Purpose of Study

To explore what can be learned from pilot program participant perceptions in regard to substituting traditional printed course materials with electronic course materials presented via iAnnotate on an Apple iPad.

Problem Addressed

Prior to this study most modern pilot programs with e-reader devices have provided anecdotal feedback instead of rigorous academic research about what influence these devices would have on education. Prior to the start of this study, the adoption of the iPad device had not been researched at all in an academic environment. The iPad creates a new phenomenon within the academic environment by merging the innovations of electronic text, e-reader, and multi-modal functionality. This study confronted the phenomenon of replacing print text with digital text on an Apple iPad without fully knowing the implications of the substitution.

Executive Brief

Executive Brief in ePub format. For use with tablets or eReaders

Executive Brief in PDF format.

Full Study

Digital Course Materials: A Case Study of the Apple iPad in the Academic Environment