KUA  Textbook  Commi/ee:  Background  

•  Textbook  Commi/ee  was  formed  to  address  concerns  regarding:  –  Delivery  –  Cost  –  Efficiency  (different  ediDons,  returns/exchanges)  –  Format  (paper  or  electronic)  –  Sustainability  

•  Focus  of  discussions  – Vendor  selecDon  – Textbook  Format  (e-­‐book  or  paper)  

Textbook  Surveys  

•  2  Surveys  were  created  by  the  Textbook  Commi/ee  

–  Interschool/Academic  Dean  survey  •  Strategic  quesDons  re:  book  delivery,  format  and  bookstores  •  Distributed  to  ISANNE  &  AISNE  schools  •  28  responses  

–  KUA  Student/Faculty  survey  •  QuesDons  re:  book  formats,  use,  and  preferences  •  186  student  responses  •  25  faculty  responses  

Interschool  Survey  Response  Synopsis:  

Bookstore  category:  

•  44%  of  these  schools  have  a  physical  bookstore    •  75%  of  schools  use  online  bookstores,  25%  do  not  

•  Of  those  using  online  bookstores,  60%  use  Classbooks,  20%  use  Follet,  15%  use  MBS  Direct  

Interschool  Survey  Response  Synopsis:  

Electronic  Textbook  Format  category:    •  There  is  currently  a  25%  adopDon  rate  of  e-­‐books  for  

textbooks  in  schools  responding,  with  the  remainder  in  paper  format  

•  70%  of  schools  reporDng  had  a  strategic  goal  of  50%  or  more  adopDon  of  e-­‐books  for  textbooks  (40%  had  a  goal  of  100%)  

•  Most  are  looking  to  achieve  their  e-­‐book  adopDon  in  2-­‐3  years  (63%)  

Comments  from  ISANNE  schools  re:  e-­‐books  

“A  well  thought-­‐out  plan  and  appropriate  vendor  made  this  transiDon  smooth.  While  it  sDll  takes  a  month  for  students  to  adjust,  the  overall  process  has  been  favorable.  Take  the  extra  Dme  to  thoroughly  vet  a  vendor  that  has  gone  through  this  process  elsewhere.”    “Teachers  are  concerned  about  the  availability  of  books.”    “We  have  done  a  lot  on  IPAD's  with  annotaDon/note  taking  apps  -­‐  notability  and  IAnnotate.  The  issue  is  most  ebooks  force  you  to  use  their  annotaDon  sogware,  which  isn't  always  good.”    “Quite  a  bit  of  re-­‐engineering  (and  ongoing)...  Learning  annotaDon,  handling  of  PDFs,  paginaDon...all  consDtuted  a  very  steep  learning  curve.  As  with  any  school  iniDaDve,  some  faculty  were  faster  adopters/adapters  than  others,  but  they  know  that  we  have  made  the  commitment  to  do  this,  and  most  were  intrigued  by  the  process...”  

Conclusion  from  Interschool  Survey  

•  Peer  schools  have  similar  challenges  re:  textbooks  

•  No  clear  direcDon  guiding  us  to  another  vendor  

•  No  KUA  bookstore  manager  at  this  Dme  

•  SDck  with  Classbooks.com  for  the  2013-­‐14  AY  

KUA  Student  &  Faculty  Survey  Results:  A  Synopsis  

   

Approximately  25%  of  students  report  currently  owning  an  iPad.  100%  of  teaching  faculty  have  been  issued  an  iPad.  

Roughly  1/3  of  us  have  experience  with  Electronic  Textbooks  

Students:  

Faculty:  

Experience  with  electronic  books  has  been  primarily  laptop-­‐based  

Students:  

Faculty:  

Common  advantages  of  each  plajorm  as  noted  by  both  faculty  and  students:  

Electronic  Textbooks  Cost  Weight  Availability  Searchability  Most  up  to  date  content  Eco-­‐friendly  Convenience  Access  to  Associated  Online  Content  

Paper  Textbooks  Readability  Ability  to  Annotate  Durability  Sensory  Experience  

Notable  difference:  Students  reported  Paper  Textbooks  as  “More  engaging”  at  a  higher  percentage  (14%)  than  Faculty  (7%).    Could  this  be  a  proxy  for  distracDbility?  

In  considering  textbook  formats,  students  are  flexible,  but  faculty  are  even  more  so.  

Students:  

Faculty:  

Conclusion  from  All  Surveys  

•  Textbook  delivery,  cost  and  vendor  selecDon  remains  a  source  of  concern  for  schools  

•  Administrators  are  planning  for  a  shig  toward  e-­‐book  adopDon  

•  KUA  has  limited  experience  with  e-­‐books  •  KUA  Faculty  is  flexible  regarding  textbook  formats  •  KUA  Students  are  less  flexible  than  Faculty  regarding  textbook  format  despite  being  “digital  naDves,”  but  remain  open  to  a  mix  of  formats