"E-Book Issues in Composition".

E-book devices (and devices that support e-books) are increasingly being integrated into the working lives of students and teachers. We discuss our pedagogical and institutional experiences with the Sony Reader in composition courses at both the graduate and undergraduate level, reporting on dynamic...

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Published in:	Composition Forum Vol. 24; pp. 5 - 6
Main Authors:	Faris, Michael J., Selber, Stuart A.
Format:	Article
Published:	Composition Forum Fall2011
Subjects:	Electronic books Teachers Sony reader (Electronic book reader) College students Education research
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Summary:	E-book devices (and devices that support e-books) are increasingly being integrated into the working lives of students and teachers. We discuss our pedagogical and institutional experiences with the Sony Reader in composition courses at both the graduate and undergraduate level, reporting on dynamics and challenges associated with three key literacy tasks: accessing texts, operating texts, and marking texts. We conclude with a heuristic that can help teachers and administrators adopt and design an e-book initiative.