One of the main reasons I bought an iPad (okay, in addition to the coolness factor) was that I strongly believe this will be the textbook platform of the future. I am hopeful that we can move in the direction of providing easily updated, heavily linked content that will allow students seamless access to text, illustration, definition, video, animation, quizzes, and enrichment reading.
I've zoomed in to see the cholinergic pathways up close....
In the meantime, I was able to download the coursesmart app that allows me to look at my own book in eBook format. Being an “older” person who still has a fondness for leather-bound books, I must confess to being somewhat reluctant to move to the e-form. However, one of the great things about the eBook is that it’s instantly searchable, something we just can’t do with the best hard copy index. The Kindle and its clones are not suitable for my book, due to the dependence in biopsych on color illustrations, but the iPad has great color resolution. Finally, it’s just too cool to do the zoom-in zoom-out thing with a two-finger swipe.
I do catch myself trying to swipe my laptop. Oops.
On another note, if you’re planning to go to APS, I’ll be spending some time at the Cengage booth if you want to chat textbooks and biopsych. Hope to see you there!
