segment on open/closed textbooks with commentary from all sides of the issue: publishers, students, authors, and institutions." The author details the efforts of Connexions in facilitating "the development of new paradigms by which educational content is created, used, and distributed."