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Challenges and Strategies
Cari Kenner, Nancy Mills, and Victoria Williams
Academic Support Department
St. Cloud State University
February 2012
www.stcloudstate.edu/alc
for Improving Comprehensionof E-Text
Session Overview
Electronic Reading: A Student Perspective
Current Research on Electronic Reading
Addressing Student Concerns Vision/headache
Preference for print (habit)
Distractions
Note-taking
E-tools and Strategies
Survey of Students
Less than half an hour
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How much time do you spend reading each day?
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Text
book
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Indicate what types of texts you read (may choose more than one)
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Print text E-book0
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If cost wasn't an issue, and you had a choice be-tween a print version of a text or an e-book, which
would you choose?
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Read online Print it, then read it0
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If you had a long online article to read for a class, would you read it on your computer
or print it out before reading?
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If you were reading online for a class, how would you take notes?
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If your online reading has live links, how likely are you to follow those links?
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How difficult do you find online reading compared to reading print text?
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Pew Research Center: The Digital Revolution and Higher Education (August 2011)
50% of college presidents predict that 10 years from now most of their students will take classes online.
62% of college presidents anticipate that more than half the textbooks used by undergrads will be entirely digital.
41% of college presidents say students are allowed to use laptops or other portable devices during class.
87% of college presidents use a smartphone daily. 83% use a desktop computer and 65% use a laptop. 49% use a tablet, and 42% use an e-reader.
Gartner Survey on Digital Reading Preferences (April 2011)
The time people spend reading on a digital screen is now almost equal to the time spent reading printed paper text.
Tablet and iPad users find screen reading easier (52%) than printed text or about the same (42%).
Laptop users find screen reading harder than printed text (42%) and 33% find it about the same.
Gartner Survey Conclusions
“There is no single paradigm for screen reading, because reading a short piece of text on a mobile phone screen is a different proposition from the reading experience with an e-reader.”
Addressing Student Concerns
Vision/headachePreference for print (habit)Note-taking
Physical Issues: Eyestrain/Headaches
I don't prefer reading online. because it makes my eyes tired, I usually print it then read it.
I prefer reading a printing textbook because I can get more comfortable with my area of where I wish to read and for myself, it get tiring looking at a computer screen for too long.
General Tips for Preventing Eye Strain
See an eye doctor.May need computer eyeware
(even with contacts). Take breaks by looking away every 20 minutes.
Workrave Program Link Reduce glare. Reduce contrast on screen and with lighting
(dimmer). Blink more often. Monitor should be 20 inches from eyes. Improve humidity or use artificial tears.
http://ergonomics.about.com/od/eyestrain/tp/eyestrainprev.htm
http://www.allaboutvision.com/cvs/irritated.htm
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/eyestrain/DS01084/DSECTION=lifestyle-and-home-remedies
Adjusting Your Computer to Reduce Eyestrain
Increase text size on web pages by holding down the Control key and moving the scroll wheel on the mouse, up to increase size, down to decrease.
Zoom in on your documents. Microsoft Office has a "Zoom" feature in the "View" Menu.
Work in full-screen mode. Most programs allow you to work in full-screen mode, allowing your eyes to focus on one task at a time. In Office, go to "View" > "Full Screen" to work in full-screen mode.
Adjust refresh rate of monitor to at least 50 times a second.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2179698_prevent-computerrelated-eyestrain.html
http://cybernetnews.com/how-to-prevent-eye-strain-and-rsi/
Encourage Students to Work with the text
Convert to “clean” text and use reading strategies Add headings
Highlighting
Add notes
Make maps
Outline
Tools to Use
Before Reading
• Readability link (needs Google Chrome)
• PrintFriendly link (converts webpages to “clean” pdf)
• Assess Difficulty link (tests site and document readability)
• Assess Difficulty link
• Reasy link (need Mozilla; converts text to smaller lines)
Note Taking PowerPoint
Use this PowerPoint with your class.Or
A member of the Academic Learning Center will customize and present it
for your classes.
• Control Checks• Highlighting • Annotating
Tools to Use
During and After Reading
• Evernote
• Microsoft Word
• Adobe
• Psychology Students and Textbooks
• OneNote
