1. DUCKLING Project: The Impact of Three Innovations on the Learning of Distance Students: eBook Readers, Podcasting, Second Life Terese Bird, Learning Technologist And Assistant Media ZooKeeper ALT Learning Technologist of the Year: Team Award 2009 European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning: UNIQUe Award Winner

2. Price: £150 for Sony PRS 505 Holds hundreds of books Our Task: Distribute to distance students learning materials loaded onto eReaders Plays mp3 files ALT Learning Technologist of the Tear: Team Award 2009 eBook Readers or eReaders Terese Bird, Online Educa Berlin 3 December, 2009

3. ALT Learning Technologist of the Tear: Team Award 2009 Easier & Less Expensive to Ship INSTEAD OF Photo by evelynishere - Flickr Terese Bird, Online Educa Berlin 3 December, 2009

4. ALT Learning Technologist of the Tear: Team Award 2009 Load Learning Materials Onto eReaders blahblahblah.html EPUB Terese Bird, Online Educa Berlin 3 December, 2009

5. ALT Learning Technologist of the Tear: Team Award 2009 Impact on Students’ Learning What students are saying: “I'm very excited about this. I do a lot of my study on buses, in cafes, etc. so being able to carry everything around with me on one device is really convenient. ” “I can't believe how svelte it is. The controls are pretty idiot-proof, and I find it easy to read….It's great having all the module materials on the device, and it's good for doing some quick reading during the day.” Terese Bird, Online Educa Berlin 3 December, 2009

6. Less expense Greener More convenient for students Students can download journal articles onto eReaders, as well as ebooks, newspapers and podcasts ALT Learning Technologist of the Tear: Team Award 2009 Impact of eReaders Terese Bird, Online Educa Berlin 3 December, 2009

7. www.le.ac.uk/beyonddistance/festival KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Dr Stephen Bax, Professor Phil Candy, Aly Conteh, Dr Chris Davies, Stephen Downes, Professor Ian Jamieson, Professor Josie Taylor, Tessa Welch Beyond Distance Research Alliance Festival registration: £75 / closing date: 23 December 2009 Learning Futures Festival Online 2010 Positively Disruptive 7-14 January 2010 Daily address and 24/7 academic input by Prof Gilly Salmon ALT Learning Technologist of the Year: Team Award 2009 European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning: UNIQUe Award Winner