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EDUCAUSE Live! August 26, 2009 1:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. CT, 11:00 a.m. MT, 10:00 a.m. PT)

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

Special Guests

View Event Archives Jon RickmanJon T. Rickman
Vice President of Information Systems
Northwest Missouri State University

Jon Rickman is vice president of information systems at Northwest Missouri State University. He has been working in computing and telecommunications for over 45 years and has been at Northwest for 33 years. He has co-authored two books and has published over 35 articles. Rickman completed a PhD in computer science from Washington State University in 1971.

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

Roger Von Holzen is the director of the Center for Information Technology in Education at Northwest Missouri State University. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point with a bachelor degree in history and taught high school history and computer science for 10 years. After obtaining a master's degree in computer studies from Northwest Missouri State University in 1987, he began teaching in the computer science department at Northwest. Since completing his doctorate in instructional technology from Texas Tech University in 1993, Von Holzen has been extensively involved in the various technology initiatives undertaken by the university, leading to his current appointment in 1999.

Summary

Your host, Steve Worona, will be joined by Jon Rickman and Roger Von Holzen, and the topic will be "E-Readers and E-Textbooks: Current Reality and Future Possibilities."

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.

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