Have you ever used eBook before? I think everybody in our class should use at least one or two times unconsciously. “An eBook is an electronic book, one you read digitally on your computer, laptop screen or on devices called ebook readers.”[1] It becomes more and more popular in our society. Therefore, it’s our responsibility to know more about eBook.
eBook has many formats, such as Adobe, HTML, Microsoft LIT, Hiebook-KML. Adobe is the most popular format that people are using. We can download Adobe free from http://www.adobe.com . After download the program, we can search any books that we want to read from internet.
There are some advantages of using eBook. First, using eBook is very convenience. eBook can be purchased on CD or diskette. However, the most popular way to get eBook is from internet. To download most of the eBook only takes five minutes or less. Second, using eBook is friendly for the environment. People can store several book contents on a CD or a diskette. However, it is necessary to cut the tree in order to make paper books and people should have a big space to store all the paper books. Not only that, eBook is easy to read. People who use the eBook can adjust the text size and font face from their computers. If the readers do not like to read from the screen, they can also print out and read it on paper.
Even though there are many advantages of using eBook, there are still some disadvantages. For example, eBook format required special program; therefore, people should download the program before reading eBook. However, it’s not a big problem because we can download the program easily from the internet.
Resource:
What is an eBook? : http://www.atlanticbridge.net/publishing/otherresources/whatis.htm
Let go and try eBook!!!!Here’s the video about how to download eBook. Hopefully, you can get some tips from it.
2007/10/23
2007/10/09
Learning Objects
I did some researches and have read through all the links that Lorraine gave us about learning objects. I think it is a difficult topic for me to understand. However, until now, I know learning objects are entities which can be digital or non-digital to be used to support studies. They can cut down the size of the learning content which make the studies easier. They are independent and reusable. It is seems to me the traditional function of learning objects are more as teaching objects. All objects can be learning objects as long as they can make the learning easier. Those objects can be create something new and develop an understanding in an individual way. The purpose of the learning object is to make someone aware of what is available to use, and let them explore and learn along the way.
Rsources: http://www.eduworks.com/LOTT/Tutorial/
2007/10/03
Response from "Text Processing"
“Text Processing” is a very good article to read because the author gives us many tips to get better reading and comprehending skills in online courses. Before I took ED4766, I didn’t notice that online education had that many advantages. After read many articles that Lorraine has provided, I fully understand the advantages of online courses are not only to practice our self-directed learning but also to improve our reading and comprehending skills.
I don’t have very good reading skill. It’s not because English is my second language. I have reading problem even on Chinese. The problem I have is not physical but mental. I usually do not pay much attention on reading things; therefore, I always misunderstand the meanings. Coming to Canada and learning another language is a huge challenge for me. It means I have to read many books using another language which I am not familiar with. However, it is not a bad thing. Because the English is not my first language, I have to be careful and speed down my reading. As a result, I have better understanding on reading English even though it’s still not good enough. I think the problem I have is correctable if I pay more attention and speed down my reading a little bit. I will follow the rules and hopefully get fixed after taking this course.
In order to develop my website, from my own experience, the content that I am going to make in my website should be easy to understand, clear and organized. Therefore, the student can enjoy more about my teaching.
Look forward of my website.
I don’t have very good reading skill. It’s not because English is my second language. I have reading problem even on Chinese. The problem I have is not physical but mental. I usually do not pay much attention on reading things; therefore, I always misunderstand the meanings. Coming to Canada and learning another language is a huge challenge for me. It means I have to read many books using another language which I am not familiar with. However, it is not a bad thing. Because the English is not my first language, I have to be careful and speed down my reading. As a result, I have better understanding on reading English even though it’s still not good enough. I think the problem I have is correctable if I pay more attention and speed down my reading a little bit. I will follow the rules and hopefully get fixed after taking this course.
In order to develop my website, from my own experience, the content that I am going to make in my website should be easy to understand, clear and organized. Therefore, the student can enjoy more about my teaching.
Look forward of my website.
Ref:
Gunn, T, & Beaudin, L. C. (2006). Text Processing: Implications for Online Learning. International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, 6 (4) pp.89-94
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