Register for the free EDUCAUSE Live! webcast:

"E-Readers and E-Textbooks: Current Reality and Future Possibilities"

1-2pm U.S. Eastern Time, Wednesday, August 26. No charge, but registration required. Archived for future (re)viewing.

Speakers: Jon T. Rickman Vice President of Information Systems Northwest Missouri State University

Roger Von Holzen Director, Center for Information Technology in Education Northwest Missouri State University

Summary:

This seminar will initially address the current state of e-reader devices and their functionality as platforms for the delivery of e- textbooks, as experienced by Northwest Missouri State University in its 2008 2009 pilot study. The presenters will then explore the full capabilities of e-textbooks for online, blended, and face-to-face classes, along with key practical considerations with respect to costs, infrastructure, and academic issues.

For additional background on the project, see this article in EDUCAUSE Quarterly:http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/ACampusWideETextbookInitiative/174581

And for a popular-press report on the Kindle, see this New Yorker article: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/08/03/090803fa_fact_baker?currentPage=all