eStudying for Electronic Education

by Hoʻomano Pakele

• ETEC and e-documents• I don’t like reading• GoodNotes! Free Version• eStudying System

Background

The purpose of this instructional design project was to develop and evaluate a web-based module that instructs iPad users enrolled in graduate study on how to set up and utilize a studying system using a combination of apps.

Problem Statement

GoodNoteselectronic note-taking

WEB to PDF+& To PDFPDF conversion

Zoteroreference management

PaperShipreferences on-the-go

Google Drivecloud storage

Details/Costs

If you are a student, approximately how many e-documents do you come across per course? If you are not a student, approximately how many in your work?

a. 1-5b. 6-10c. 11-15d. 16+e. N/A

Question

“Electronic versus traditional print textbooks: A comparison study on the influence of university students’ learning.”Rockinson-Szapkiw, Courduff, Carter & Bennett. (2013)

Literature Review

Literature Review• No difference in cognitive learning and

grades between the two groups• e-textbook group had significantly higher

affective learning and psychomotor learning

• Increased internalization of positive attitudes toward content and subject matter

FrameworkGagne’s five Domains of Learning• Intellectual Skills• Verbal Information• Psychomotor Skills• Cognitive Strategies• Attitudes

Tools• Website Creation: Wix• Surveys: SurveyMonkey• Design Elements: Photoshop• Tutorial Slides: Preview• Video Resources: YouTube

Participants

• Graduate students in the College of Education at UH Mānoa

• Of 30 contacted, 7 responded, 6 completed

• Not gender, age, or ethnic background specific

Data Collection• Consent form/Pre-survey• Instructional Module (approx. 2

hours)• App Implementation (approx. 2

weeks)• Post-survey

Which of these best describes your current, personal studying/note-taking practices?

a. Pen & Paperb. Using a Word-Processorc. Print-outsd. Highlighting/Underlining

Passagese. Writing Comments on Margins

Question

Findings

Figure 1. Participant reports of note-taking practices prior to using the eStudying instructional module.

Findings

Figure 2. Participant responses for features of the GoodNotes app they found to be most useful while using the eStudying system.

Findings

Figure 3. Participant reports on number of e-documents encountered in coursework in general (blue) and during the course of the study specifically (orange)

FindingsSuggested improvements on the instructional module:• Add an “estimated time to

complete”• Provide a specific order for the

tutorials• More interactivity• Create a pre-test for each

application

• Well received by participants• Similar to traditional strategy but

converted into electronic format– Print-outs to PDFs– Pens and Highlighters to a single

stylus (or finger)

Discussion

Implications

• Aside from the specific tasks that all six applications perform, what other note-taking needs are not being met?

• Is there more beyond an electronic conversion of traditional practices?

Future Plans• To what degree was the eStudying

System effective? • What are the potential

improvements that could be made to the eStudying system?

• What kind of results would a larger testing pool yield?

ConclusionAs instruction is changing and evolving towards an electronic

age, studying practices must do so as well in order to maintain a balance between teaching and

learning.

Mahalo!! Any Questions?