Developing a highly interactive ebook for CS instruction

Authors:
James B. Fenwick, Jr.;Barry L. Kurtz;Philip Meznar;Reed Phillips;Alex Weidner
Affiliations:
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA;Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA;Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA;Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA;Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA
Venue:
Proceeding of the 44th ACM technical symposium on Computer science education
Year:
2013

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iBooks Author: Publishing Your First Ebook

iBooks Author: Publishing Your First Ebook

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Abstract

Electronic books (ebooks) are becoming commonplace and widespread. Highly interactive ebooks actively engage the reader and have great potential to increase student learning. With the recent release of Apple's iBooks Author application, instructors can develop highly interactive ebooks. This paper reports on our experience of creating an interactive Prolog programming ebook using iBooks Author. A particular focus is placed on ebook features pertinent to undergraduate computer science instruction including code listings, coding tutorials, and integration with course management systems and automated grading systems. This work is supported, in part, by two NSF grants.