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Supporting Independent Learning with eBooks

Mark Hill

Mark Hill.

Anatomy, School of Medical Sciences.

Abstract

History of e-books

The electronic book (e-book) format and related online stores have developed recently as a new platform for publishing and distributing educational books. In 1993, the earliest implementation of the electronic “book” format was the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) that is still used educationally to distribute Powerpoint slides or Word documents to students. In 2007, the Amazon Kindle and store was introduced as a platform for distributing and reading proprietary formatted e-books. Readers for this format are now available on many platforms and require publishing through the Amazon store. In the same year, an alternate EPUB format became an official standard of the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) used on iBooks on iOS and Google Books on Android. In 2010, Apple iBooks was released and in 2013 became compatible with all Apple platforms (iPhone, iPad, laptop and desktop) and can also be exported as PDF. These e-books are prepared with (free) iBooks Author software that allows import of several existing document formats, and can be published freely on iTunes store.

Embryology e-book

Kyoto Embryo Collection

There are many advantages of e-book format, the main one being portability. This Embryology e-book the Kyoto Embryo Collection^[1] allows students to independently develop an introductory understanding of the changes occurring in the human embryo during the first trimester. The book is structured in chapters as a timeline from week 3 to 8 (gestational week 5 to 10), with each stage describing both structures and events. Text words are linked to a comprehensive glossary that also lists the related terms/concepts as well as other locations within the book where that term is specifically used. This brief notes section is followed by external rotational views (ventral, left, right and dorsal) of the embryo stage. Followed by images that include interactive labels to guide the student. The next histology section aids the understanding of internal development, and includes serial sections and interactive labels. The final section to each chapter is the most interactive, as it includes movies of embryo high resolution MRI scans and episcopic fluorescent image capture (EFIC) reconstructions. Both unlabeled and labeled movie versions are available, including excerpts covering key embryonic events such as cardiac septation.

Like a traditional textbook, students can also highlight text and make their own notes within the e-book itself. Highlighted material can be: exported to social media, emailed, exported as notes or spoken. The glossary terms within each chapter can also be displayed as “flip cards” allowing the student to test their understanding of embryology terminology. Quizzes and 3D models can also be included within this e-book format, though not included or demonstrated in this first edition.

Reference

↑ Hill, MA. Shiota, K. Yamada, S. & Ho, C. (2016) Kyoto Embryology Collection. Apple iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1143922693 ISBN 978-0-7334-3528-7.

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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, April 27) Embryology UNSW Medicine Learning and Teaching Forum 2016 - Supporting Independent Learning with eBooks. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/UNSW_Medicine_Learning_and_Teaching_Forum_2016_-_Supporting_Independent_Learning_with_eBooks

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[Kyotoebook-1] Hill, MA. Shiota, K. Yamada, S. & Ho, C. (2016) Kyoto Embryology Collection. Apple iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1143922693 ISBN 978-0-7334-3528-7.

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+* Video - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nKprMbazSk Creating a quiz widget in iBooks]
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