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Plymouth launches e-book initiative
Plymouth University is working with a global digital textbook provider to make e-Textbooks available to its students. The partnership between the University and Vital Source Technologies, Inc. will see more than 30,000 e-Textbooks made available to students. The textbooks are accessible to all,
themselves on campus and has kept them up to date with events and activities, helping them to setle into university life and make the most of it.”
including those with print-related disabilities and students will be able to access the textbooks directly through the University’s digital learning environment. It is the latest development for the
eBooks programme, which was initially launched in 2011 as a pilot in the School of Psychology. It has since been
broadened out across the University and, in 2013, won the Teaching Excellence category at the inaugural Guardian University Awards. Dr Phil Gee, manager of the Plymouth
eBooks Project, said: “This initiative is driven by a determination to ensure that no student is disadvantaged in terms of learning. Providing personal electronic copies of core texts significantly cuts the cost of university, and gives all an equal opportunity to succeed. We are immensely proud that Plymouth is pioneering this very practical way of supporting students, and it delivers on our strategy to enrich what we do through appropriate use of digital technology.”
UEL freshers get digital welcome
The University of East London (UEL) will be providing 4,000 first-year students with Samsung Note devices and eBooks in a major new initiative to support student learning and success. The package is designed to ensure
students get the most out of their time at university by making their learning more enjoyable and productive. UEL ‘freshers’ will receive a Samsung
ways in which our courses on campus can be enhanced by online social learning,” says Lisa Harris, Educator on the Digital Marketing and Web Science MOOCs.
Galaxy Note 8.0 pre-loaded with core e-textbooks as well as links to the University’s online library resources, the virtual learning environment (VLE) and
other student resources and information. Professor John Joughin, UEL Vice-
Chancellor, commented: “We are delighted to be puting support directly in the hands of our students and providing them with a state-of-the-art learning platform for the duration of their studies. “Our support for equality of
opportunity is one of UEL’s defining values, and providing our entire first-year intake with Samsung tablets – pre-loaded with core textbooks and links to virtual learning resources – ensures there is a level playing field for all of our students."
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