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Writing virtual textbooks for flipped classes

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Write you own virtual textbooks (or chapters or modules...) for flipped courses. Use it in your own school/university. Let others use it.

Let's talk about:

Reasons to write your own books.
Tools for writing books.
How to design flipped books.
Working with others.
Anything else that comes up.

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This group is for talking about creating DIY books for flipped courses. I'm imagining online books, but they might be paper, too.

Most flippy talk is about video, not the usual Web text/image combination. Both are useful. Video is engaging, but harder to edit and search. A book that combines both may be better than one that is pure video or pure text/image.

I've been working on flippy textbook tools for several years. There's a brief story here.

Anyone got experiences to share? Tools you've used? Wishlists for tools (e. g., "I would like a tool that...")?

Anyone with a hankerin' to write their own books, for their own special circumstances?

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Creating ePubs for iPads 7 Replies

I'm experimenting with creating digital textbooks (ePubs) that can be read on an iPad and used in a flipped classroom. I recently stumbled up Wes Fryer's…Continue

Tags: epub, textbooks, digital, classroom, flipped

Started by Dan Spencer. Last reply by Helen Lazzaro Aug 21, 2012.

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Comment by Ridvan Aliu on August 10, 2012 at 5:31pm: Hi Everyone,

I would like to share with you an amazing FREE Learning Environment from EDUonGo.com

Here is a quick video tour of its collaborative tools, including an E-Reader that allows students to share notes, questions ... and much more.

Enjoy :) !!!

Ridvan

Comment by Kieran Mathieson on March 16, 2012 at 6:46am: If you have an idea for a book or book-like thing, and want to chat about it, let me know. We can phone, Skype, or whatever. No strings. I might be able to help you conceptualize your project. You can help me better understand what authors want.

Best to email kieran@coredogs.com.

Kieran

Comment by Kieran Mathieson on March 16, 2012 at 6:39am: Want to see what your own flipped book might look like, once it's finished? Check out:

http://flippedtextbook.com/books/building-simple-web-sites

Points to a CoreDogs book that is the model (more-or-less) for FlippedTextbook. Shows how the book is different from a regular book.

Kieran

Comment by Kieran Mathieson on March 16, 2012 at 6:39am: Want to see what your own flipped book might look like, once it's finished? Check out:

http://flippedtextbook.com/books/building-simple-web-sites

Points to a CoreDogs book that is the model (more-or-less) for FlippedTextbook. Shows how the book is different from a regular book.

Kieran

Comment by Kieran Mathieson on March 11, 2012 at 11:40am: Brett -

Go to http://flippedtextbook.com. The goal is to let people create textbooks that implement learning science principles. All using Web tech. Only a browser needed.

Kieran

Comment by Greg Green on February 25, 2012 at 4:28am: Kieran,

Great work!

Comment by Brett Westbrook on February 14, 2012 at 12:08pm: Kieran--Can I create an etext with CoreDogs? Is it essentially creating a web page that functions like a text (only better)?

Comment by Gary Bass on December 24, 2011 at 12:01am: The livescribe pen would provide the interactivity and audio track

doceri for the ipad does a similar thing, though it needs a computer to interface before posting as a movie.

interactives using multiple choice with branching story lines might be a way of constructing and recording student learning and understanding..

only one path would be correct..and a 'how to' tutorial would followup on the students incorrect choices.

a ten line calculus solution may have ten or fifteen decisions/choices

by allowing students to choose incorrectly, and their reasons why..this would identify their misconceptions and point the way for intervention

veritasium has videos in physics in this manner

completely opposite approach to Khan academy which merely reinforces misconceptions by passively watching

Comment by Kieran Mathieson on December 23, 2011 at 11:51am: Patterns are common solutions to common problems. For example, a navigation bar is a common way to help people navigate a Web site.

Patterns can help with deep learning. They help learners bridge the gap from abstract task goals, to concrete solutions.

Comment by Kieran Mathieson on December 17, 2011 at 2:51pm: New video: The CoreDogs cast of characters. How three dogs help people learn about Web tech.