1. Electronic Book for EE 201 May 13-18
Members: Vanessa Chan, Akmal Sazali, Xu Yao, Patrick Darland
Client/Advisor: Dionysios Aliprantis

2. Team Vanessa Chan (EE) Akmal Sazali (EE) Xu Yao (EE)
May13-18
Client: Dr. Aliprantis
Vanessa Chan (EE)
Team Leader
Communication Liaison
Akmal Sazali (EE)
Technical Leader
Xu Yao (EE)
Patrick Darland (EE)

3. Project Statement Technical evaluation of e-book development apps
May13-18
Client: Dr. Aliprantis
Technical evaluation of e-book development apps
Design e-textbook for Electric Circuits class.
Primary Objectives:
Interactive elements
Videos, quizzes, slides
Book must be clear, concise and accurate
Elements should have proper justification

4. Design Approach Three phase project Research Design Testing Software
Colors
Format
Design
Testing
Difference in appearance in computer vs iPad
Survey students
Client

5. Research Book Component

6. Format Criteria Design for How People Learn by Julie Dirksen
May13-18
Client: Dr. Aliprantis
Design for How People Learn by Julie Dirksen
Context: The framework and conditions
Challenge: A stimulus to action within the context
Activity: A physical response to the challenge
Feedback: A reflection of the effectiveness of the learners action

7. Color Selection Red/yellow color range= promote brain activity
Blue/green color range= relaxes the person
Widgets
Selected colors that increases contrast and readability
Teal
Yellow
Font
Selection of font based on contrast with respect to background color.

8. Design Software iBooks Author Pros Cons Display Latex equations
May13-18
Client: Dr. Aliprantis
iBooks Author
Pros
Display Latex equations
Easy formatting media files
Interactive widgets
Cons
Designed to work only on Mac iOS
Outputs only to iPad

9. May13-18
Client: Dr. Aliprantis
Implement research

11. May13-18
Client: Dr. Aliprantis

12. Color Combinations

13. May13-18
Client: Dr. Aliprantis
Testing

14. Testing Product
May13-18
Client: Dr. Aliprantis
Surveyed students in the ECpE Department (EE, CprE, SE)
The students interacted with the iPad on their own and took a survey with questions such as their opinion on:
Font
Size of font
Color on the different elements
Equation display
Pictures
Which interactive feature they found useful?

16. Technical Challenges Software Consideration Difficulties: Solution:
Design platform with minimal coding
Solution:
Sigil and iBook Author are the two best design software that we found. However iBook's Author is our best bet since it has a better user interface.

17. Technical Challenges Creating a consistent template for iBooks Author
Difficulties:
Landscape and portrait template will not change simultaneously with one another
Position of elements will not fit every purpose
Solution:
Make modification on both landscape and portrait format
Create a template
Format the media placeholders so that they wont interfere with texts on the page

19. Technical Challenges Interactive way to present solution Difficulties
iBook's Author does not allow us to embed solution for each problem
No logic mechanism where we can restrict the user from accessing the next question
Solution
Embed a keynote presentation file into the book
Omit the logic mechanism and use a step-by-step solution would be a better approach to guide the student through the problems

20. Technical Challenges Taking full advantage of widgets Difficulties
Need access to different software.
Need to excellent coding skill.
Solution
Use widgets that we need the most.
Focus more on certain widgets.

21. E-Textbook Advantages
May13-18
Client: Dr. Aliprantis
E-Textbook Advantages
Interactive features engage the brain more to enhance the learning experience.
Supports video and audio
Bookmark important pages or equations
Carry dozens of e-textbooks on one reader
Quick searches

22. Source
Mauna Sue Duggan. (2009). A critical examination of the effects of colored paper on the academic achievement of fourth graders in reading comprehension and vocabulary. Available: Last accessed Apr 2013.
Julie Dirksen. Design for How People Learn. USA: New Riders, Print.
John D. Bransford et al. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School. USA: National Academy Press, Print.
"iBooks Author”. Create and publish amazing Multi-Touch books for ipad “iBook Author”. Apple Inc., 19 Jan Web. 16 Mar 2013.

23. Project Demo

24. Questions
May13-18
Client: Dr. Aliprantis